U.S. sanctions enforcement is evolving to adopt a “control” analysis similar to the analysis employed by the European Union and United Kingdom based on a recent major enforcement action by the U.S. Department of the...more
The Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) created a federal cause of action enabling U.S. nationals injured by reason of an "act of international terrorism" to sue those allegedly responsible for their injuries; it was later amended to...more
As 2020 drew to a close, enforcement authorities throughout the United States and the Americas continued to investigate fraud, corruption, and other misconduct across the region. Below, we highlight some developments from...more
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n October 13, 2017, finance ministers and central bank governors of the Group of Seven (the “G-7”) released a report entitled Fundamental Elements for Effective Assessment of Cybersecurity for the Financial Sector. The G-7...more
Continuing the trend of recent years, cybersecurity has remained at the top of the regulatory agenda for several federal and state agencies. For financial institutions, keeping track of the dizzying array of proposed...more
On October 17, 2016, the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (“FFIEC” or the “Council”) released a set of answers to frequently asked questions about its cybersecurity assessment tool (the “CAT”). The FFIEC, an...more