Listen "FRESH LOOKS - Export Controls Penalties"
Episode Synopsis
In Episode 4, Mike and Brent revisit another of their prior "Fresh Looks" posts on the NYU Law School's Program on Corporate Compliance & Enforcement ("PCCE") blog. This one concerns export control penalties and what to make of recent statements attributed to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Undersecretary Jeffrey Kessler. Mike and Brent discuss the context for the original November 14, 2023, post (00:30), how historical FCPA penalties compared to U.S. export controls penalties prior to the April 2023 Seagate resolution (01:26), what current official statements and enforcement trends mean for c-suites and boards (02:59), a recent Export Compliance Daily article regarding internal BIS discussions about enforcement priorities (04:57), how to prepare (07:23) for high probability-based enforcement (08:52), the role of the DOJ's National Security Division (11:01), and conclude with Brent Carlson's "Managing Up" segment (12:30).Brent & Mike's "Fresh Looks" post from November 14, 2023, "From Peanuts to Prison Time – A Fresh Look at the Evolution of Export Controls Penalties" is here: https://wp.nyu.edu/compliance_enforcement/2023/11/14/from-peanuts-to-prison-time-a-fresh-look-at-the-evolution-of-export-controls-penalties/More about Brent: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brent-carlson-41ba692/More about Mike: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mhuneke/Check out Mike & Brent's full "Fresh Looks" series: https://www.hugheshubbard.com/fresh-looks
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