Reporting requirements for responsible investment in Burma/Myanmar *

Myanmar, USA - September 3 2012
On July 11, 2012, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued two general licenses allowing new US investment in Burma/ Myanmar for the first time since 1997, and permitting the exportation of a broad array of financial services to Burma/Myanmar.

Co-authors: Joseph A. Bevash, Robert E. Sims, William M. McGlone.

Unified approach to US breach notification? *

USA - May 24 2011
As part of its cyber security legislative proposal unveiled on May 12, the Obama administration sent to Congress a proposed Data Breach Notification bill that would supersede similar state laws.

Broad US and UN sanctions freeze Libyan assets and restrict dealings with the Qadhafi regime *

USA - February 28 2011
In response to the continuing conflict in Libya, several governments and the United Nations Security Council have imposed asset freezes and other sanctions on Muammar Qadhafi and members of his family and regime.

Co-authors: Robert E. Sims, Douglas N. Greenburg, Nicholas S. O'Keefe, Les P. Carnegie, William M. McGlone.

New US sanctions expand risks for non-US companies doing business with Iran *

USA - July 14 2010
On July 1, 2010, President Obama signed into US law new and tougher sanctions designed to discourage and punish non-US firms that provide support to Iran's energy and financial sectors.

Co-authors: Robert E. Sims, William M. McGlone.