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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

OFSI Issues First-Ever Monetary Penalty for a Failure To Provide Information: Key Considerations for Companies

The Offence and Penalty - On 8 May 2025, the UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) published its 11 April 2025 notice of its first-ever monetary penalty for an information offence relating to financial...more

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DCSA Updates SF-328 for Cleared US Government Contractors and Academic Institutions

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The Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency (DCSA) announced the approval of updates made to the Certificate Pertaining to Foreign Interests, or Standard Form (SF) 328, on May 7, 2025. This revised form requires more...more

Paul Hastings LLP

The UK Launches Its Own ‘FARA’: What Companies Need to Know About the New Foreign Influence Registration Scheme

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On July 1, 2025, the United Kingdom’s new Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS) will formally take effect, creating sweeping registration obligations under U.K. law for persons engaging in certain activities on behalf...more

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NEED MORE COWBELL: FinCEN Not Satisfied with Current Deadlines and Requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act

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On February 27, 2025, FinCEN issued a press release announcing future changes but giving no guidance about the scope of those changes: “No later than March 21, 2025, FinCEN intends to issue an interim final rule that...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Corporate Transparency Act Reporting Obligations Reinstated; Deadline Extended 30 Days

On February 19, 2025, FinCEN released a statement that BOI reporting obligations under the CTA are back in effect, after a recent U.S. District Court decision in the ongoing case of Smith et al. v. U.S. Department of the...more

McGlinchey Stafford

CTA’s Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirement Resumes – At Least for Now

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As the saga of on-again-off-again requirements continues to unfold, FinCEN’s Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) have undergone significant changes due to...more

Snell & Wilmer

FARA's Pendulum: Shifts in Foreign Agent Regulation

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On her first day in office, Attorney General Pamela Bondi issued a memorandum signaling a significant shift in the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) approach to Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) enforcement. The memorandum...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Holding Former Government Officials Accountable for Election Interference and Improper Disclosure of Sensitive Government...

The Order directs the revocation of any active or current security clearances held by former intelligence officials who worked with former President Biden on his 2020 presidential campaign and several specific individuals....more

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DOJ’s Latest Attempt at Modernizing FARA Signals Greater Focus on Compliance and Enforcement

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Following a decade of increased enforcement of what has been considered an oft-confusing law, the Department of Justice recently published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proposing several changes to regulations implemented...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

FCC Proposes New Regulations To Assess and Protect Against National Security Risks in Submarine Cable Networks

On November 21, 2024, the Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") approved a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("NPRM") focused on enhancing FCC review and oversight of the global subsea communications cable network through...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

FCC Reviews Submarine Cable Rules to Address National Security and Law Enforcement Risks

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Potential rule changes could expand the scope of the disclosure and reporting obligations for applicants and licensees of submarine cables....more

NAVEX

A Closer Look at the DOJ’s New M&A Safe Harbor Policy

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The Department of Justice announced for the first time a new safe harbor policy that will apply to mergers and acquisitions in cases where an acquiring company with an effective compliance program uncovers misconduct during...more

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SEC Adopts Final Cybersecurity Rules for Public Companies

In a narrow 3-2 decision on July 26, the SEC adopted its final rule concerning cybersecurity risk management, strategy, governance, and incident disclosure (the “Final Rule”).  Below we highlight some of the principal changes...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

SEC Finalizes Public Company Cybersecurity Disclosure Rules

Under the SEC’s rules, public companies that are subject to reporting requirements must promptly disclose material cybersecurity incidents. The SEC’s Final Rules require public companies to report a material cybersecurity...more

Fenwick & West LLP

New Official Guidance on Voluntary Self-Disclosure of Trade Control Violations

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On July 26, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), the U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released joint...more

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