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Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Daily Compliance News: April 30, 2025, The 4 AM Wake-Up Call Edition

Welcome to the Daily Compliance News. Each day, Tom Fox, the Voice of Compliance, brings you compliance-related stories to start your day. Sit back, enjoy morning coffee, and listen to the Daily Compliance News. All, from the...more

Hanson Bridgett

Protecting Your Bottom Line: Adjusting Supply Chain Contracts to Mitigate Tariff Impacts

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Recent shifts in international tariff policies have created significant uncertainty for US importers. As a buyer, revisiting your supply contracts now can help safeguard your business from unexpected costs and disruptions. ...more

IR Global

Hazard perception: managing risk in a changing world

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There is no opportunity without risk – but there are plenty of dangers that don’t come with a potential payoff. In today’s fraught global geopolitical climate, it can feel difficult to differentiate between the two....more

Secretariat

Trump Tariffs Raise False Claims Act Risks as Customs Enforcement Increases

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During his 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump made tariffs a cornerstone of his foreign and domestic policy. With new 25% tariffs now imposed on Mexico and Canada, along with an additional 10% tariff on imports from...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

Mexican Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations: A New Era of Risk for Global Businesses

On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order titled “Designating Cartels and Other Organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists.” This directive instructs the...more

The Volkov Law Group

Is Your Sanctions Compliance Program Compliant? — A Quick Five-Question Quiz

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Checklists can be handy — by simplifying and focusing on specific issues, a checklist can organize thinking and prioritize tasks. Here are five (5) questions that are fairly simple but revealing as to whether a company’s...more

The Volkov Law Group

The Same Old Song with a Different Meaning — Third-Party Risks and Sanctions Compliance (Part I of IV)

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Sorry to start a four-part series with a reference to music from our long-ago past.  The Four Tops sang the “Same Old Song, with a Different Meaning” (released in 1965). So, how does that relate to third-party risks?  Well,...more

The Volkov Law Group

Top Five Risks Facing Corporate Boards

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A Top 5 list should be viewed with suspicion — it is often just a headline grabbing posting with the clear purpose to gain readers’ attention.  In defense, however, it is interesting to compare articles on risk rankings....more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Geopolitical Risks and Business Opportunities: Part 2 – Latin America

I recently had the opportunity to visit with Dr. Ian Oxnevad, Director of Geopolitical Risk Intelligence at Infortal Worldwide. Global Risk Review, a podcast series that Infortal Worldwide sponsors was the reason for this...more

Stinson - Government Contracting Matters

EO Addressing Threat from Securities Investments in Chinese Military Companies

As a preface to this blog, I recently gave a presentation with Nate Picarsic and Emily de la Bruyere at the American Bar Association Public Contract Law Section Fall Procurement Symposium on “China’s Military-Civil Fusion...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Webinar] Latest Economic Sanctions Developments to Watch in 2020 and Beyond - May 14th, 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST

Join leading industry leaders who will discuss the latest developments in the economic sanctions regulatory landscape. They will share perspectives & insights on what’s going on, what’s ahead & what to watch out for....more

Robinson & Cole LLP

Data Privacy + Cybersecurity Insider - January 2020 #2

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Department of Homeland Security Warns of Cyber-Attacks by Iran - The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued a grave warning to U.S. businesses and critical infrastructure operators on January 6, 2020, alerting the...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

Privacy Tip #221 – How Do We Personally Prepare for a Cyber-Attack on Critical Infrastructure?

Pretty much the only time I don’t feel like I am Chicken Little predicting a massive cyber-attack is when I am with my colleagues at the FBI, Secret Service, NSA and my students in the Brown Executive Masters of Cybersecurity...more

Robinson+Cole Data Privacy + Security Insider

New York DFS Issues Risk Alert Concerning Possible Iran Cyber-Attacks

In view of Iran’s vows to retaliate against the United States for the death of Quassem Soleimani, the NYDFS has issued an industry letter  to all regulated entities regarding the need for heightened cybersecurity precautions....more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 1.7.2020 | Top Story: Facebook Ban of “Deepfakes”

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Facebook wages a war on misinformation. On Monday, Facebook announced it will start removing videos altered by artificial intelligence that are likely to mislead people into thinking that a subject of the video made...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

New Syria, North Korea and Other Sanctions Provisions Enacted as Parts of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year...

On December 20, 2019, President Trump signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (“NDAA 2020”), which includes numerous sanctions-related provisions. The law includes the previously introduced...more

K2 Integrity

FINCast Ep. 19 - The DPRK Sanctions Program

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In this episode, FIN Principal Daniel Glaser and FIN Vice President David Murray focus on the North Korea Sanctions program. These experts discuss the program's complexities, challenges, and importance in the geopolitical...more

Sullivan & Worcester

The UK passes new Order making it a criminal offence to breach the EU Blocking Statute

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UK companies who are trading or are considering trading with Iran may now face potential criminal penalties for breaching the EU Blocking Statute, underscoring the need to carry out due diligence in order to best manage their...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

New Risks For US Cos. Inadvertently Supporting North Korea

Harry Clark, Ellen Murphy, Matthew Moses and Elizabeth Morgan co-authored an article for Law360 examining an advisory recently issued by the U.S. Department of State that aims to help U.S. businesses manage the risk of...more

Hogan Lovells

The EU seeks to expand the scope of the EU Blocking Regulation to protect EU interests against the U.S. Iran sanctions

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On 6 June 2018, the European Commission ("Commission") adopted a draft Delegated Regulation expanding the scope of Council Regulation (EC) No 2271/96 ("EU Blocking Regulation") to include the extra-territorial aspects of the...more

Nossaman LLP

A Review of the OMB Guidelines Issued to Federal Agencies for Reporting Requirements to Congress That Redefined What Constitutes a...

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With the growing threat of cyberattacks, we thought it would be worthwhile to discuss a late 2016 change in reporting requirements for federal agencies that have suffered a data breach. The Office of Management and Budget’s...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Strategic Planning in Uncertain Times: A “How To” for Businesses

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If you are a company whose growth, profitability, operating costs or business model is directly or indirectly affected by what happens in national politics, how are you prepared to engage in effective business and strategic...more

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