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Mining Law Monitor - Volume 22, Issue 2 - (Winter 2005/2006)

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 02.09.06

  • "FMSHRC in 2005: The Year In Review," Author: Tim Biddle.
  • "Mining Companies Go Public On The AIM," Co-Authors: Paul Finlan, Mitchell Rabinowitz, and Neil Sitron.
  • "The International Cyanide Management Code – It’s Not an Oxymoron," Author: Ed Green.

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Client Alert | 4 min read | 08.14.26

License to Hack? The White House Greenlights Private-Sector Offensive Cyber Operations

On August 12, 2026, the White House released a National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM) making a seismic shift in U.S. cybersecurity policy and establishing a framework to authorize private-sector companies to conduct offensive cyber operations — historically strictly prohibited by federal law — against foreign Cyber-Enabled Transnational Criminal Organizations (CE-TCO). It builds on an executive order issued in March 2026 that directed federal agencies to develop plans to combat cybercrimes against Americans....