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
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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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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Roberto Gonzalez to Participate in Cambridge Forums Event on Sanctions & AML Compliance
Litigation partner Roberto Gonzalez will participate in the Forum on Sanctions & AML Compliance, hosted by Cambridge Forums.
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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 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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EVENTS
Roberto Gonzalez to Moderate Panel with Justice, Commerce and Treasury Officials on Russian Sanctions Evasion
Litigation partner Roberto Gonzalez, will moderate a panel, “KleptoCapture Task Force: Status Report on Catching Sanctions Evaders and Seizing Russian Oligarchs' Assets,” as part of the American Conference Institute's sanctions conference on April 26 in Washington, D.C.
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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 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 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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John Carlin to Discuss Trajectory of Regulations and Enforcement at Kharon Global Summit
Litigation partner John Carlin will participate in a panel, “Policy Outlook: Discussions on the Trajectory of Regulations & Enforcement,” as part of the 2023 Kharon Global Summit.
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OFAC Enforcement Action Targets U.S.-Incorporated Cryptocurrency Exchange for Apparent Violations of U.S. Sanctions
The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control recently reached a monetary settlement with U.S.-incorporated cryptocurrency exchange Payward, Inc., popularly known as Kraken, over apparent sanctions violations in connection with several hundred transactions processed by Kraken on behalf of individuals located in Iran.
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DOJ Prosecutions Reflect Aggressive Stance Toward Russian Sanctions and Export Control Evasion
- 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
- David Kessler
- Joshua R. Thompson
- Economic Sanctions & AML
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Anti-Corruption & FCPA
- Cybersecurity & Data Protection
- Internal Investigations
- Mergers & Acquisitions Litigation
- White Collar & Regulatory Defense
Two U.S. Attorneys’ offices, in coordination with the DOJ’s Task Force KleptoCapture, charged multiple individuals and corporate entities with participating in schemes to evade U.S. sanctions and export controls applicable to Russia.
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David Kessler Discusses Recent Developments Related to Financial Crimes and Corporate Criminal Enforcement in NYSBA Webinar
Litigation counsel David Kessler spoke in a New York State Bar Association webinar, “Financial Regulation/Money Laundering Hot Topics,” on May 11.
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