Compliance in the Former Soviet Central Asian Republics
Inside a $175M Deal: Tim McLoughlin & Joshua Hayes Live From RDU Startup Week
Tariffs and Trade Series: What Investors Need to Know
Managing Sanctions Compliance
Understanding Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery: A Business Imperative with Clint Palermo
Adventures in Compliance: The Novels – A Study in Scarlet, Introduction to Compliance Lessons
FCPA Compliance Report: Ellen Hunt on Compliance ROI and on a Due Diligence and the US Sentencing Guidelines
FCPA Compliance Report: Amanda Carty on a Due Diligence and Risk Management
Podcast - What Are Joint Ventures and When Should They Get Cleared?
The Demystification of Employee Retention Credits for Private Equity Deals — PE Pathways Podcast
OG Talks: Good Energy and Navigating Transactions
M&A Considerations for Serial Acquirers
PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Trending Now: An IP Podcast - IP and M&A Transactions
Implementing IP Best Practices to Maximize Exit Value
Tech Debt is Common. What does it mean for IPO readiness from a cybersecurity perspective?
Due Diligence in AI: Thinking like your biggest critic
Due Diligence in AI: 3 things you need to survive AI scrutiny
A Third Party's Perspective on Third Party Risk
The EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
Regulatory Phishing Podcast - The Impact of Cybersecurity Compliance on Corporate Transactions
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CI’s 9th Annual Canadian Forum on Global Economic Sanctions is designed to cover your top compliance challenges, offering unparalleled networking and benchmarking opportunities for economic sanctions, trade, financial crime,...more
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On 9 October 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published its first ever unilateral guidance specifically addressed to financial institutions (FIs). The Guidance to Financial...more
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The first quarter of 2024 saw numerous developments on the export control front. This report summarizes the key developments and provides links to the relevant Federal Register notices and/or agency announcements....more
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The United States manages more than three dozen separate economic and trade sanctions programs. Those programs target specified foreign governments along with thousands of named individuals, groups and entities in accordance...more
As consumer-facing financial institutions of all types—from well-established banks to newly-launched fintechs—set their 2024 regulatory compliance goals, they may wonder if their New Year’s resolutions align with those that...more
What You Need to Know - In October 2023, the Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) enacted multiple sanctions targeting the supply chain of fentanyl and other illicit drugs. In addition to...more
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Unravel the multiple layers of primary and secondary Russia Sanctions and strengthen your analytical decision-making process. The Russia sanctions landscape continues to evolve in many significant ways. ACI’s 4th...more
ACI’s premier conference “Ensuring Compliance with U.S. and China Economic Sanctions” will take place on September 2021 (EDT) in a virtual format. On November 12, 2020, President Trump signed Executive Order 13959...more
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