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Paul Hastings LLP

Statute of Limitations for IEEPA and TWEA Violations Extended to 10 Years, and Additional Sanctions Developments

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Recent legislation, H.R. 815, the National Security Supplemental (“the Act”) – further explained by guidance issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) on July 22, 2024 – has...more

Mayer Brown

US Congress Extends Statute of Limitations for Sanctions and Export Controls

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On April 24, 2024, President Biden signed into law H.R. 815, the National Security Supplemental (the “Act”). While much of the focus centered on the foreign aid package for Israel, Ukraine, and the Indo-Pacific, the bill...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

War Aid and Sanctions: National Security Act Includes Significant New Sanctions Authorities

On April 24, 2024, President Biden signed into law a long-debated $98 billion foreign aid and national security legislative package (the “Act”) providing funds for Israel, Taiwan, and Ukraine, and authorizing new sanctions...more

K2 Integrity

The North Korean Crypto Threat

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Executive Summary - The North Korean threat to the crypto ecosystem is the highest form of immediate risk to the crypto-economy driven by a regime that seeks to profit from its misuse to reinforce its regime and fuel all its...more

Bracewell LLP

Sanctions and Cyber and Crypto, Oh My: The Convergence of Emerging Regulatory and Enforcement Risks Requires Nimble Responses...

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At a sanctions conference held in Washington D.C. on May 5, government officials, practitioners and corporations highlighted the government’s broadening focus on anti-corruption enforcement, across more traditionally siloed...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

White House Issues Open Letter to Private Businesses Regarding the Threat of Ransomware

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On June 2, 2021, Anne Neuberger, Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Advisor for Cyber and Emerging Technology, published a rare open letter to the corporate executives and business leaders of...more

Jones Day

OFAC Guidance on Ransomware Payments Highlights Sanctions Violations Risk

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The Situation: In an October 1, 2020, Advisory, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") warned that companies that make or facilitate ransomware payments to threat actors who are...more

King & Spalding

Ransomware: To Pay or Not to Pay?

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Ransomware has emerged as one of the most virulent cybersecurity risks, affecting public and private sector alike. In recent years, ransomware attacks have become more focused, sophisticated, costly, and numerous. Threat...more

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OFAC Issues Regulatory Advisory Warning Against Facilitating Ransomware Payments

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On October 1, 2020, the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued an “Advisory on Potential Sanctions Risks for Facilitating Ransomware Payments.” The Advisory, which does not carry the...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

To Pay or Not to Pay? Evolving Legal Considerations With Ransomware

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1. Overview of the regulatory issues facing companies—and cyber insurers—that may need to respond to ransomware emanating from a threat actor or group with potential ties to entities on federal lists.- The U.S. Treasury...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - Arabic

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - SEC Proposes Amendments to Whistleblower Award Program - On June 28, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to its whistleblower award process for the first...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - Spanish

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - SEC Proposes Amendments to Whistleblower Award Program - On June 28, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to its whistleblower award process for the first...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - Russian

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - SEC Proposes Amendments to Whistleblower Award Program - On June 28, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to its whistleblower award process for the first...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - Chinese

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - SEC Proposes Amendments to Whistleblower Award Program - On June 28, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to its whistleblower award process for the first...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - June 2018

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - SEC Proposes Amendments to Whistleblower Award Program - On June 28, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed amendments to its whistleblower award process for the first...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - October 2017

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS – Global Compliance Overhaul for SAP as DOJ and SEC Investigate Payments Allegedly Related to South African Government Contracts – On October 26, 2017, German software company SAP SE...more

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