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Firm News | 6 min read | 01.02.24

Crowell & Moring Elects Seven New Partners, Promotes Four to Senior Counsel, and 26 to Counsel

Crowell & Moring elected seven lawyers to the firm’s partnership, effective January 1, 2024. The firm also promoted four lawyers to the position of senior counsel and 26 associates to the position of counsel.

Client Alerts 17 results

Client Alert | 12 min read | 06.28.24

EU Implements Long-Awaited “14th Round” of Sanctions Against Russia, Further Targeting Circumvention, LNG and the Transportation Sector

In response to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine and to exert further pressure on Russia, the EU enacted its 14thsanctions package against Russia on June 24, 2024. The new package comes after months of negotiations between Member States, and follow, but in many ways expand upon, those passed by the United States and the UK last week (see Crowell’s Alert on those developments here). 
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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 1 result

Press Coverage | 07.14.22

Treasury, Commerce Alert May Lead To More Diligence Steps, Affect Disclosures, Law Firm Says

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Webinars 3 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 | 06.21.22, 5:00 AM EDT - 6:00 AM EDT

Balancing US/China Export Controls

Crowell & Moring attorneys will examine the myriad of challenges that companies face when balancing efforts to comply with the export regulations of both the United States and China. We will delve into both nations’ export control regulations and provide observations on areas to watch over the next year. Our areas of focus will include:
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Speaking Engagements 3 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 10 results

Blog Post | 06.26.24

OFAC Sanctions Shadow Banking Network for Iran Military

Crowell & Moring’s International Trade Law

Blog Post | 05.06.24

U.S. Tightens Sanctions on Russia, Now Targeting Companies Based in China

Crowell & Moring’s International Trade Law

Blog Post | 04.22.24

New U.S. Sanctions and Export Controls Imposed on Iran Following Recent Attacks on Israel

Crowell & Moring’s International Trade Law

Podcasts 1 result

Podcast | 05.13.24

Global Trade Talks: Expanded U.S. Sanctions and Export Control Authorities Included in the Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan Aid Bills

Global Trade Talks is a podcast that shares brief perspectives on key global issues on international trade, current events, business, law, and public policy as they impact our lives. In this session, hosts and International Trade Practice Leaders Nicole Simonian and Dj Wolff talk with Crowell lawyers Jeremy Iloulian and Laurel Saito about the significant new sanctions and export control authorities included in the recently enacted National Security Supplemental fiscal package. While this legislation is best known for providing U.S. foreign aid commitments for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, it also contains critical trade related provisions that (i) expand the statute of limitations for U.S. sanctions violations; (ii) give the President new authorities to coordinate sanction efforts with the US and UK; (iii) expand sanctions and export controls on Iran (with some targeting Chinese financial institutions); and (iv) provide for new sanctions authorities targeting terror groups.
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