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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 90 results

Client Alert | 6 min read | 02.07.25

“Maximum Pressure” on Iran Is Back: What This Means for Sanctions and Export Controls

On February 4, 2025, President Trump issued a National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM-2) on “Imposing Maximum Pressure on the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Denying Iran All Paths to a Nuclear Weapon, and Countering Iran’s Malign Influence.” NSPM-2 directs U.S. government agencies to take a range of measures to reimpose “maximum pressure” sanctions on Iran. 
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Client Alert | 5 min read | 01.09.25

New Year, Updated List: The U.S. Department of Defense Updates Its List of Chinese Military Companies with Ancillary Supply Chain and USG Contracting Impacts

On January 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) updated the 1260H List of entities identified as “Chinese military companies” (CMC) operating in the United States, as required by section 1260H of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 (Section 1260H), adding new entities and removing others.  The updated 1260H List now includes 76 entities. 
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Client Alert | 7 min read | 11.08.24

New BIS Guidance Continues Trend of Enhanced EAR Compliance Expectations for Financial Institutions

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued new guidance (“BIS Guidance”) for financial institutions (“FIs”) on October 9, 2024, recommending that FIs undertake specific compliance practices to minimize their risk of violating General Prohibition (“GP”) 10 of BIS’s Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”).  GP 10 prohibits any person (U.S. or otherwise) from selling, transferring, exporting, reexporting, financing, ordering, buying, removing, concealing, storing, using, loaning, disposing of, transporting, forwarding, or otherwise servicing an item “subject to the EAR” with knowledge that that item was, or will be, exported, reexported, or transferred in violation of the EAR.  Knowledge in this context goes beyond actual knowledge, and can be inferred from circumstances surrounding a transaction; in other words, a “known or should have known” standard.  Although BIS has published several joint alerts with FinCEN encouraging financial institutions to look for potential red flags of evasion of export controls, this guidance goes further in establishing specific export compliance best practices for financial institutions and suggests that financial institutions that finance or otherwise service prohibited exports risk liability under the EAR.
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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 7 results

Event | 04.10.25, 6:00 PM EDT - 9:00 PM EDT

ACSS New York Chapter: Bridging the Gap between Sanctions & Export Controls: Tips & Best Practices

Hosted by FTI Consulting in Manhattan, the Association of Certified Sanctions Specialists (ACSS) New York Chapter is holding a session entitled "Bridging the Gap between Sanctions & Export Controls: Tips & Best Practices."

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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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 48 results

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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