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Firm News 12 results

Firm News | 2 min read | 06.26.25

Crowell Earns Top Rankings from Legal 500 United States 2025

Washington – June 26, 2025: Crowell & Moring has been recommended in eight practice areas in the 18th edition of the Legal 500 United States. In addition, partner Daniel Forman, co-chair of the firm’s Government Contracts Group, has been named to the Legal 500’s “Hall of Fame” for Government Contracts.
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Firm News | 2 min read | 03.11.25

Foreign Investment Watch Names Caroline Brown a Top Advisor 2025

Washington – March 11, 2025: Foreign Investment Watch named Crowell & Moring partner Caroline Brown to its list of Top Advisors 2025. The list recognizes the “top advisors who provide advice and counsel concerning foreign investment and national security in the U.S. and abroad.” This is the second consecutive year that Brown has been ranked.

Firm News | 2 min read | 12.05.24

Crowell & Moring Notches Tenth Straight Year on “GIR 100”

Global Investigations Review has named Crowell & Moring’s Investigations and White Collar & Regulatory Enforcement groups to this year’s GIR 100, an annual guide to the world’s leading cross-border investigations practices.

Client Alerts 108 results

Client Alert | 4 min read | 08.27.26

FCC Clarifies Covered List for Power Inverters and Advanced Robotic Devices

On July 28, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) updated its Covered List — established through the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act — to include foreign-produced connected power inverters and advanced robotic devices, following an executive branch national security determination that they “pose unacceptable risks to the national security of the United States or the safety and security of United States persons.” Equipment on the Covered List is ineligible for FCC equipment authorization, effectively prohibiting the import, sale, or marketing of those products without an exception or approval.
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Client Alert | 4 min read | 08.27.26

Power Play: New Executive Order Targets Electrical Grid Equipment

On August 26, 2026, President Trump issued EO 14420, prohibiting the acquisition, importation, transfer, or installation of foreign-produced bulk-power system electric equipment that meet certain criteria. The prohibitions are in response to the national emergency declared by President Trump pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) and the National Emergencies Act (NEA) and based on foreign actors’ potential exploitation of vulnerabilities in U.S. energy infrastructure to harm U.S. national security, including through digital backdoors built into foreign-manufactured equipment that allow remote access and potential sabotage. According to the Order, this threat to national security has become even more acute given the rapid growth of advanced manufacturing, data centers, artificial intelligence, and defense production, which together have exponentially increased U.S. dependence on reliable electricity.
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Client Alert | 4 min read | 08.03.26

Short-Circuited: FCC Updates Covered List to Prohibit Foreign Power Inverters and Advanced Robotic Devices

On July 28, 2026, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) updated its Covered List, established through the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act to include foreign-produced connected power inverters and advanced robotic devices. The designation of these products to the Covered List follows an Executive Branch national security determination that they “pose unacceptable risks to the national security of the United States or the safety and security of United States persons.” Equipment listed on the Covered List is ineligible for FCC equipment authorization, effectively prohibiting the import, sale, or marketing of those products absent an exception or approval. This action comes only months after the FCC added consumer-grade routers to the Covered List on March 23, 2026 and uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) on December 22, 2025. Taken together, these actions reflect the FCC’s increasingly expansive approach to using its authorities to guard against foreign produced connected technologies that may create vulnerabilities enabling disruption of critical infrastructure, unauthorized access to sensitive information, or cyber intrusions. The shift is a departure from the FCC’s previous focus on equipment and services produced by certain PRC and Russian companies.
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Press Coverage 61 results

Press Coverage | 06.27.25

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Events 7 results

Event | 12.03.25 - 12.04.25

Caroline Brown to Speak at ACI New York Forum on Economic Sanctions

Caroline E. Brown, a partner in our White Collar and Regulatory Enforcement and International Trade groups, will moderate discussions on compliance with economic sanctions and the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s restrictions on outbound investment at the American Conference Institute's 15th Annual New York Forum on Economic Sanctions.  On December 3 and 4, respectively, Brown will moderate a roundtable entitled "Cross-Functional Collaboration: Strategies for Clear Communication and Training Across Functions and Jurisdictions" and a panel entitled "The Rise of Outbound Investment Rules and the Intersection with Sanctions and Export Controls: New Legal and Compliance Considerations Affecting Transactions."

Event | 12.05.24, 10:15 AM EST

New York Forum on Economic Sanctions

Caroline Brown is set to lead the keynote fireside discussion at the highly regarded 14th Annual New York Forum on Economic Sanctions hosted by ACI.

Event | 11.02.23, 9:15 AM EDT

2023 Year End Forum DCAA/DCMA Industry Day

Join Caroline Brown, Stephen Byers, and Jason Crawford alongside Paul Bailey, Partner at Capital Edge, as they discuss the Focus of DOJ Investigations and FCA Enforcement for government contractors at the 2023 Year End Forum DCAA/DCMA Industry Day.

Webinars 26 results

Webinar | 09.15.26, 12:00 PM EDT - 12:45 PM EDT

On the Banned List: What the FCC's Expanding Covered List Means for Your Business

Join Crowell & Moring for a timely webinar on the FCC's recent expansions of its Covered List, which now prohibits foreign-made routers, power inverters, and advanced robotic devices on national security grounds.

Webinar | 05.22.25, 12:00 PM EDT - 1:15 PM EDT

Navigating Agency and Congressional Investigations for Federal Funding Recipients Webinar

The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), various federal agencies, and Congress are all actively investigating recipients of federal funding for alleged waste, fraud and abuse—with a keen focus on recipients of hundreds of billions of dollars in grants, loans, and other funding through the Inflation Reduction Act and Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. Our experienced panel will discuss the potential legal and political exposure arising from those investigations, and how to mitigate that risk by establishing best practices for responding to agency and congressional investigations.

Webinar | February 4, 2025, and February 11, 2025

Trump Administration and Trade: Two-Part Webinar Set

Join Crowell’s International Trade and Government Affairs attorneys as they explore the anticipated Trump Administration’s tariffs and their implications along with new customs and trade remedy issues facing importers.

Blog Posts 32 results

Blog Post | 08.18.26

FinCEN Finalizes BOI Reporting Rule: What U.S. Companies Need to Know

Key Takeaway: Domestic reporting companies—meaning entities formed under the laws of any U.S. state or Tribal jurisdiction—have no beneficial ownership information reporting obligations to FinCEN under the final rule.
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Podcasts 1 result

Podcast | 07.29.21

Byte-Sized Q&A: Paying a Criminal: Ransomware Payments and Related Sanctions Risks

In this episode, host Kate Growley and Caroline Brown talk about the regulatory risks of violating sanctions and anti-money laundering laws when considering whether to make a payment to ransomware attackers. Those risks extend beyond the victims of the ransomware attack themselves to include ransomware insurance businesses, payment processors, and companies involved in digital forensics and incident response. Crowell & Moring’s “Byte-Sized Q&A” podcast takes the complex world of government contracts cybersecurity and breaks it down into byte-sized pieces.
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