In this episode of S&C’s Critical Insights, Sharon Cohen Levin, Nicky Friedlander and Tony Lewis, Co-Heads of S&C’s National Security Practice, and Amanda Houle, special counsel in S&C’s National Security Practice, discuss major developments in enforcement of national security matters. They focus on the Justice Department’s expanding scope of “national security” enforcement, and its recent commitment of significant new resources devoted to pursuing these matters against corporations in particular.
In light of these developments, they anticipate increased scrutiny and investigation of corporations by DOJ and other federal enforcement agencies in the areas of sanctions, export controls, anti-money laundering, and cybersecurity. They discuss the importance of companies considering and addressing the range of national security risks they face, as they expect the government increasingly to focus on them.