11/25/2025 10:48:41 PM FTO Designations of Brazilian Crime Groups May Trigger Expanded Anti-Terrorism Act Liability in South America By Timothy Harkness Peter Linken Matheus Bastos Oliveira Elischke de Villiers Paloma Palmer +2 more... Show less Recent press coverage suggests the U.S. government is poised to continue using foreign terrorist organization (FTO) designations to...
11/24/2025 5:12:13 PM A New Front on the War on Drugs: Implications of New FTO Designation By Timothy Harkness Nabeel Yousef Matthew Haggans Maria Slobodchikova Andrew Bulovsky Elischke de Villiers Omeed Askary +4 more... Show less Although the United States has historically designated organizations like Al Qaeda, ISIS, and Boko Haram as foreign terrorist...
10/28/2025 3:53:25 PM Doing Business in High-Risk Jurisdictions: Litigation Risks Arising from Latin American FTO Designations By Timothy Harkness Maria Slobodchikova Jackson Myers Cameron MacDonald +1 more... Show less In an era of increasing global instability, companies are frequently operating in high-risk jurisdictions—regions facing volatility which...
10/21/2025 2:32:43 PM Doing Business in High-Risk Jurisdictions: Litigation Risks in US Courts By Timothy Harkness Maria Slobodchikova Elischke de Villiers Jackson Myers Jordan McGuffee +2 more... Show less As global instability intensifies, companies increasingly find themselves operating in or considering entry into high-risk jurisdictions....
10/14/2025 4:20:16 PM Doing Business in High-Risk Jurisdictions: A Global Overview of Litigation Risks By Timothy Harkness Maria Slobodchikova Heather Cameron Akshaya Kalaiyalahan +1 more... Show less As companies chase growth in emerging markets, many find themselves operating in increasingly complex geopolitical landscapes, marked by...
10/7/2025 4:33:47 PM Using Bilateral Investment Treaties to manage risk in high-risk jurisdictions By Joshua Kelly Paige von Mehren Miranda Shaw Celine Leong +1 more... Show less When it comes to investing and operating in high-risk jurisdictions, there are a number of tools that can help businesses manage their...
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...
9/29/2025 3:35:54 PM The Ninth Anniversary of JASTA: Reflecting on Nearly a Decade of Secondary Liability in Anti-Terrorism Litigation By Timothy Harkness Peter Linken Multi-national companies doing business in high-risk jurisdictions need to put a date on their calendar: September 28. Why? That is the...
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...