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President Biden Imposes Additional Sanctions on Russia

By Dj Wolff, Carlton Greene, Clif Burns, Nicole Succar, Brian McGrath & Laurel Saito

April 19, 2021

On April 15, 2021, the United States unveiled a sweeping series of additional sanctions on Russia, marking the first major Russia-related sanctions development of the Biden Administration and the most material such U.S. action in several years. The actions were spearheaded by President Biden’s issuance of an as-yet-unnumbered Executive Order (the “EO”) that grants the Department of Treasury a wide-ranging set of new designation authorities, including to designate persons “operating in” the “technology” and “defense…

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Former Deputy Attorney General Toni Jackson Joins Crowell & Moring

By Crowell & Moring

April 16, 2021

We are pleased to announce that Toni Michelle Jackson has joined Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General, Litigation, and Labor & Employment groups. Toni Michelle Jackson served as Deputy Attorney General of the Public Interest Division at the Office of the Attorney General for the District of Columbia. Toni will focus on complex civil litigation, including employment, commercial, class actions, internal investigations, and civil rights. Toni brings more than three decades of experience from the…

International Trade Law

FinCEN Seeks Comment on Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements

By Caroline Brown, Carlton Greene, Rebecca Ricigliano & Nicole Succar

April 16, 2021

On April 5, 2021, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) in the Federal Register seeking public comment on 48 questions with respect to the implementation of the beneficial ownership reporting requirements in the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and the implementation of the related database maintenance use and disclosure provisions. The deadline for comment is May 5, 2021. As we previously reported, the CTA was enacted on January…

International Trade Law

BIS Issues Interim Final Rule with Corrections/Changes to Military Intelligence End Uses and End-Users

By Jeffrey L. Snyder & Brian McGrath

April 16, 2021

On April 9, 2021, BIS issued an interim final rule to make corrections and changes to its January 15, 2021 interim final rule establishing new end-use and end-user controls with respect to certain military-intelligence end uses and end users. Our prior updates on these restrictions can be found here and here. In addition to amending certain definitions, the rule amends the EAR to restrict U.S. persons’ activities in connection with military-intelligence end uses and…

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State AG Updates: April 5 – 9, 2021

By Natalie O. Ludaway, Clay Friedman, Michael Yaghi, Joselle Albracht & Suzanne Trivette

April 15, 2021

Each week, Crowell & Moring’s State Attorneys General team highlights significant actions that State AGs have taken. Here are this week’s updates. Monday, April 5, 2021: CFPB The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”) proposed a series of rule changes to help prevent avoidable foreclosures as the emergency protections expire. The rule changes would, for example, provide a pre-foreclosure review period to give borrowers additional time; allow servicers to offer loan modification options to those with…

International Trade Law

Customs Ruling of the Week – Classification of Shoe Sanitizing Mat

By Frances P. Hadfield & Rebecca Toro Condori

April 14, 2021

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In ruling NY N318476 (April 7, 2021), Customs and Border Protection (CBP) discussed the classification of a shoe sanitizing mat. As mentioned in the ruling, it consists of an ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) foam mat, a molded plastic tray with a silicone mat affixed with screws underneath the tray, and a molded plastic reservoir with plastic screw cap. The user steps on the silicone tray, which forces cleaning solution (not included) through holes in the mat,…

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Bipartisan Legislation to Address Issues Involving China Outlined in Proposed Strategic Competition Act of 2021

By John Brew, Jeffrey L. Snyder, Frances P. Hadfield & Clayton Kaier

April 14, 2021

On April 8, 2021, Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Ranking Member Jim Risch (R-Idaho) introduced the Strategic Competition Act of 2021. The bipartisan proposal will be raised for consideration by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee during a legislative business meeting on April 14. In addition to addressing forced labor, forced sterilization, and other abuses in Xinjiang, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee provided the following outline summarizing key components of the legislation.…

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Please Join Us for a Webinar: Trade Secrets Investigations

By Crowell & Moring

April 13, 2021

Crowell & Moring invites you to attend the webinar, Trade Secrets Investigations, taking place on Thursday, April 29, 2021 at 1:00 pm ET. Join Raija Horstman, Caroline Brown, Astor Heaven, Steve Byers, and Christine Hawes for a discussion offering practical guidance on steps throughout the lifecycle of a trade secrets theft investigation, from detection to preparing for litigation, including criminal enforcement. Trade secrets and other confidential business information come in many…

Data Law Insights

Please Join Us for Investigations: Readiness and Response Webinar Series

By Crowell & Moring

April 13, 2021

Please join us for an investigations-focused webinar series where our team of litigators, former prosecutors, and regulatory attorneys will discuss useful strategies for navigating a government probe or ensuring compliance with regulations and corporate policies. Our presenters will provide companies with critical information for navigating commercial risk and enforcement. This webinar series covers broad-reaching investigations in a variety of areas, including: Nuts & Bolts of Investigations: Protecting Privilege Labor, Employment, and COVID-related Investigations Congressional Investigations…

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Invoking Trade Secrets to Block a Request to Access Personal Data under the GDPR: A “Threat” Has to Be Clearly Demonstrated

By Matteo Mariano

April 9, 2021

Simple facts… In 2018, an employee requested access to and a copy of all their personal data processed by the employer during the past decade (this is pursuant to the data subject’s right of access enshrined in art. 15 (1) and (3) of the European General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”)). The employee considered the response unsatisfying and filed a complaint with the Belgian Data Protection Authority (“DPA”). The DPA issued a decision on February 9,…

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President Biden Imposes Additional Sanctions on Russia

Former Deputy Attorney General Toni Jackson Joins Crowell & Moring

FinCEN Seeks Comment on Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements

BIS Issues Interim Final Rule with Corrections/Changes to Military Intelligence End Uses and End-Users

State AG Updates: April 5 – 9, 2021

Customs Ruling of the Week – Classification of Shoe Sanitizing Mat

Bipartisan Legislation to Address Issues Involving China Outlined in Proposed Strategic Competition Act of 2021

Please Join Us for a Webinar: Trade Secrets Investigations

Please Join Us for Investigations: Readiness and Response Webinar Series

Invoking Trade Secrets to Block a Request to Access Personal Data under the GDPR: A “Threat” Has to Be Clearly Demonstrated

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