Michael J. Lowell

$2+ billion and counting…what OFAC penalties mean for community and regional financial institutions

USA - October 9 2012 Continuing a trend that has been developing for a few years, headlines were again captured this summer by allegations of U.S. sanctions violations and related money laundering against well-known financial institutions.

Treasury Department holds public briefings on proposed CFIUS regulations, answers narrow questions

USA - September 30 2019 On September 27, 2019, ten days after publishing proposed regulations related to the reform of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United…

Lizbeth Rodriguez-Johnson, Paula A. Salamoun, Manasi Venkatesh, Sarah Wronsky

Crackdown on companies failing to preserve business communications on messaging apps

Australia, USA - October 4 2022 In September 2022, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced several significant updates to its criminal enforcement program. The DOJ emphasized that…

Steven Li, Stefanie Dai, Daniel H. Ahn, Mark E. Bini, Calvin Chan, Min Jian Chan, Rosanne Kay, Ruiteng Liu, Jonathan L. Marcus, Rizwan A. Qureshi

What to expect from a Biden administration: Key regulatory takeaways and tips

USA - April 16 2021 In the few short months since the inauguration, the Biden administration has demonstrated a desire to chart an aggressive course of industry…

Liza Craig, Francisca M. Mok, Lizbeth Rodriguez-Johnson, Edward B. Schwartz, Eric H. Sussman, Manasi Venkatesh, Sarah Wronsky

Sanctions update: the U.S. and the EU impose further measures against Russia

European Union, Russia, Ukraine, USA - December 29 2014 This alert follows our previous alerts on the Russia/Ukraine sanctions. U.S. Passes New Sanctions Authorizing Statute - Sends Russia Frigid End of…

Alexandra E. Allan, Siân Fellows, Leigh T. Hansson, David Myers, Hena M. Schommer