Brandon Van Grack
@BVanGrack
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Co-Chair, National Security practice @MoFoLLP | fmr. DOJ natsec official incl. #FARA Unit Chief, Leak Czar, prosecutor | #sanctions #cyber | views my own
Joined February 2021
Today on "The Regulators," @S_R_Anders & I talk w/ Jennifer Gellie, the DOJ official who oversees the Foreign Agents Registration Act (#FARA). We dive into DOJ’s proposed changes to FARA, which have major implications for global companies. @lawfare.
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What will the new FARA regulations do?
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We’re hosting a webinar on DOJ’s new cross-border sensitive bulk data regulations that apply to most companies that handle genomic or personal health data, or conduct clinical trials. This new regime is bipartisan, and so is here to stay. Register at:
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He also oversees DOJ’s new sensitive bulk data program, which is scheduled to go live in April.
JUST IN: Justice's National Security Division is being overseen by Devin DeBacker, who heads the foreign-investment review section, but it is not a formal acting appointment.
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RT @joshgerstein: JUST IN: Justice's National Security Division is being overseen by Devin DeBacker, who heads the foreign-investment revie….
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RT @lawfare: Today’s Lawfare Daily is a new Regulators episode in which @S_R_Anders and @BVanGrack spoke to Jennifer Gellie, Chief of the C….
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AG Garland made the right call on Volume 2.
NEW: In a filing at the 11th Cir., the Justice Department says it will release special counsel Jack Smith’s final report on Trump’s Jan. 6 case—but it will withhold his final report on the classified documents case so long as prosecutions of Trump’s co-defendants remain pending.
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Amid the flood of regulations recently issued by the Biden admin, new restrictions on transactions involving or access to sensitive data may be the most far reaching. Most global firms w/ sensitive data are impacted. Goes live in April. Details below.
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The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) released final guidance on its new regulatory regime governing transactions involving...
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For anyone interested in a deep dive of DOJ's proposed changes to the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA), here's a comprehensive summary. As proposed, many global companies would need to reassess their FARA risk and exposure. Comments due March 3.
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For the first time in nearly 30 years, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) proposes to materially revise the Foreign Agents...
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DOJ just proposed the most significant changes to the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) in 30 years. Lots to unpack. Main change would significantly narrow the commercial exemptions; many global firms would need to reassess their FARA exposure.
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The Justice Department submitted to the Federal Register yesterday a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to update and clarify regulations issued under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA).
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RT @DOJNatSec: Former Member of Congress Charged with Acting as an Unregistered Agent of a Venezuelan National. David Rivera Allegedly Rece….
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Starting an account on BlueSky. Don’t want to lose touch with any of you. Please come find me.
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If you're looking for a baseline of how serious this charge is, Jack Teixeira was just sentenced to 15 years in prison for leaking classified military docs in group chats. But the intent here is different, so I'd expect DOJ to seek an even higher sentence.
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RT @WSJ: A CIA official has been charged with leaking top-secret classified documents that revealed information last month about Israel’s p….
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Asif William Rahman was arrested in Cambodia on Tuesday and expected to appear in federal court in Guam.
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RT @DOJNatSec: Justice Department Announces Murder-For-Hire and Related Charges Against IRGC Asset and Two Local Operatives. 🔗: https://t.c….
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On the latest episode of "The Regulators," @S_R_Anders and I talk w/ Devin DeBacker who oversees DOJ's new program regulating the transfer of and access to bulk data. The program establishes a data control regime in the United States, for the first time. @lawfare.
Today's Lawfare Daily is a new installment of "The Regulators" in which @S_R_Anders and @BVanGrack of @MoFoLLP spoke to Devin DeBacker about the new program @TheJusticeDept is setting up regulating foreign transactions involving bulk data on Americans.
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On the latest episode of "The Regulators," @S_R_Anders.and I talk to the head of the enforcement bureau at the @FCC, Loyaan Egal, about the FCC's expanding toolkit to protect telecommunications, the supply chain, and data. @lawfare.
On the latest episode of "The Regulators,".@S_R_Anders and I talk w/ Assistant Secretary Paul Rosen about unprecedented new US regulations on outbound investments. @lawfare.
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RT @ericgeller: DOJ and Microsoft have partnered to seize 107 domain names that Russian intelligence operatives were using to spearphish an….
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There used to be a clothing line called “Van Grack.” And Dikembe Mutombo was its brand ambassador. Couldn't have picked a better spokesman and role model.
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Color: Multi Brand: VanGrack Condition: NWT's Material: 100% Nylon Measurements: Large- 25" x 35"
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RT @lawfare: On today's Lawfare Daily, Benjamin Wittes sat down with @TylerMcBrien, @qjurecic, and @BVanGrack to discuss the charges agains….
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