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Will a side effect of the COVID-19 pandemic be banking for the cannabis industry? The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a new coronavirus relief bill, the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Solutions (HEROES) Act (H.R. 6800), that includes regulations that could have implications for the industry far beyond the pandemic. Currently, 33 states have...

Juan Zarate will be speaking at the 31st Parliamentary Intelligence-Security Forum. This leading international security forum—held 9–10 December 2025 in Washington, D.C.—provides expertise and collaboration among parliamentarians and government officials to increase understanding of the current global security threats while creating actionable solutions to counter these threats. Juan and his fellow panelists will be discussing...

Major Sanctions Developments Switzerland Adds 200 More Names to Russian Sanctions List, Expands Sanctions on Belarus. The Swiss Federal Council announced that it has imposed sanctions on more than 200 individuals and entities in connection with serious violations of international law by Russia in Ukraine. In a statement, Switzerland’s executive branch announced that an additional...

Over the past three decades, Brian Cairl has honed complex corporate investigation skills in cases covering corruption, municipal fraud, intellectual property infringement, product diversion, counterfeiting, and employee misconduct. As senior managing director and director of Investigations and Disputes at K2 Integrity, Brian works with clients to mitigate a wide range of fraud and corruption risks and to...

To view a recording of this webinar on demand please complete the required fields and click “Submit.”  2023 was a mixed year for corporate activism. Although there was a small increase in the number of campaigns, the rise in interest rates to levels not seen since the early aughts cooled the trend of M&A activism....

In “Biden Administration Identifies 50 Russian Elites as Targets for Global Hunt to Seize Assets” (16 March 2022, The Washington Post), Danny Glaser discusses Treasury’s contribution to the recently formed Russian Elites, Proxies and Oligarchs (REPO) task force, a new multinational body involving the United States and other allied nations. “What Treasury’s priority is right...

Social media is used by both organizations and employees—as a marketing tool for business, for entertainment, or for interacting with friends and family. To commemorate the impact that social media has had on global communication and connectivity, World Social Media Day is celebrated on 30 June. It’s also a good time for organizations to remind...

In “Seizing Russian Yachts Is US Goal. But It’s Not Easy” (27 March 2022), Juan Zarate comments on the difficulty of the assignment given the U.S. DOJ’s KleptoCapture task force, set up to locate and seize the yachts, private jets, and other assets of wealthy Russian businessmen close to the Kremlin. He noted: “Asset recovery is...

Chip Poncy presented at the online event “Countering COVID-19 Related Fraud,” hosted by the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) on 5 June 2020. Chip and his fellow panelists discussed the substantial fraud risk that governments must confront when dispersing stimulus and other recovery funds to the public. To view this program, click here.

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