Cahill serves as a trusted advisor to its clients on complex and always-evolving international trade compliance issues, including economic trade sanctions, export controls, anti-money laundering (AML) laws, and supply chain compliance. Cahill’s practice in these areas has focused on identifying risks as part of pre-acquisition due diligence for both buyers and lenders, advising companies on regulatory changes, developing and enhancing corporate compliance programs, conducting bespoke risk assessments and trainings for clients, and counseling clients through investigations and regulatory disclosures.
The sanctions landscape is always shifting in scope, scale and complexity in response to new geopolitical turbulence. Because of the immediacy of their implementation, changes in sanctions administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and other agencies can have an abrupt impact on our clients’ businesses and investments. Cahill lawyers take a proactive approach to monitoring these changes and provide our clients with practical solutions to ensure compliance. The Cahill team also assists clients in seeking guidance, obtaining specific licenses and making voluntary self-disclosures to OFAC, when appropriate.
As with sanctions, numerous recent and continuing changes to U.S. export controls have wide-ranging implications for companies and their business operations. Cahill’s team helps companies understand and be prepared to address these risks, particularly in the investment and due diligence context.
Cahill advises financial institutions and other clients on understanding and complying with their obligations under the Bank Secrecy Act and other laws and regulations issued by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), as well as state and federal banking and securities supervisors. For companies seeking to divest assets, Cahill has developed a highly effective investigative and screening process focused principally on risks associated with AML regulations, particularly in high-risk jurisdictions.
Companies with multinational operations or complex supply chains face increasing regulatory and public scrutiny concerning the social and environmental impacts of their business. Cahill advises such companies and their boards and committees in navigating legal and reputational risks that relate to supply chain compliance, including environmental impact and labor practices.
The regulatory and reputational scrutiny faced by companies relating to their inventory sourcing comes on a number of fronts. We have experience helping companies exercise appropriate oversight of various levels of their supply chains, including the development of standards for suppliers and providing strategies for monitoring suppliers’ compliance with company policies and increasing regulatory requirements. We also have experience conducting sourcing-related risk assessments and advising clients on their compliance with the requirements of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, the California Transparency in Supply Chains Act, and the U.K. Modern Slavery Act, among other laws.
Our recent experience includes:
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