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Firm News 7 results

Firm News | 3 min read | 12.05.24

Crowell & Moring Notches Tenth Straight Year on “GIR 100”

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

Firm News | 2 min read | 11.19.24

Crowell Earns National Practice Rankings in Best Law Firms 2025

Crowell & Moring ranked nationally in 21 practice areas in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms.” In addition, the firm was ranked in 36 metropolitan categories.

Firm News | 1 min read | 01.27.22

Crowell & Moring’s International Trade Group Named a Law360 Practice Group of the Year

Washington – January 26, 2022: Crowell & Moring’s International Trade Group has been named a Practice Group of the Year for 2021 by Law360. This marks the fourth year the group has been recognized by the publication with this distinction.
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Client Alerts 19 results

Client Alert | 4 min read | 12.19.24

DOJ Appeals Nationwide Preliminary Injunction of the Corporate Transparency Act, Seeks Stay of Injunction During its Appeal

As we discussed in our recent client alert, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued an opinion and order on December 3, 2024, ("the Order") enjoining the federal government from enforcing the CTA and a rule implementing it. The rule requires certain entities formed or registered to do business in the U.S. ("reporting companies") to report information about themselves and their beneficial owners to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN"), a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury.
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Client Alert | 4 min read | 12.05.24

Federal District Court Issues Nationwide Preliminary Injunction Enjoining Enforcement of the Corporate Transparency Act

On December 3, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued an opinion and order (the Order) enjoining the federal government, including the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), from enforcing the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and a FinCEN rule implementing the CTA, codified at 31 C.F.R. § 1010.380) (i.e., the Reporting Rule).  The Reporting Rule requires certain entities formed or registered to do business in the U.S. (reporting companies) to report information about themselves, including personal identifiers for their natural-person “beneficial owners.”  For background on the CTA and the Reporting Rule, please see our previous client alert discussing a separate district court’s decision (National Small Business United v. Yellen, No. 5:22-cv-01448 (N.D. Ala. Mar. 1, 2024) (NSBU) ruling the CTA unconstitutional.) 
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Client Alert | 5 min read | 04.03.24

FinCEN Requests Comments Regarding Possible Relaxation of Banks’ Customer Identification Program Requirements

On March 29, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”), issued a “notice and request for information and comment” (“RFI”) seeking comments on the Bank Secrecy Act’s (“BSA”) customer identification program (“CIP”) rule.  The CIP rule requires U.S. banks to collect a taxpayer identification number (“TIN”) from a U.S. person before opening a new account for that person.  For individuals, this TIN will be a Social Security number (“SSN”).
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Press Coverage 3 results

Press Coverage | 05.15.14

DC Focus: The City. The Law. The Lawyers.

World ECR
Crowell & Moring LLP's International Trade Group was featured in a WorldECR special report examining the importance of Washington, D.C. in the U.S. and international export controls and sanctions landscape. The report talked with Crowell & Moring attorneys and other leading lawyers about the impact of U.S. Export Control Reform on real-life business, U.S. sanctions policy and practice, and other issues. WorldECR is the journal of export controls and sanctions.
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Publications 2 results

Publication | 11.14.12

DOJ's Tough Approach To Anti-Money Laundering Compliance

White Collar Law360

Events 4 results

Event | 06.13.24, 5:30 PM EDT - 7:30 PM EDT

Banking Cryptocurrency Companies After Crypto Winter - A New Thaw?

Please join us for an insightful panel discussion on the intricate dynamics between banks and cryptocurrency companies, especially in the aftermath of the challenges posed by the so-called Crypto Winter. Our panelists will delve into various pivotal topics, including the challenges faced by both crypto companies and banks and the considerations that drive these partnerships, including crucial aspects of anti-money laundering and sanctions risks.

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.

Event | 05.16.16, 10:00 AM PDT - 1:15 PM PDT

What Every SoCal Company Should Know About International Sanctions and Money Laundering

International sanctions and money laundering make headlines on a regular basis, but is there anything a Southern California company should worry about? Join us for an interesting hour-long CLE presented by Crowell & Moring covering what any Southern California company should know about the government’s increasing enforcement and scrutiny in these areas, recent relaxations of some sanctions, how sanctions and anti-money laundering (“AML”) regulations affect SoCal businesses in particular, and tips on creating and updating effective compliance programs to address sanctions and AML risks. 
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Webinars 1 result

Webinar | 10.08.15, 8:00 AM EDT - 9:00 AM EDT

This Year in Trade - Fall Update

Please click here for a copy of the presentation. As we discussed in our first This Year in Trade webinar earlier this year, as globalization pushes forward, the potential rewards – from trade, from expansion, from partnerships – have multiplied along with the risks. As a result, companies doing business around the world are facing a variety of important issues affecting their bottom line, including sanctions, export controls, customs, and many others. On Thursday, October 8, 2015 at 12:00 pm Eastern, our Crowell & Moring team will follow up on our February 2015 predictions of the key trade issues to watch globally for 2015 and into 2016.
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Speaking Engagements 4 results