9/30/2025 6:54:55 PM Navigating Investment in High-Risk Jurisdictions: A Strategic Guide for Global Investors By Kate Cooper Piusha Bose Investing in high-risk jurisdictions—regions affected by conflict, political instability, or weak governance—can offer unique...
9/23/2025 5:32:42 PM Doing Business in High-Risk Jurisdictions: Why do Companies Venture into the World’s Toughest Markets? By Timothy Harkness Maria Slobodchikova Heather Cameron Akshaya Kalaiyalahan +1 more... Show less Why do companies venture into the world’s toughest markets? For some companies, entry is not a choice but a consequence of shifting...
9/23/2025 5:31:44 PM Navigating Legal and Business Risks in Global High-Risk Jurisdictions: Introduction to Our Blog Series By Timothy Harkness Maria Slobodchikova Heather Cameron Akshaya Kalaiyalahan +1 more... Show less Businesses today increasingly operate in regions where conflict and violence undermine traditional ways of doing business. From surges in...
8/8/2025 6:39:37 PM Major Court Victory for International Banks: What You Need to Know By Timothy Harkness Kimberly Zelnick Rob McCallum Matthew Haggans Peter Linken Matthew Rublin +3 more... Show less International banks recently won a significant legal battle that could reshape the scope of potential liability in terrorism-related...
6/16/2025 8:02:17 PM What exactly is Aiding and Abetting anyway? Supreme Court continues to weigh in By Timothy Harkness Peter Linken Maria Slobodchikova Matthew Rublin +1 more... Show less Every US law student learns about aiding and abetting at some point in law school. Some cases are easy: if bank robbers use an app to...
5/28/2025 6:56:56 PM Cartel Indictment Unsealed: ATA Charges Brought Against Sinaloa Cartel Leaders in Landmark Case By Timothy Harkness Jacob Johnston Maria Slobodchikova Heather Cameron +1 more... Show less In an historic move, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has charged key leaders of the Sinaloa Cartel with narco-terrorism and...
4/29/2025 7:40:08 PM The Evolving Risk of Doing Business in Conflict Zones By Timothy Harkness Jacob Johnston Maria Slobodchikova Heather Cameron +1 more... Show less Earlier this month, more than 200 plaintiffs sued companies owned by Palestinian-American developer, Bashar Masri, in the U.S. for...
3/28/2025 8:15:04 PM Cartel FTO Litigation: The Shape of Things to Come By Timothy Harkness Jacob Johnston Maria Slobodchikova Jackson Myers +1 more... Show less Weeks after the U.S. Department of State’s designation of a group of drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs), private...
3/7/2025 2:31:58 PM Crypto Platform Faces Anti-Terrorism Act Claims By Timothy Harkness Peter Linken Taylor Jachman Miguel Serrano +1 more... Show less A recent decision from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York shows that crypto and other financial services...
3/5/2025 5:54:52 PM Cartel FTO Designations: Heightened Risks for Corporations Operating in Latin America By Timothy Harkness Jacob Johnston Matthew Haggans Maria Slobodchikova Jackson Myers Victoria Abut +3 more... Show less The Trump Administration’s recent designation of eight international criminal organizations as foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs) has...
7/16/2024 4:00:54 PM Risks of Cross Border Operations: Chiquita Brands International Found Liable for Financing Terrorism By Timothy Harkness Peter Linken Scott Eisman Maylin Meisenheimer +1 more... Show less Doing business in conflict zones has always been complicated. Increased litigation has compounded those risks in recent years. A June...
5/19/2023 5:27:37 PM Supreme Court Resets Aiding and Abetting Liability Threshold in Anti-Terrorism Act Cases By Timothy Harkness Scott Eisman Adam Rosenfeld Rebecca Curwin Noelle Williams Nathan Hembree Daniel Hodgkinson +4 more... Show less Since 2016, plaintiffs have used increasingly aggressive “aiding and abetting” theories to make Anti-Terrorism Act claims against...