ArticleFormer US Ambassador To Russia Reacts To Multi-Nation Prisoner SwapJohn Sullivan was featured in a CBS News segment on the Russian prisoner swap.United StatesGovernment, Public SectorMayer Brown
ArticleGrand Juries: No Longer A 'Rubber Stamp'In our previous Alert on this topic, we discussed an early round of federal grand jury "no-bills," in which jurors declined ...United StatesGovernment, Public SectorBallard Spahr LLP
ArticleOn the Road to Legitimacy? Regulators Appear Ready to "Maximize the Good" of Virtual CurrencySupporters of Bitcoin and other virtual currencies will be heartened by the generally positive discussions that took place at two Senate committee hearings earlier this week, in which both regulators and senators signaled that forthcoming regulation should not aim to stifle this emerging technology.United StatesGovernment, Public SectorWilmerHale
ArticleThe U.S. National Defense Authorization Act For Fiscal Year 2021: Cybersecurity ProvisionsThe William (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 ("NDAA") enacts major changes to America's cyber defensesUnited StatesGovernment, Public SectorMayer Brown
ArticleTreasury To Delay Investment Adviser AML Rule To 2028, Announces Intent To Reconsider AML And CIP RulesOn July 21, 2025, the Department of the Treasury announced a two-year postponement of the much-anticipated anti-money laundering (AML) rule, adopted by Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network...United StatesGovernment, Public SectorProskauer Rose LLP
ArticleUPDATE: CISA Reschedules Virtual "Town Halls" On Cyber Incident Reporting RequirementsThe U.S. Department of Homeland Security's CISA has rescheduled its virtual town hall meetings on the CIRCIA rulemaking, which will mandate cyber incident reporting for critical infrastructure entities.United StatesGovernment, Public SectorWiley Rein
ArticleWhat Is The Foreign Agents Registration Act Of 1938?The Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938 or FARA is a federal statute that requires the registration of, and disclosures by, an "agent of foreign principal". United StatesGovernment, Public SectorEPGD Business Law
ArticleWhite House Uses Defense Production Act To Facilitate Ventilator Production And Prioritize N-95 Respirator Acquisition(Updated at 12:13 a.m., April 3, Eastern Time) On Thursday, April 2, 2020, President Trump issued two memoranda directing use of the Defense Production Act ("DPA") United StatesGovernment, Public SectorMayer Brown
ArticleAdditional 15,000 Visas For H-2B Temporary Nonagricultural Workers For FY 2017Effective upon publication by the Federal Register on Wednesday, July 19, 2017, the DHS has authorized the one-time issuance of an additional 15,000 H-2B visas for Temporary Nonagricultural Workers...United StatesImmigrationMintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.
ArticlePlanning To Register For The H-1B Cap Season This Spring But Will You Have A Chance Of Being Selected Based On This New DHS Rule?As many of you know, the most common H-1B professional worker visa category is subject to an annual quota/ cap per fiscal year (with some exceptions) United StatesImmigrationDuane Morris LLP
ArticlePresident Trump Establishes National Vetting Center To Further "Extreme Vetting" PlanOn February 6, 2018, President Trump issued a national security presidential memorandum directing the establishment of a vetting center to promote border and immigration security and ensure the safety and security of the United States. United StatesImmigrationOgletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart
ArticleUSCIS Relaxes Rules For H-4, L-2, And E-2 Spouse Work PermitsOn November 12, 2021, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) issued a Policy Alert and new policy guidance addressing Employment Authorization Document (EAD)...United StatesImmigrationMayer Brown
ArticleTerrorism Risk Insurance Supplement And InstructionsThe NAIC Terrorism Insurance Implementation Working Group has been charged with coordinating the NAIC's efforts to address insurance coverage for acts of terrorism.United StatesInsuranceMayer Brown
ArticleDHS Adds Additional UFLPA High-Priority Sectors; Releases UFLPA 2025 Strategy UpdateOn August 19, 2024, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced that it would be adding steel, copper, lithium, caustic soda, and red dates to the list of high-priority sectors for enforcement under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). DHS also announced the release of an update to the UFLPA enforcement strategy.United StatesInternational LawDiaz Trade Law
ArticleDOJ National Security Division Clarifies Voluntary Self-Disclosure Process Under New Department-Wide Corporate Enforcement PolicyOn March 30, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) National Security Division (NSD) issued a press release confirming that DOJ’s new department-wide Corporate Enforcement...United StatesInternational LawAkin
ArticleThe Government Is Wielding Sticks And Carrots To Address National Security Concerns In The Telecommunications SectorThe security of information and communications technology, and particularly the supply chain that supports that technology, has become a major focus of the national security United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentO'Melveny & Myers LLP
ArticleFinCEN Issues New Guidance on Anti-Money Laundering Program Requirements for Foreign Agents and Foreign CounterpartsOn December 8, 2004, the U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN") issued interpretive Guidance requiring Money Services Businesses that use overseas agents to move funds in and out of the United States to establish, as part of their anti-money laundering procedures, appropriate measures to address the risks of money laundering and terrorism financing posed by relationships with foreign parties. Businesses are expected to be fully compliant with this GuidancUnited StatesStrategyReed Smith
ArticleBIS Adds 26 Entities, Mostly In China, To The Entity List For Supplying Iran With Drone Parts And U.S.-Origin Electronic ItemsThe U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a Final Rule on October 9, 2025 that will add 26 entities and three addresses to the Entity List for a total of 29 new entries (effective immediately).United StatesTransportCrowell & Moring LLP
ArticleCapital Snapshot: A Monthly Overview Of The Issues, Events And Timelines Driving Federal Policy Decisions An overview of President Biden's biggest policy priorities, including what was covered in the State of the Union (SOTU), and potential next steps.GlobalGovernment, Public SectorArnold & Porter
ArticleFormer CA Mayor Pleads Guilty To Acting As A Chinese Agent Under Section 951The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a complaint last month charging Eileen Wang, who was then the mayor of Arcadia, CA, with one count of acting in the United States as an illegal agent of the People’s Republic...GlobalGovernment, Public SectorWiley Rein