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“Not a Flash in the Pan” – Government Enforcers Say Sanctions and Export Control Enforcement Against Corporations Is Here to Stay

Editor’s Note: the NYU Program on Corporate Compliance and Enforcement is publishing reactions to the American Bar Association’s annual White Collar Crime National Institute in Miami on March 2 and 3, 2023.

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From left to right: Michael Kim Krouse, Amy Jeffress, Jayce Born, and Baruch Weiss (photos courtesy of Arnold & Porter LLP)

by Michael Kim Krouse, Amy Jeffress, Jayce Born, and Baruch Weiss

Hot on the heels of DAG Monaco’s speech this morning, this afternoon featured a timely panel on the government’s enforcement agenda for sanctions and export controls. The speakers included Matthew Axelrod, Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement, Bureau of Industry and Security, US Department of Commerce; Matthew Olsen, Assistant Attorney General, National Security Division, US Department of Justice; Andrea Gacki, Director, Office of Foreign Assets Control, US Department of Treasury; and Steve Francis, Acting Executive Associate Director for Homeland Security Investigations, US Department of Homeland Security.

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Assistant Attorney General Talks About DOJ Criminal Division Priorities, Where Resources Are Going

by Valarie Hays and Michael Kim Krouse 

The Assistant Attorney General (AAG) for the Criminal Division, Kenneth Polite, Jr.—who previously held positions as a US Attorney, law firm partner, and in-house counsel—was interviewed Wednesday, December 1, at the American Conference Institute’s Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) conference.

Here are some key takeaways from the wide-ranging discussion:

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