On June 8, the Biden Administration released reports on the supply chain reviews directed under Executive Order (E.O.) 14017, “America’s Supply Chains,” detailing key findings and next steps to strengthen the resilience of...more
From June 2 to June 4, leading central bankers, policymakers, regulators, private sector CEOs, civil society members and academics gathered for the Green Swan 2021 Global Virtual Conference.
The conference was co-hosted...more
6/8/2021
/ Banking Sector ,
Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
European Central Bank ,
Federal Reserve ,
Financial Crisis ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Reporting ,
Insurance Industry ,
International Financial Reporting Standards ,
International Monetary Fund ,
Paris Agreement ,
Professional Conferences ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Sustainability ,
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) ,
Transparency ,
United Nations
On May 20, President Biden issued his Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risk (“Order”) which requires federal agencies to assess the potential impacts of climate change on public and private financial institutions...more
On Wednesday, February 24, 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order (Order) directing a series of reviews of global supply chains - the latest government effort to create more resilient and secure supply chains for...more
2/26/2021
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Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Department of Agriculture ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
Executive Orders ,
Legislative Agendas ,
National Security ,
Public Procurement Policies ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
US Trade Policies
With the Biden Administration set to take over, COVID-19 priorities are expected to change. To assist with identifying and anticipating the Administration’s priorities, we outline below the Administration’s key initiatives....more
1/19/2021
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Employer Responsibilities ,
FEMA ,
Government Investigations ,
Public Private Partnerships (P3s) ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Relief Measures ,
Small Business ,
State and Local Government ,
USAID ,
Vaccinations ,
World Health Organization
Earlier this week, legislators returned to Washington to make a number of key decisions about oversight committee leadership, membership, and investigative agendas. As one of their first official items of business, the U.S....more
The COVID-19 pandemic and the serious supply chain vulnerabilities it exposed have led to a seismic shift in U.S. policy and regulation, from stepped-up measures to protect U.S. technology, intellectual property and data from...more
11/5/2020
/ CARES Act ,
China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Enforcement ,
Exports ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) ,
Huawei ,
National Security ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Presidential Elections ,
Supply Chain ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies
The COVID-19 pandemic and the serious supply chain vulnerabilities it exposed have led to a seismic shift in U.S. policy and regulation, from stepped-up measures to protect U.S. technology, intellectual property and data from...more
11/4/2020
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Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Entity List ,
Export Controls ,
Federal Contractors ,
Hong Kong ,
Huawei ,
Human Rights ,
Imports ,
Security ,
Supply Chain ,
Telecommunications ,
Trade Relations ,
US Trade Policies ,
ZTE
The COVID-19 pandemic and the serious supply chain vulnerabilities it exposed have led to a seismic shift in U.S. policy and regulation, from stepped-up measures to protect U.S. technology, intellectual property and data from...more
11/3/2020
/ CARES Act ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Defense Production Act ,
Defense Sector ,
Federal Funding ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Imports ,
Onshoring ,
Pending Legislation ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Supply Chain ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR
With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and the serious supply chain vulnerabilities it has exposed, we are seeing a seismic shift in US policy and regulation, from stepped-up measures to protect US technology, intellectual...more
The Trump Administration has remained hesitant to exercise compulsory powers under the Defense Production Act (DPA), preferring to engage in negotiations with companies to encourage increased production of goods needed for...more
On April 2, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announced that Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) will chair a bipartisan House select committee overseeing the government’s coronavirus expenditures. Approval is subject to a...more
On March 27, the President signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The $2 trillion stimulus package is the largest in American history and will make available hundreds of billions of...more
After days of intense negotiation, last night the Senate passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, a $2 trillion stimulus package to respond to the economic fallout from the coronavirus (COVID-19)...more
The US House of Representatives recently passed the Secure and Fair Enforcement (SAFE) Banking Act, H.R. 1595 (the Act), which, if it becomes law, would have far-reaching implications for financial institutions considering...more
10/7/2019
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Controlled Substances Act ,
Criminal Proceeds ,
Depository Institutions ,
Dispensaries ,
Farm Bill ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Financial Transactions ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Money Laundering ,
Pending Legislation ,
SAFE Act ,
Safe Harbors
Cybersecurity is one of the highest priority issues for public company executives and directors. This note shares our views—developed over our involvement in the aftermath of many cybersecurity events as well as counseling on...more
As the #MeToo movement gains momentum, companies in nearly every major industry are dealing with allegations of gender discrimination, sexual harassment or even sexual assault—including allegations of widespread misconduct...more
Where do you practice law? I am a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of WilmerHale and admitted both in Washington and New York. I chair our regulatory and government affairs department, which includes our regulatory...more
Campuses across the country are wrestling with how free speech, tolerance, diversity and politics mix in a higher education environment. Recently, the Oversight Subcommittee of the House Ways and Means Committee examined the...more
The US Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights (OCR), recently confirmed that transgender students are protected from sex-based discrimination under Title IX and found that a public school district violated Title IX...more
While the nation’s attention has been focused on incidents involving the use of lethal force by local police—and ensuing racial and community unrest, protest, and violence—recent incidents involving campus police highlight...more
On April 2, the Department of Justice entered into a settlement agreement with edX, a major online college course provider, over alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) related to the accessibility of...more