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Firm News 10 results

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 | 4 min read | 06.24.24

Crowell Earns Top Rankings from Legal 500 United States 2024

Washington – June 24, 2024: Crowell & Moring has been recommended in eight practice areas in the 17th edition of the Legal 500 United States. In addition, partner Daniel Forman, co-chair of the firm’s Government Contracts Group, has been named to the Legal 500’s “Hall of Fame” for Government Contracts.
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Firm News | 9 min read | 06.06.24

Crowell Attains Leading Rankings in Chambers USA 2024

Washington – June 6, 2024: Crowell & Moring earned 78 rankings for 67 lawyers, as well as 41 national and statewide practice area rankings, in the Chambers USA 2024 guide. The rankings are driven by independent interviews of clients and lawyers at peer firms.
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Client Alerts 27 results

Client Alert | 3 min read | 05.23.24

Voluntary Self-Disclosure Leads to National Security Division’s First Declination to Prosecute Company Under Enforcement Policy

On May 22, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Security Division (NSD) announced its first declination to prosecute a company under its Enforcement Policy for Business Organizations (Enforcement Policy).
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Client Alert | 14 min read | 05.03.24

Aid and Sanctions: Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan Aid Bill Expands U.S. Sanctions and Export Control Authorities

On April 24, 2024, President Biden signed into law the National Security Supplemental fiscal package, which includes significant new sanctions and export controls authorities. Although the U.S. foreign aid commitments for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan headline the new law, it also (1) expands the statute of limitations for U.S. sanctions violations; (2) includes new authorities for the President to coordinate sanctions efforts with the European Union and the United Kingdom; (3) expands sanctions and export controls on Iran (including some targeted at Chinese financial institutions); and (4) includes new sanctions authorities targeting terror groups.
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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 9 results

Press Coverage | 10.26.22

Banks Face Stiffer Penalties For US Anti-Boycott Violations

Global Trade Review

Press Coverage | 06.02.22

How Russia Sanctions Helped Kill 15-Minute Delivery In New York

The Washington Post

Publications 4 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 | 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.

Webinars 4 results

Webinar | 12.14.22, 3:00 PM UTC - 3:30 PM UTC

Imposing Price Controls on a Skeptical Global Market: The Russian Oil Price Cap Experience After its First 10 Days

Join Crowell's Michelle Linderman and Dj Wolff on December 14, 2022, 13:00 UTC for a BIMCO 15 + 15 webinar (15 min presentation, followed by a 15 min Q&A). They will talk about the price cap on Russian oil exports, whereby the G7, along with the European Union and Australia, have agreed to implement a price cap on Russian oil and oil products in order to reduce Russia’s revenues which are funding its war efforts in Ukraine while seeking to ensure energy security.  The price cap is designed to allow companies to provide shipment and insurance of Russian oil and oil products provided that the purchase price is below the agreed price cap, but how has it begun to work in practice, and what are the practical issues being experienced by the different actors in the supply chain?
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Webinar | 11.09.20, 6:45 AM EST - 7:45 AM EST

Spotlight on Enforcement: Lessons Learned from Recent Regulatory Actions

In light of increasing demand for dedicated Russia Sanctions guidance, the American Conference Institute (ACI) and C5 Communications are offering a comprehensive conference on the topic. Presenters will guide participants in unravelling multiple layers of primary and secondary Russia Sanctions, intended to strengthen analytic decision-making processes.
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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 8 results

Blog Posts 1 result

Blog Post | 10.24.22

Sanctions/Export Highlights [As of October 24, 2022]

Crowell & Moring’s International Trade Law

Podcasts 1 result

Podcast | 06.13.24

Global Trade Talks: Forced Labor - Mitigating Risk in Auto Industry and Other Sectors

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 David Stepp and Simeon Yerokun about Uyghur Forced Labor law and its recent application to the auto industry.
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