In December 2023, we published an alert concerning US Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") Chair Gary Gensler's warning to public companies against "AI washing" – that is, making unfounded claims regarding artificial...more
Recently, the US Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC" or "the Commission") announced charges against eight celebrities, including Jake Paul, Soulja Boy, Lindsay Lohan, and Ne-Yo for unlawfully touting digital tokens...more
Terrorist financing comes at a price – and in the case of a global building supplies manufacturer that has pleaded guilty in a US court to making payments to terrorist organisations, that price is USD 778 million in fines and...more
11/7/2022
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The override of former President Trump's veto of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2021 resulted in the enactment of broad amendments to the US anti-money laundering regime. Among the amendments are provisions to...more
Pay attention to sanctions and debarment risks amid new COVID-19 financing opportunities.
In recent weeks, the World Bank, the African Development Bank (AfDB) and other multilateral development banks (MDBs) have greenlit...more
9/26/2020
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