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Firm News 56 results

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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Firm News | 2 min read | 06.05.24

The Los Angeles Business Journal Names Valerie Goo and Jennie Wang VonCannon as Women of Influence: Attorneys 2024

Los Angeles – June 5, 2024: The Los Angeles Business Journal named Crowell & Moring partners Valerie M. Goo and Jennie Wang VonCannon to its list of Women of Influence: Attorneys 2024. The list recognizes women lawyers in Los Angeles for their “exceptional legal skill and achievement across the full spectrum of responsibility, exemplary leadership as evidenced by the highest professional and ethical standards, and for contributions to the Los Angeles community at large.”
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Firm News | 4 min read | 06.04.24

ArmorText and Crowell & Moring Release New Open Source Cybersecurity Tabletop Exercises

MCLEAN, Va., June 4, 2024 - ArmorText, which safeguards communication for organizations worldwide, and the international law firm of Crowell & Moring LLP today released an update to their tabletop exercise guide, making new exercise scenarios publicly available under a Creative Commons license. The new Cyber Resilience: Incident Response Tabletop Exercises Q2 2024 addresses urgent challenges facing executives, including disruptive attacks by increasingly sophisticated criminal actors with well-publicized recent examples, as well as increasingly complex regulatory obligations.
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Client Alerts 348 results

Client Alert | 2 min read | 06.26.24

Another One: It Pays to Consult the DOJ under the Civil Cyber Fraud Initiative

On June 17, 2024, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a $11.3 million False Claims Act (FCA) settlement that touches on two key enforcement priorities:  the DOJ’s Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative and pandemic-related fraud.  This settlement, the largest under the Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative to date, resolved allegations that Guidehouse Inc. (Guidehouse) and its subcontractor, Nan McKay and Associates (Nan McKay), violated the FCA because they failed to conduct pre‑production cybersecurity testing on New York State’s Emergency Rental Assistance Program (ERAP) technology product before public launch, and that Guidehouse used an unapproved third-party data cloud software program to store personally identifiable information (PII).
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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 | 3 min read | 05.14.24

NIST Releases Final Version of NIST SP 800-171, Revision 3

On May 14, 2024, the National Institute of Standard and Technology (NIST) published the final versions of Special Publication (SP) 800-171 Revision 3, Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information in Nonfederal Systems and Organizations and its companion assessment guide, NIST SP 800-171A, Revision 3 (collectively, “Rev. 3 Final Version”).  While the Department of Defense (DoD) is not requiring contractors who handle Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) to implement Rev. 3 for now, it is expected that DoD will eventually incorporate Rev. 3 into both DFARS 252.204-7012,  Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting (DFARS 7012) as well as the forthcoming Cyber Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program. 
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Press Coverage 208 results

Press Coverage | 05.01.24

Businesses Should Consider Legal Risks of Artificial Intelligence, Alumna Says

Cornell SC Johnson College Of Business

Publications 135 results

Publication | 05.14.24

Artificial Intelligence in Europe: The Trailblazing EU AI Act

Privacy and Cybersecurity Outlook: The 2024 Landscape
On Dec. 8, 2023, after lengthy and intense negotiations, European legislators reached a political agreement on the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act). The EU Parliament formally adopted its position during its plenary session of March 13, 2024, and after legal-linguistic finalization and formal adoption by the EU Council, the AI Act is expected to be published in the Official Journal of the EU before the end of Q2, 2024.
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Events 129 results

Event | 07.23.24, 10:30 PM PDT - 12:00 PM PDT

NCMA World Congress 2024

Crowell & Moring's Jennie VonCannon, Evan Wolff, and Michael Gruden, members of the firm's Privacy & Cybersecurity and Government Contracts Groups, will be speaking at the NCMA World Congress, taking place on July 23, 2024, in Seattle, Washington. They will lead a skill-based session, "Making CMMC 2.0 Requirements Work for Your Organization," at 10:30 AM PST.

Event | 06.12.24, 8:00 AM CDT - 9:00 AM CDT

Higher Education & Healthcare Research Compliance Conference

Crowell & Moring Partner Linda Malek, a member of the firm's Health Care and Privacy & Cybersecurity Groups, will be speaking at the HCCA/SCCE Higher Education & Healthcare Research Compliance Conference, taking place June 10-12 in New Orleans. Her presentation, "Research Compliance 2024 Year In Review," will take place at 8:00 AM CDT.

Event | 05.31.24, 2:30 PM EDT - 3:30 PM EDT

2024 Privacy in Practice Conference

Crowell & Moring Partner Evan Wolff, a member of the firm's Privacy & Cybersecurity Group, will be speaking at the 2024 Privacy in Practice Conference, taking place Friday, May 31, 2024 in Portland, Maine. His presentation, "Digital Threats and Innovation Opportunities: U.S. Priorities and Challenges," will take place at 2:30 PM EST. 

Webinars 64 results

Webinar | 07.25.24, 12:00 PM EDT - 1:00 PM EDT

The Evolving AI Legal and Policy Landscape: Mid-2024 Update

Since the November 2022 release of ChatGPT, generative AI has been a regulatory accelerator for governance of AI writ large. Individuals, organizations, industries, and governments across the world have grappled with the implications of AI, including how it is and could be regulated using existing and new legal frameworks. For example, since our December 2023 update:
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Webinar | 07.18.24, 1:00 PM EDT

The Intersection of Data Analytics and Compliance: A Risk/Benefit Analysis

Join Jennie VonCannon alongside fellow panelists Dipo Akin-Deko, Head of Legal at Bower Group Asia, Inc., and Koutayba Yamak, Partner at PwC, for an AI webinar hosted by Trace International as they share their insights into all things AI and data analytics.

Although data analytics and AI have been popular topics in recent years, interest in AI further surged following the release of ChatGPT in December 2022 and is revolutionizing the way that work gets done. Our panelists will discuss the risks and benefits of AI and data analytics, as well as providing practical guidance for how to justify the cost and value-adds to a company’s leadership, how to continually evolve with new changes, and how to analyze and use data. The panelists will also demonstrate how data analytics and AI can be used to identify and respond to corruption.

Webinar | 06.27.24, 2:00 PM EDT

ID-Pal Webinar: Identity Fraud and the Role of AI

Jennie VonCannon will be featured as a panelist on ID-Pal's upcoming webinar in association with AML Intelligence. The panelists will explore the critical aspects of using Generative AI in client onboarding, focusing on the evolution and security of the identity market. The panel will discuss the latest trends, emerging threats, and innovative solutions to enhance cybersecurity, anti-fraud measures, and regulatory compliance. 

Speaking Engagements 324 results

Blog Posts 126 results

Blog Post | 03.12.24

“Browsing and Location Data Are Sensitive . . .. Full Stop”

Crowell & Moring’s Data Law Insights

Blog Post | 10.05.23

FTC Updates (August 7-25, 2023)

Crowell & Moring’s Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer

Podcasts 11 results

Podcast | 03.30.23

Fastest 5 Minutes: Supplier Performance Risk System, Procurement Integrity Act

This week's episode covers a final rule amending the DFARS to incorporate the expanded capabilities of the Supplier Performance Risk System and requirements on contracting officers, a bid protest decision at the Court of Federal Claims regarding standing, and a GAO protest decision about the Procurement Integrity Act, and is hosted by Peter Eyre and Yuan Zhou. 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 | 03.21.23

Fastest 5 Minutes: National Cyber Security Strategy, CHIPS, Conflicts of Interest

This week's episode covers the National Cyber Security Strategy, a final DFARS clause requiring disclosure of use of workforce and facilities in the China, the Department of Commerce’s first Notice of Funding Opportunity under the CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, and congressional inquiries about financial conflicts of interest and ethically questionable behavior by senior government officials across the executive branch, and is hosted by Peter Eyre and Yuan Zhou. 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 | 01.20.23

Fastest 5 Minutes: SBIR and Contractor Minimum Wage

This week's episode covers the designation of agency labor advisors, a proposed rule implementing the data rights portions of Small Business Innovation Research Program and Small Business Technology Transfer Program Policy Directive, the dismissal of a challenge to the recent Executive Order and implementing regulation raising the minimum wage for contractors, and the Strengthening VA Cybersecurity Act of 2022, and is hosted by Peter Eyre and Yuan Zhou. 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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