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Firm News 6 results

Firm News | 3 min read | 03.04.24

First-Chair Federal Prosecutor Andrea Surratt Joins Crowell & Moring

Andrea Surratt, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney in both the Southern District of New York and the District of Colorado, has joined Crowell & Moring’s Denver office in the White Collar and Regulatory Enforcement Group.

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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Firm News | 8 min read | 08.17.23

The Best Lawyers in America 2024 Recognizes 47 Crowell & Moring Attorneys, Two Selected as Lawyer of the Year

Washington – August 17, 2023: The 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® has recognized 47 firm lawyers as "Best Lawyers" and 41 lawyers as “Ones to Watch.”
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Client Alerts 87 results

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 | 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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Press Coverage 67 results

Press Coverage | 04.09.24

Czech Arms Company Reassures CFIUS Over Purchase Of US Ammunition Business

Global Competition Review

Press Coverage | 03.01.24

President Biden Issues Executive Order On Sensitive Personal Data

Foreign Investment Watch

Publications 19 results

Events 6 results

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 | 02.24.23, 10:00 AM EST - 11:00 AM EST

Duke Law School’s 28th Annual National Security Law Conference

Join Crowell's Caroline Brown as she speaks at Duke University's Center on Law, Ethics and National Security’s 28th Annual National Security Law Conference on February 24-25th at Duke Law School.  Featured on a panel entitled “Corporations and National Security: Is the Private Sector the New Battleground?”, Caroline will discuss the many national security-related challenges facing industry, including compliance with economic sanctions, anti-money laundering laws, and national security reviews by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), as well as related investigations and enforcement actions. Click below to register. 
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Event | 04.27.22, 12:00 PM EDT - 1:00 PM EDT

ACI’s 8th National Conference on CFIUS

Caroline Brown will be speaking at ACI’s 8th National Conference on CFIUS in a panel entitled, "Takeaways on Balancing How to Maintain Open Investment Policy while Protecting National Security." Caroline's panel will discuss how CFIUS fits into the broader U.S. foreign investment policy. The discussion will also examine real life and hypothetical scenarios for attracting more business investments and discuss the corresponding security consequences.
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Webinars 12 results

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.

Webinar | 10.04.22, 9:00 AM EDT - 10:00 AM EDT

Blockchain, Crypto, Bored Apes, Oh My!

Please join NAWL's IP and Technology Affinity Group for a primer on all things crypto, its current state and future potential, legal and regulatory risks, and what businesses are worried about right now.
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Speaking Engagements 47 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 13 results

Blog Post | 05.06.22

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

Crowell & Moring’s International Trade Law

Blog Post | 04.28.22

Russia Sanctions/Export Highlights [As of April 28, 2022]

Crowell & Moring’s International Trade Law

Podcasts 4 results

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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Podcast | 10.09.20

Fastest 5 Minutes: DFARS Interim Cybersecurity Rule (October 9)

This week's episode discusses the recent DFARS Interim Rule titled “Assessing Contractor Implementation of Cybersecurity Requirements” and is hosted by partners Peter Eyre and Kate Growley. Crowell & Moring's "Fastest 5 Minutes" is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government contracts lawyer or executive should be without.
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Podcast | 08.13.20

Fastest 5 Minutes: Section 889, Federal Network Security, and COVID Fraud News (August 13)

This week's episode covers Section 889, federal network security, and COVID fraud news and is hosted by partner Peter Eyre and counsel Nkechi Kanu. Crowell & Moring's "Fastest 5 Minutes" is a biweekly podcast that provides a brief summary of significant government contracts legal and regulatory developments that no government contracts lawyer or executive should be without.
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