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Requiem for Task Force KleptoCapture: The Future of Russia Sanctions Enforcement

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On February 5, 2025, the new Attorney General announced the disbanding of Task Force KleptoCapture, which was launched in March 2022 to enforce the sweeping portfolio of sanctions against Russia. KleptoCapture was part of an...more

Venable LLP

A Stronger CFIUS: Final Rules Issued Expanding Mitigation and Enforcement Powers

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On November 18, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a final rule enhancing the mitigation monitoring and enforcement tools of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the "Committee")....more

Perkins Coie

Strike Force Cases Highlight Focus on National Security Priorities and Need for Strengthened Cybersecurity

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced criminal charges in five cases in connection with the Disruptive Technology Strike Force (Strike Force) on September 16, 2024. Launched in February 2023, the Strike Force is...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Treasury Proposes Enhancing CFIUS Enforcement Authority

On April 11, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced a notice of proposed rulemaking that would expand the enforcement authority of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or the...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

US Sanctions and Export Control Agencies Issue “Joint Compliance Note” on Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policies

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Companies that promptly self-disclose and remediate potential violations of administrative or criminal law may significantly mitigate liability. On July 26, 2023, the US Departments of Justice (DOJ), Commerce, and the...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Tri-Seal Compliance Note Issued on Export Controls, Sanctions Violations Self-Disclosures

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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on July 26, 2023, issued a Tri-Seal Compliance Note...more

The Volkov Law Group

DC Circuit Court Rejects Federal Express Challenge to Civil Liability for Violations of Export Regulations

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The D.C Circuit Court of Appeals sits in a unique position as the primary reviewing court for federal government agency actions.  As a result, the D.C. Circuit sits in a high-profile position and several judges have...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

UK To Adopt New Powers Over M&A Activity To Protect National Security

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Draft legislation, which is currently being debated in the UK Parliament, will introduce a new regime granting the UK Secretary of State robust powers to review, vary or block acquisitions which may pose a risk to the...more

Miller Canfield

CFIUS Review Authority Expands

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New U.S. Treasury rules expanding the jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to review foreign direct investment in the United States take effect on Feb. 13. Our summary of the new...more

Hogan Lovells

DOJ releases updated export control and sanctions enforcement policy for business organizations

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On 13 December 2019 the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) National Security Division (NSD) announced the release of its long-anticipated and updated Export Control and Sanction Enforcement Policy for Business Organizations...more

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Financial Daily Dose 11.04.2019 | Top Story: Feds Probe Under Armour Accounting Practices

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Federal authorities have been looking into Under Armour’s accounting practices for the better part of the past two years, a revelation that sent company shares reeling in premarket trading this morning....more

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CFIUS 2.0: ‘Sensitive Personal Data’ in the National Security Context

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In recent years, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has taken a much stronger interest in the national security ramifications of sensitive data falling into the hands of foreign adversaries,...more

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Cybersecurity Update: U.S. Sanctions on the Horizon for Malicious Cyber-Attackers

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Executive Order 13694 is the Obama Administration’s latest tool to combat cybersecurity threats. On April 1, 2015, President Obama declared a national emergency to address the “increasing prevalence and severity of malicious...more

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