Our team advises U.S. and non-U.S. clients across industries on their most sensitive U.S. economic sanctions and Bank Secrecy Act/anti-money laundering (BSA/AML) issues. With our preeminent regulatory defense and white collar experience, we are uniquely positioned to assist clients in responding to regulator inquiries, examinations and subpoenas; conducting internal investigations; and handling matters that develop into multi-agency civil and criminal investigations. Our practice also encompasses regulatory advice, compliance counseling and transactional due diligence.
Publications
Economic Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Developments: 2023 Year in Review
- Economic Sanctions & AML
- Jarryd E. Anderson
- H. Christopher Boehning
- Walter Brown
- Jessica S. Carey
- John P. Carlin
- David Fein
- Michael E. Gertzman
- Roberto J. Gonzalez
- Brad S. Karp
- Loretta E. Lynch
- Mark F. Mendelsohn
- Richard S. Elliott
- David K. Kessler
- Nathan Mitchell
- Jacobus J. Schutte
- Jennifer Gilbert
- Samuel Kleiner
- Anna P. Lipin
- Kevin P. Madden
- Sean S. Malone
- Jordan E. Orosz
- Shekida A. Smith-Sandy
- Joshua R. Thompson
- Griffin Varner
- Jacob Wellner
- Sarah Calderone
- Ridan R. Cunningham
- Litigation
- Cryptocurrency & Blockchain
- White Collar & Regulatory Defense
This memorandum surveys U.S. economic sanctions and anti-money laundering developments in 2023 and provides an outlook for 2024. We also outline considerations for companies to strengthen their compliance in this dynamic environment.
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Roberto Gonzalez to Discuss Export Controls and Military Dual-Use Goods at S&P Global Event
Economic Sanctions & AML Co-Chair Roberto Gonzalez will participate in a panel, “Export Control Risk Management – Learning the Lessons from 2022-23 and What to Expect in 2024,” as part of S&P Global Market Intelligence’s inaugural event.
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BIS, OFAC, and DOJ Highlight That Sanctions and Export Controls Apply to Non-U.S. Companies and Individuals
- L. Rush Atkinson
- Jessica S. Carey
- John P. Carlin
- David Fein
- Michael E. Gertzman
- Roberto J. Gonzalez
- Brad S. Karp
- Mark F. Mendelsohn
- Richard S. Elliott
- David K. Kessler
- Nathan Mitchell
- Jacobus J. Schutte
- Samuel Kleiner
- Sean S. Malone
- Joshua R. Thompson
- Jacob Wellner
- National Security, CFIUS & FARA
- Economic Sanctions & AML
- Anti-Corruption & FCPA
A recent compliance note issued by three agencies—BIS, OFAC and DOJ—highlights that U.S. sanctions and export controls apply to non-U.S. persons, both companies and individuals, in a variety of circumstances.
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Roberto Gonzalez to Co-Chair ACI’s New York Forum on Economic Sanctions and Moderate Panel on Sanctions Evasion
Economic Sanctions & AML Co-Head Roberto Gonzalez will co-chair the New York Forum on Economic Sanctions hosted by the American Conference Institute.
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Roberto Gonzalez and Joshua Thompson Author Two Chapters in ICLG Sanctions 2024
Litigation partner Roberto Gonzalez and corporate associate Joshua Thompson served as contributing editors of the International Comparative Legal Guide - Sanctions 2024.
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Jessica Carey Discusses Career Highlights and New Litigation Developments in Benchmark Litigation Q+A
In a wide-ranging interview published on October 24, Litigation Department Co-Chair Jessica Carey spoke with Benchmark Litigation about her career, recent client achievements, and emerging areas of focus for our firm’s litigators.
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Roberto Gonzalez to Discuss Strategies for Establishing Effective Sanctions Programs at Pharmaceutical Compliance Event
Economic Sanctions & AML Co-Chair Roberto Gonzalez will participate in a panel, “Sanctions – Compliance Monitoring Approaches and Tools,” as part of the 24th Annual Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Ethics and Compliance Congress.
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Roberto Gonzalez to Discuss Current Trends in International Sanctions Compliance at Global Legal Group Webinar
Litigation partner Roberto Gonzalez will participate in a webinar, “Current Trends in International Sanctions Compliance,” hosted by Global Legal Group in partnership with The International Comparative Legal Guides and The Association of Governance Risk & Compliance.
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First Cases From DOJ’s Disruptive Technology Strike Force Cover Export Control Evasion and Trade Secret Theft
The U.S. Department of Justice recently announced the first five criminal cases brought by the new Disruptive Technology Strike Force (DTSF). The cases underscore the DTSF’s wide-ranging focus.
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DOJ and OFAC Reach Historic Resolutions With British American Tobacco for North Korea Sanctions Violations
- H. Christopher Boehning
- Jessica S. Carey
- John P. Carlin
- David Fein
- Michael E. Gertzman
- Roberto J. Gonzalez
- Brad S. Karp
- Mark F. Mendelsohn
- Richard S. Elliott
- David K. Kessler
- Joshua R. Thompson
- Economic Sanctions & AML
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Anti-Corruption & FCPA
- Cybersecurity & Data Protection
- Internal Investigations
- Mergers & Acquisitions Litigation
- White Collar & Regulatory Defense
The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) recently reached resolutions with British American Tobacco and its Singaporean subsidiary to resolve charges of bank fraud and North Korea sanctions violations.
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Events
John Carlin Discusses New Outbound Investment Executive Order at U.S.-China Business Council
Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Co-Chair John Carlin participated in a panel discussion, “President Biden’s Executive Order on Outbound Investment,” hosted by The U.S.-China Business Council on August 17.
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BIS Imposes $300 Million Penalty Against Seagate and Makes Controversial Changes to Voluntary Self-Disclosure Program
- H. Christopher Boehning
- Jessica S. Carey
- John P. Carlin
- David Fein
- Michael E. Gertzman
- Roberto J. Gonzalez
- Brad S. Karp
- Richard S. Elliott
- Joshua R. Thompson
- Economic Sanctions & AML
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Anti-Corruption & FCPA
- Cybersecurity & Data Protection
- Internal Investigations
- Mergers & Acquisitions Litigation
- White Collar & Regulatory Defense
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) imposed a $300 million civil penalty to resolve alleged violations of U.S. export controls involving sales to a Chinese company on the Entity List.
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PUBLICATIONS
OFAC and BIS Announce Expansive New Sanctions and Export Controls Targeting Russia and Belarus
- H. Christopher Boehning
- Jessica S. Carey
- John P. Carlin
- David Fein
- Michael E. Gertzman
- Roberto J. Gonzalez
- Brad S. Karp
- Richard S. Elliott
- David K. Kessler
- Joshua R. Thompson
- Economic Sanctions & AML
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Anti-Corruption & FCPA
- Cybersecurity & Data Protection
- Internal Investigations
- Mergers & Acquisitions Litigation
- White Collar & Regulatory Defense
On the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. government announced a new wave of sweeping sanctions and export controls targeting Russia as well as Belarus for its role in continuing to support Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Publications
Economic Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Developments: 2022 Year in Review
- H. Christopher Boehning
- Walter Brown
- Jessica S. Carey
- John P. Carlin
- David Fein
- Michael E. Gertzman
- Roberto J. Gonzalez
- Brad S. Karp
- Mark F. Mendelsohn
- Richard S. Elliott
- David K. Kessler
- Jacobus J. Schutte
- Neil Chitrao
- Ridan R. Cunningham
- Braeshaun Dozier
- Joshua R. Thompson
- Griffin Varner
- Alicia Walker
- Economic Sanctions & AML
- Litigation
- Cryptocurrency & Blockchain
- White Collar & Regulatory Defense
This memorandum surveys U.S. economic sanctions and anti-money laundering developments and trends in 2022 and provides an outlook for 2023.
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DOJ and FinCEN Take Coordinated Action Against Bitzlato Cryptocurrency Exchange and Its Owner
In the first order of its kind, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s FinCEN identified global cryptocurrency exchange Bitzlato as a “primary money laundering concern” under the Combating Russian Money Laundering Act.
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