Corruption, Crime and Compliance - “The New FCPA”: Sanctions and Export Control Enforcement and Compliance
Giving Compliance Advice
Corruption, Crime, & Compliance - Five Steps to Enhance Your Sanctions Compliance Program
Corruption, Crime and Compliance - Deep Dive Into Wells Fargo’s $30 Million OFAC Settlement
FINCast Ep. 36 – Regulators’ Roundtable to Forecast 2023
Guidepost in Motion EP25: State of Compliance with Alixandra Smith Part 2
FCPA Compliance Report - Matt Silverman on Potential Sanctions Against Russia
Argentina: A Look at the Case of Lázaro Báez - Laundering the Proceeds of Corruption and Tax Fraud
Nota Bene Podcast Episode 131: U.S. Sanctions Against Russia: Valid or Ineffective Economic Policy? with Fatema Merchant and Mario Torrico
Compliance into the Weeds - SAP Trade Sanctions Enforcement Action
What to Expect from the Biden Administration
A Look Ahead at the Biden Administration’s Regulatory and Enforcement Priorities
Compliance Perspectives: The German Corporate Sanctions Act
Episode 153 -- The Mighty Amazon Falls to OFAC Enforcement Sword
Navigating an Increasingly Complex Sanctions Landscape: New Exposures for Corporations and Shipping
Episode 120: Interview of NAVEX Global Third-Party Risk Officials: Chris Bailey and Stephen Gooding
U.S. policy reversal allows suits in U.S. courts and visa denials, for “trafficking” in confiscated property in Cuba
Jones Day Presents: Considerations in Implementing Blockchain Technology
This Week in FCPA-Episode 80, The Last Jedi Edition
The Perils of Compliance with the Russia Sanctions Program
On 12 September 2024, the UK government published The Trade, Aircraft and Shipping Sanctions (Civil Enforcement) Regulations 2024 (Regulations) which, among other things, set out the powers of the new Office of Trade...more
Hay siete novedades relevantes que las empresas en Colombia deben tener en cuenta con ocasión de la sanción de la Ley 2387 del 25 de julio de 2024, que modifica el régimen sancionatorio ambiental contenido en la Ley 1333 de...more
On 24 April 2024, President Biden signed into law H.R. 815, “Making Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2024, and for Other Purposes” (the Act). The long-awaited piece of legislation...more
In this blog, we take a look at some new jargon and key terms that you might come across in your transactions or industry discussions in the coming months. Trade & Export Finance - Uniform Rules for Transferable Electronic...more
As we enter 2024 the myriad of regulatory changes can appear overwhelming. We are here to help and have set out below some key changes and issues that can impact Bermuda entities. Bermuda has introduced a corporate income tax...more
1. CONTENTIEUX - BISPHÉNOL A DANS LES CONTENANTS ALIMENTAIRES : PRÈS DE 20 MILLIONS D’EUROS DE SANCTIONS - Par une décision du 29 décembre 2023, l’Autorité de la concurrence (ci-après l’« Autorité ») a prononcé une...more
The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2023, which amend the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer of Funds (Information on the Payer) Regulations 2017 (known as the MLRs), come into...more
On 6 October 2023, the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in the case of Mints & ors v PJSC National Bank Trust & anor [2023] EWCA 1332. The judgment confirmed that the UK’s sanctions do not preclude the English courts...more
On September 30, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill (SB) No. 235, which adds new rules for initial disclosures of information in discovery. Specifically, the new law amends California Code...more
Discovery abuse has always been a grievance for attorneys and judges. Delay tactics, overfull caseloads, inefficient time management, and even ill-intentions are reasons why the discovery process can drag on for much longer...more
Recent enforcement actions highlight the increased regulatory scrutiny that private funds may face with respect to internal cybersecurity protocols and responses to cyber-crimes and cyber incidents under new and updated...more
On January 5, 2023, President Biden signed into law S. 1294, the “Protecting American Intellectual Property Act of 2022”. The Act requires the president to report to Congress and impose sanctions on any foreign person or...more
On January 5, 2023, President Biden signed the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act of 2022 (“PAIP Act”) into law. The law is designed to shield American businesses from trade secret theft by foreign actors....more
American Sanctions on Uyghur Forced Labor Will Impact Thousands of Supply Chains - Last month, the U.S. Congress passed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). It bans the import into America of any product created...more
Closing the year with a renewed focus on the People’s Republic of China, the Biden Administration imposed new export restrictions on US-origin technology to Chinese tech firms to hinder the PRC’s military and security...more
Join us in a webinar discussion on the implications of the new federal law, the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. The Act is broad and has the potential to impact a wide range of industries with supply chain links to the...more
In a closely followed and much anticipated action, President Biden signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (NDAA) on December 27, 2021 – following its approval by the U.S. Senate and House of...more
As we predicted, President Biden signed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act into law on December 23, 2021. The law bans the import of goods produced in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (XUAR), and it goes into effect...more
The EU has introduced a new asset freeze regime against Lebanon, but without designating any persons under the new regime as of yet. On 30 July 2021, the EU adopted legislative acts establishing a new sanctions framework...more
The Law of the People’s Republic of China on Countering Foreign Sanctions (Anti-Sanctions Law) was passed by the Standing Committee of the 13th National People’s Congress on June 10, 2021. President Xi Jinping signed a...more
On 11 June 2021, the German Federal Parliament approved the draft bill on corporate due diligence in supply chains (Supply Chain Due Diligence Act), which was approved by the German Federal Council without any changes on 25...more
Just ahead of the long Memorial Day weekend, Illinois Governor Pritzker signed into law a bill that allows a plaintiff to recover 6% per annum prejudgment interest in any personal injury or wrongful death lawsuit pending or...more
Germany’s new “Law to Strengthen Business Integrity” (“Gesetz zur Stärkung der Integrität in der Wirtschaft”) will have a transformative effect on the German corporate compliance landscape when it is finally enacted,...more
President Vladimir Putin signed a bill on June 8, 2020 designed to provide legal recourse, in certain cases, to Russian (and foreign) persons who have been sanctioned by foreign states....more
By President Putin’s signature on 8 June 2020, Russia has enacted a jarring new Law by which, as written, in a significant range of circumstances Russian individuals and companies (and foreign companies) that have been...more