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Off‐Shore Crypto Exchange to Pay Up to $100 Million to Resolve Enforcement Action with U.S. Regulators

August.19.2021

The BitMEX settlement marks yet another large extraterritorial enforcement action by U.S. financial regulators against a cryptocurrency company.

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PwC & Orrick Hosted CLE Presentation - What Financial Institutions Should Know About the New AML Law

May.11.2021

Orrick partners Matt Moses and Jeanine McGuinness, along with Jeff Lavine from PwC, led a discussion on “What Financial Institutions Should Know ...

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New Trade Controls Targeting Russia

by Harry Clark, Jeanine P. McGuinness, Maria Sergeyeva and Gregory I. Hume
March.30.2021

In March 2021, three federal agencies promulgated international trade restraints as part of the Biden Administration’s response to alleged ...

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The New "Uniquely Required" Standard of U.S. Export Licensing Policy for SMIC

by Harry Clark, Jeanine P. McGuinness and Maria Sergeyeva
February.11.2021

On December 18, 2020, the Bureau of Industry and Security announced the addition of 77 new entities, including Semiconductor Manufacturing ...

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The Anti‐Money Laundering Act of 2020

by Jeanine P. McGuinness and Amy Walsh
February.03.2021

The Anti-Money Laundering Act implements a broad range of AML reforms. We reviewed the law in detail and prepared a summary of the major takeaways.

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China and International Trade Controls as the Biden Administration Commences

by Harry Clark, Jeanine P. McGuinness, Jeff Zhang, Xiang Wang, Mimiao Hu, Gregory I. Hume and Maria Sergeyeva
January.27.2021

This alert briefly surveys key new trade controls from late in the Trump Administration and Chinese policy responses that the Biden Administration ...

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The Trump Administration's Executive Order to Ban Transactions with Persons Developing or Controlling Eight Chinese Apps

by Harry Clark, Jeanine P. McGuinness and Maria Sergeyeva
January.08.2021

On January 5, 2021, President Trump issued Executive Order 13971 that provides for prohibitions on U.S. persons engaging in transactions with persons ...

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Updated Orrick Guide to Foreign Investment Reviews

December.17.2020

Orrick has updated its Guide to Foreign Investment Reviews, which provides concise information about restraints on foreign direct investment ("FDI").

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The Orrick Guide to Foreign Investment Reviews (Dec. 2020 Revisions)

December.14.2020

Please see The Orrick Guide to Foreign Investment Reviews (October 2022 Update) for the most up-to-date information.

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FinCEN Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Changes to Regulations Enforcing the Bank Secrecy Act

by Jeanine P. McGuinness and Amy Walsh
October.08.2020

Anti-money laundering authorities are proposing a significant revision to the federal AML regulatory scheme with the aim of making it more effective ...

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WeChat and TikTok Sanctions Not to Come Into Effect Today

by Harry Clark and Jeanine P. McGuinness
September.20.2020

Late last night, a Magistrate Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued an order granting a motion for a ...

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Commerce Department Identifies Prohibited Transactions Involving WeChat and TikTok

by Harry Clark, Jeanine P. McGuinness and Gregory I. Hume
September.19.2020

Yesterday, the Department of Commerce took steps to implement sanctions targeting China’s mobile applications WeChat, owned by Tencent Holdings ...