As the interplay between export controls, trade sanctions, and anticorruption enforcement continues to intensify, multinational companies must remain vigilant in ensuring that their compliance programs address the many...more
9/25/2024
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Boycotts ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Compliance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
FinCEN ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Fraud ,
Multinationals ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Penalties ,
Popular ,
Russia ,
Sanction Violations ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
Supply Chain ,
Ukraine ,
Voluntary Disclosure
Sanctions imposed by the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union against Russia, China, and other parts of the world are fast-evolving. Such geopolitical shifts are creating new risks and placing further...more
9/23/2024
/ Belarus ,
Blocking Sanctions ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
China ,
Compliance ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Geopolitical Risks ,
Legal Advice ,
Military Conflict ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Popular ,
Russia ,
Technology Sector ,
UK
Multi-jurisdictional civil fraud matters often present multiple challenges that make the tracing and recovery of assets a complex, costly, and time-consuming investigative process. Making a fraud victim whole again requires...more
8/21/2024
/ Asset Recovery ,
Asset Tracing ,
Cross-Border ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Divorce ,
Enforcement ,
Financial Transactions ,
Forensic Accounting ,
Fraud ,
Injunctions ,
Investigations ,
Multi-Jurisdictional Litigation ,
Offshore Banks ,
Ponzi Scheme ,
Popular ,
Securities Fraud ,
Shell Corporations ,
Theft ,
Trusts ,
Venue ,
Witness
“Net zero” is a topic as hot as the climate these days. With so much regulatory attention being placed on it, companies that do not communicate their net zero efforts appropriately or, worse, intentionally make false and...more
7/18/2024
/ Climate Change ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Greenwashing ,
Net Zero ,
Paris Agreement ,
Popular ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Sustainability ,
UK
The European Union (EU) is leading the global charge with AI regulations. U.S. companies are not beyond their regulatory reach, however, and should be preparing their AI risk mitigation efforts accordingly....more
6/24/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automated Decision Systems (ADS) ,
Compliance ,
Corrective Actions ,
Cybersecurity ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Parliament ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Healthcare ,
High Risk Sectors ,
Infrastructure ,
Life Sciences ,
New Legislation ,
Noncompliance ,
Penalties ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Risk Mitigation ,
Transparency
Over the last several months, companies have become entangled in an increasingly complex web of new and expanded sanctions and export control restrictions related to Russia in response to its war on Ukraine. The current...more
11/14/2023
/ Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
China ,
Compliance ,
Construction Industry ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Divestment ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Foreign Direct Product Rule ,
Information Technology ,
Manufacturers ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Popular ,
Russia ,
Sanction Violations ,
SDN List ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
Trade Restrictions ,
Ukraine ,
White Collar Crimes