Whistleblowing has become an increasingly critical aspect of corporate governance and compliance, especially for multinational companies operating across diverse legal and regulatory landscapes. We see increased efforts by...more
2/6/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
CFTC ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Cross-Border ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
FinCEN ,
Investigations ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
UK ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE) ,
Whistleblower Awards ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
Our analysis of financial crime and investigations developments over the past 12 months provides a revealing picture of an increasingly challenging regulatory and enforcement landscape facing businesses around the world. The...more
1/29/2025
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Compliance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
EU ,
Investigations ,
Legislative Agendas ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Tax Evasion ,
Technology Sector ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
This is the final note in a three-part series on the regulation of artificial intelligence in the financial services sector in the United States, the European Union and the United Kingdom. Our first note, we provided a...more
10/21/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Data Protection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Financial Services Industry ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Liability ,
Privacy Laws ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
UK ,
United States
Russia remained at the forefront this quarter, as the Trump Administration imposed new measures and markets reacted to the threat of additional, “crushing” sanctions from Congress on Russian sovereign debt. Meanwhile, EU...more
10/17/2018
/ CAATSA ,
Chemical Weapons ,
Counter-Terrorist ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Executive Orders ,
Financial Institutions ,
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ,
Magnitsky Act ,
North Korea ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Russia ,
Sovereign Debt ,
Trump Administration ,
UK ,
Venezuela
The Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act received Royal Assent on 23 May 2018.
Although the sanctions-related provisions of the Act are not yet in force, they will give the government wider powers to implement sanctions...more
OFAC amends the Cuban Assets Control Regulations to ease Cuban sanctions in response to President Obama’s policy changes announced on December 17, 2014. These revisions have major implications for the banking and financial...more
4/18/2016
/ Boeing ,
Cuban Assets Control Regulations (CACR) ,
EU ,
General Licenses ,
Iran Sanctions ,
Myanmar ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
Sudan ,
Syria ,
United Nations
Although the United States, the European Union, and the United Nations lifted a number of sanctions targeting Iran on January 16, 2016 (“Implementation Day”) in accordance with the terms of the recent Iran nuclear deal, the...more
What are the prospects for business with Iran after the June 30 deadline to complete negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program? In exchange for limitations on Iran’s ability to develop nuclear weapons, the European Union...more
In this issue:
- US and EU continue sanctions against Russia for its activity in Ukraine;
- US and EU sanctions against the Crimea region;
- US makes major change in Cuban relations;
- The EU...more
1/14/2015
/ Crimea ,
Cuba ,
Drug Trafficking ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Foreign Relations ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
Sanctions ,
Syria ,
Trade Relations ,
Ukraine