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Firm News 9 results

Firm News | 2 min read | 03.12.24

Foreign Investment Watch Names Caroline Brown a Top Advisor

Foreign Investment Watch named Crowell & Moring partner Caroline E. Brown to its list of Top Advisors 2024. The list recognizes the “top advisors who provide advice and counsel concerning foreign investment and national security in the U.S. and abroad.”

Firm News | 2 min read | 12.01.23

Crowell & Moring Named to “GIR 100” for Ninth Consecutive Year

Global Investigations Review has named Crowell & Moring’s Investigations and White Collar & Regulatory Enforcement groups to its prestigious GIR 100 list, an annual guide to the world’s leading cross-border investigations practices.

Firm News | 1 min read | 09.20.23

Crowell & Moring’s Caroline Brown Elected as Member of the Council on Foreign Relations

Washington – September 20, 2023: Crowell & Moring partner Caroline E. Brown has been elected as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. Brown joins the ranks of leaders in the foreign policy arena who are CFR members, including top government officials, scholars, business executives, journalists, prominent lawyers, and nonprofit leaders.
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Client Alerts 81 results

Client Alert | 14 min read | 11.01.24

Protectionist Trade Policies in the New Administration: A Question of Degree

Regardless of what happens in the U.S. elections on November 5, one theme is clear – protectionist policies in international trade are here to stay. To some extent, the key difference between the trade policies of a Harris administration and a second Trump Administration may be one of degree. Vice President Harris is expected to continue the more cautious, incremental approach to trade policy favored by the Biden Administration. A second Trump administration, on the other hand, is expected to pick up where it left off and aggressively use the trade tools at its disposal to try to reset and renegotiate trade relationships with many of the U.S.’s trading partners—particularly those countries with whom the U.S. has a trade deficit.
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Client Alert | 6 min read | 06.25.24

Growing Technology Supply Chain Risks: Kaspersky Lab Software Banned in First Use of ICTS Supply Chain Prohibition

On June 20, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced a Final Determination, pursuant to the Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain (ICTS) regulations, prohibiting Kaspersky Lab, Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of a Russia-based anti-virus software and cybersecurity company, from providing anti-virus software and cybersecurity products or services in the United States or to U.S. persons (wherever located) because it poses undue and unacceptable risk to U.S. national security. The prohibition also applies to Kaspersky Lab, Inc.’s affiliates, subsidiaries and parent companies (collectively Kaspersky). This is the first time that BIS’s Office of Information and Communications Technology and Services (OICTS) has issued a determination pursuant to the ICTS regulations.
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Client Alert | 11 min read | 06.17.24

Pressure Rising: New U.S. and UK Sanctions and Export Controls Increase Risks for Lingering Russia Exposure, Indirect Evasion in the Supply Chain, and IT Support for Russia Operations

On June 12, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced additional sanctions and export restrictions in response to Russia’s continued aggression in Ukraine. The next day, the UK announced additional sanctions designations.
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Press Coverage 58 results

Press Coverage | 08.23.24

CFIUS “Black Box” Likely To Remain, Despite New Enforcement Updates

Global Competition Review

Press Coverage | 04.09.24

Czech Arms Company Reassures CFIUS Over Purchase Of US Ammunition Business

Global Competition Review

Publications 19 results

Events 6 results

Event | 12.05.24, 10:15 AM EST

New York Forum on Economic Sanctions

Caroline Brown is set to lead the keynote fireside discussion at the highly regarded 14th Annual New York Forum on Economic Sanctions hosted by ACI.

Event | 11.02.23, 9:15 AM EDT

2023 Year End Forum DCAA/DCMA Industry Day

Join Caroline Brown, Stephen Byers, and Jason Crawford alongside Paul Bailey, Partner at Capital Edge, as they discuss the Focus of DOJ Investigations and FCA Enforcement for government contractors at the 2023 Year End Forum DCAA/DCMA Industry Day.

Event | 09.28.23 - 09.29.23

ACI Women in AML & Sanctions Forum

This conference will provide a forum for women in AML and Sanctions to network, learn and engage to discuss the substantive developments, challenges and opportunities facing women in their respective industries as well as provide them with the business contacts and communication and leadership skills necessary for continued success and career advancement.

Webinars 24 results

Webinar | 06.05.24, 12:00 PM CDT - 1:00 PM CDT

NAFA Transactional Integrity Webinar: Navigating Russian Sanctions

In a panel moderated by Stewart H. Lapayowker, Esq. (Lapayowker Jet Counsel P.A.) and sponsored by the National Aircraft Finance Association, Crowell attorneys Caroline Brown and Jeremy Iloulian alongside Cassia Sant'Anna (Corporate Trade Compliance Officer for Embraer S.A.) will dive into Russian-related sanctions and export controls and what they mean for the due diligence process surrounding purchasing and selling aircrafts. They will address critical areas such as:

Webinar | 02.02.24, 8:55 AM EST - 12:20 PM EST

North Carolina Bar Association: Red Flags: Navigating the Hurricane (2024 Corporate Counsel Section CLE)

International trade and foreign investment laws are changing quickly, particularly as a result of the heated political environment in Washington, D.C., and rising tensions between the U.S. and China. Even companies that are traditionally out of the flood plain need to heed the potential for a 100-year flood!

Webinar | 09.26.23, 3:00 PM EDT - 4:00 PM EDT

How U.S. Companies Should Think About China’s Counterespionage Law and Other Actions Taken in Response to U.S. Restrictions

This program will provide an understanding of some of the national security and trade restrictions aimed at China that the United States has taken, and China’s responses, including China’s updated Counterespionage Law, which went into effect on July 1, 2023, with a particular focus on how you and your company should approach risk mitigation.

Speaking Engagements 35 results

Speaking Engagement | 10.16.23, 4:00 PM EDT

National Security Risks for U.S. Universities: Identifying and Mitigating Risks in Sharing Technology and Collaborative Research

This CLE course discusses the various national security restrictions that university and research laboratories face, particularly with regards to China and Russia. Some topics include sanctions, export controls, government contracts, Chinese data laws, Chinese counterespionage laws, and other similar legal regimes.
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Blog Posts 15 results

Blog Post | 07.26.24

OFAC Publishes Guidance on Extended Statute of Limitations

Crowell & Moring’s International Trade Law

Blog Post | 05.06.22

Sanctions/Export Highlights [As of May 6, 2022]

Crowell & Moring’s International Trade Law

Podcasts 1 result

Podcast | 07.29.21

Byte-Sized Q&A: Paying a Criminal: Ransomware Payments and Related Sanctions Risks

In this episode, host Kate Growley and Caroline Brown talk about the regulatory risks of violating sanctions and anti-money laundering laws when considering whether to make a payment to ransomware attackers. Those risks extend beyond the victims of the ransomware attack themselves to include ransomware insurance businesses, payment processors, and companies involved in digital forensics and incident response. Crowell & Moring’s “Byte-Sized Q&A” podcast takes the complex world of government contracts cybersecurity and breaks it down into byte-sized pieces.
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