The Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) created a federal cause of action enabling U.S. nationals injured by reason of an "act of international terrorism" to sue those allegedly responsible for their injuries; it was later amended to...more
On February 20, 2025, the State Department designated multiple Mexican drug cartels and Transnational Criminal Organizations (“TCOs”) as foreign terrorist organizations (“FTOs”). At the same time, these groups were designated...more
4/1/2025
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Fraud ,
Mexico ,
Multinationals ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Terrorist Financing ,
Whistleblowers
The State Department’s February 20, 2025, designation of specific Mexican drug cartels and Transnational Criminal Organizations (TCOs) as foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs) creates serious new risks for businesses...more
3/12/2025
/ Anti-Terrorism Financing ,
Cartels ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Florida ,
Mexico ,
National Security ,
New Jersey ,
Risk Management ,
Texas
On December 27, 2024, the Office for Civil Rights (OCR) at HHS issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the Proposed Rule) intended to update the Security Rule under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act...more
1/20/2025
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Cybersecurity ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Electronic Protected Health Information (ePHI) ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
HIPAA Security Rule ,
New Regulations ,
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) ,
OCR ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Supply Chain
On December 19, 2024, the Department of Justice submitted a long-awaited Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to amend and clarify regulations issued under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA). More than four years ago,...more
Effective October 2, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), amended the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), 15 C.F.R. Parts 730 – 774, to expand the Validated End User (VEU)...more
10/16/2024
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Centers ,
ECCNs ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Exports ,
Licenses ,
National Security ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Semiconductors
On September 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (Department) announced that it had updated its guidance to prosecutors on how to evaluate the effectiveness of a corporation’s compliance program. The guidance, known as...more