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Outgoing employee took covid-19 vaccine secrets, says Pfizer

The US pharmaceutical company said an outgoing employee with access to confidential information about its covid-19 vaccine illegally took 12,000 documents.

Brother of ex-Bosnian Serb leader sues US over sanctions

The brother of Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadžić, who is serving a life sentence for genocide, has launched a legal campaign in the US to remove sanctions that he says have caused him “severe harm”.

Former national security prosecutor joins DLA Piper

Christian Ford moves to DLA Piper after serving as a senior DOJ official.

Danish regulator finds flaws in Danske Bank’s compliance systems

Denmark’s financial regulator has said that Danske Bank has inadequate sanctions screening and monitoring processes.

UAE bank pays $100 million penalty over US sanctions violations

Since learning about the misconduct, Mashreqbank spent over $120 million in four years to upgrade its compliance programme.

US fines laboratory equipment company over Huawei sales

The US export control enforcer has handed down its first fine to a company for shipping products to blacklisted Chinese phone parts manufacturer Huawei, as well as its chip-making subsidiary.

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GIR sanctions roundtable

OFAC and OFSI officials join sanctions and export control practitioners in Washington, DC and London in a wide-ranging conversation on sanctions implementation, licensing, investigations, enforcement and more.

The BIS enforcement action that most influenced export control compliance

GIR asked over 20 lawyers which penalty issued by the US civil export control enforcer in the past five years has had the greatest effect on corporate compliance.

The OFAC enforcement actions that most influenced sanctions compliance

GIR asked over 30 lawyers from a dozen different law firms which penalty issued by the US civil sanctions enforcer in the past five years has had the greatest impact on corporate compliance.

GIR’s In-House Investigator Series: Max Lerner at State Street

Max Lerner, who leads US bank State Street’s global sanctions and anti-bribery compliance efforts, tells GIR about the evolution of the sanctions compliance team, what keeps him up at night and the potential development that could significantly change his role.

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