In 2022, anti-money laundering ("AML") and sanctions controls were at the center of regulatory and enforcement activities in the United States and abroad. Globally, governments have continued to recognize the impact of AML...more
While there are a number of ways in which organizations may become aware of potential wrongdoing internally, perhaps the most significant for its legal and compliance teams is internal reporting, or “whistleblowing,” by...more
5/15/2023
/ Cross-Border ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Employment Rights Act ,
EU ,
Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
UK ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE) ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers
This alert covers key regulatory developments related to EU emergency responses, including in particular, to COVID-19, Russia’s war of aggression on against Ukraine, and cyber threats. It does not purport to provide an...more
In Short -
The Situation: The European Union's Fourth Anti-Money Laundering ("AML") Directive (Directive (EU) 2015/849 of May 20, 2015) granted broad access to information relating to the beneficial owners of companies...more
This regular alert covers key regulatory EU developments related to the COVID-19 situation. It does not purport to provide an exhaustive overview of developments and contains no analysis or opinion.
This COVID-19 Update...more
4/17/2023
/ Competition ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Export Controls ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Medical Devices ,
State Aid ,
UK
This regular update (no. 98 | 1 March 2023) covers key regulatory EU developments related to the evolving COVID-19 situation (Antitrust & State Aid; Trade/Export Controls; Medicines, Medical Devices and Personal Protective...more
3/22/2023
/ Competition ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Export Controls ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Medical Devices ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Popular ,
State Aid
This regular update (no. 97 | 14 February 2023) covers key regulatory EU developments related to the evolving COVID-19 situation (Antitrust & State Aid; Trade/Export Controls; Medicines, Medical Devices and Personal...more
This regular update (no. 96 | 27 January 2023) covers key regulatory EU developments related to the evolving COVID-19 situation (Antitrust & State Aid; Trade/Export Controls; Medicines, Medical Devices and Personal Protective...more
2/14/2023
/ Competition ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
Export Controls ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Medical Devices ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
State Aid
This regular update (no. 95 | 9 January 2023) covers key regulatory EU developments related to the evolving COVID-19 situation (Antitrust & State Aid; Trade/Export Controls; Medicines, Medical Devices and Personal Protective...more
1/31/2023
/ Competition ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
Export Controls ,
Medical Devices ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Policy Updates ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
State Aid ,
Trade Policy
This regular update (no. 94 | 19 December 2022 ) covers key regulatory EU developments related to the evolving COVID-19 situation (Antitrust & State Aid; Trade/Export Controls; Medicines, Medical Devices and Personal...more
1/19/2023
/ Competition ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Export Controls ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Medical Devices ,
Popular ,
State Aid
This regular update (no. 93| 1 December 2022 ) covers key regulatory EU developments related to the evolving COVID-19 situation (Antitrust & State Aid; Trade/Export Controls; Medicines, Medical Devices and Personal Protective...more
On 2 December 2022, the European Commission proposed a new Directive aiming to unify the approach taken by its Member States to enforce European Union ("EU") sanctions and criminalize their violations (the "proposal")....more
In an issue of first impression in the United States courts of appeals, the Eleventh Circuit ruled that an EU company is not automatically shielded from defending against a Helms-Burton Act lawsuit due to the EU's Blocking...more
This regular alert covers key regulatory EU developments related to the COVID-19 situation. It does not purport to provide an exhaustive overview of developments and contains no analysis or opinion.
...more
This regular alert covers key regulatory EU developments related to the COVID-19 situation. It does not purport to provide an exhaustive overview of developments and contains no analysis or opinion....more
This regular update (no. 90| 28 October 2022 ) covers key regulatory EU developments related to the evolving COVID-19 situation (Antitrust & State Aid; Trade/Export Controls; Medicines, Medical Devices and Personal Protective...more
In Short -
The Situation: Following years of lobbying by senior prosecutors and other commentators, the UK government seems set to introduce an offence of a corporate failing to prevent economic crime....more
This regular alert covers key regulatory EU developments related to the COVID-19 situation. It does not purport to provide an exhaustive overview of developments and contains no analysis or opinion.
...more
This regular alert covers key regulatory EU developments related to the COVID-19 situation. It does not purport to provide an exhaustive overview of developments and contains no analysis or opinion.
...more
This regular alert covers key regulatory EU developments related to the COVID-19 situation. It does not purport to provide an exhaustive overview of developments and contains no analysis or opinion.
...more
In Short The Situation: As businesses continue to grapple with realising the value of business and assets which are potentially impacted by sanctions related to Russia's war in Ukraine, an English company recently utilised...more
This regular alert covers key regulatory EU developments related to the COVID-19 situation. It does not purport to provide an exhaustive overview of developments and contains no analysis or opinion.
...more
9/26/2022
/ Competition ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Medicines Agency (EMA) ,
Export Controls ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
State Aid ,
Vaccinations
COMPETITION & STATE AID -
State Aid -
European Commission approves new and amended Member State measures to support the economy -
Since the onset of the coronavirus outbreak, the Commission has adopted a significant number...more
7/5/2022
/ Competition ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Protection ,
EU ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Medical Devices ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
State Aid
European energy companies face unprecedented uncertainty as a result of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. As noted in our last White Paper, many countries have progressively imposed increasingly significant sanctions on Russia...more
6/10/2022
/ Counter Sanctions ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Foreign Policy ,
Foreign Relations ,
Military Conflict ,
Oil & Gas ,
Russia ,
Trade Retaliation ,
Ukraine ,
Vladimir Putin
COMPETITION & STATE AID-
State Aid-
European Commission approves further schemes under State aid Temporary Crisis Framework in context of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine -
On 19 April 2022, the Commission approved...more