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Foley Hoag 2024 White Collar Year In Preview Series

The government had another busy year in 2023, investigating and prosecuting healthcare fraud cases on multiple fronts. Contending with the enormous healthcare crises of the now-concluded COVID-19 pandemic and the ongoing...more

Developments in U.S. International Trade Laws Since the Start of 2023 and What to Expect for the Rest of 2024

Throughout 2023 and early 2024, we continue to witness deepening geopolitical and economic divides globally. The U.S. and its allies (most significantly the EU and the G7), spurred on by Russia’s war in Ukraine, continue to...more

The Voluntary Disclosure Landscape After Microsoft’s Settlements with BIS and OFAC and the Issuance of the Axelrod Memorandum

On April 6, 2023, Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”) agreed to pay $3.3 million to the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) and the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control...more

Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security Eyes Enforcement and Voluntary Disclosure Review Policy Changes

June 23, 2022 Key Takeaways: In two recent speeches, Matthew Axelrod, Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement at the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”), has signaled policy changes related to...more

CBP Focus on Forced Labor in Malaysia and the Seafood Industry Continues with New WRO and Findings

On Friday, January 28, 2022, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) issued a Withhold Release Order (“WRO”) on disposable gloves produced in Malaysia by TY Industry Holdings Sdn Bhd (“YTY Group”), including YTY Industry...more

Biden Administration Focus on Cybercrime Continues with Israeli Companies Added to Entity List, New Export Controls, and...

On November 3, 2021, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) added two Israeli entities to the Entity List due to malicious cyber activities. In its press release, BIS stated that the...more

Ransomware Payments – OFAC Updates its Advisory and Congress Gets Involved

Ransomware payments continue to be a focus of the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”). As previously reported by Foley Hoag, on October 1, 2020, OFAC released an advisory regarding potential...more

Lessons to Learn for Global Software Providers from SAP Settlements of DOJ, BIS and OFAC Investigations Concerning Software...

Sales of your software are robust around the globe. You have a network of third-party resellers, distributors or implementation partners that are driving international growth. Your customers praise your efficient maintenance...more

Sanctions/Export Controls Trends in 2021

This is the second in our First 100 Days series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the early days of the Biden administration. Our previous entry discussed SEC enforcement. Up next,...more

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