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McGuireWoods partners Alex Brackett, Patrick Rowan, Jason Cowley, Laura Colombell Marshall and Edwin Childs and associate Elissa Baur contributed to Global Investigations Review’s publication “The Guide to Sanctions ─ Third Edition.” The lawyers wrote the chapter titled “Impacts of Sanctions and Export Controls on Supply Chains,” published July 8, 2022.The updated edition — which expands upon the chapter that Brackett, Rowan and Cowley penned last year for the guide — cited as a key example …

The National Law Journal quoted McGuireWoods partner Laura Colombell Marshall in a Feb. 25, 2022, story on how Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has heightened demand for lawyers with experience in sanctions, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and other cross-border legal services. The article also highlighted recent posts about the crisis on McGuireWoods’ Subject to Inquiry blog.Marshall, a partner in the firm’s Government Investigations & White Collar Litigation Department, told the NLJ that …

McGuireWoods partners Alex Brackett, Patrick Rowan and Jason Cowley contributed to the Global Investigation Review's publication “The Guide to Sanctions ─ Second Edition.” They wrote the chapter “Impacts of Sanctions and Export Controls on Supply Chains,” published July 13, 2021. “Today’s globalized, on-demand supply chains rely on increasingly seamless cross-border movements of raw materials and goods in order to be cost efficient and effective,” the authors noted. Sanctions and export controls …

McGuireWoods advised Maryland-based biotech company VLP Therapeutics, Inc. (VLPT) in raising $16 million in equity financing. VLPT is engaged in research and development of a cancer treatment vaccine as well as prophylactic vaccines against malaria, dengue and COVID-19 using VLPT's proprietary platform technologies.VLPT intends to use proceeds of the financing to fund research and development of a cancer treatment vaccine. Investors in the Series A preferred stock funding were comprised of …

… former federal prosecutors and senior government enforcement officials and how this “unusually sophisticated expertise informs the firm’s work.” The firm’s roster of former federal prosecutors grew in 2019 with the addition Andrew McBride in Washington, D.C., Rodger Heaton in Chicago and Kevin Lally in Los Angeles. Todd Steggerda, chair of the Government Investigations & White Collar Litigation Department, told Law360 that the firm has built a national practice with 21 specialty sub …

… Department of Justice declining to pursue charges. “We are very grateful for Law360’s prominent recognition of the ‘landmark matters and general excellence’ characterizing the McGuireWoods Government Investigations & White Collar Litigation Department’s notable efforts and accomplishments in 2019,” said Todd Steggerda, chair of the department. “This honor reflects our growing coast-to-coast practice — which includes more than a dozen former prosecutors and senior enforcement officials — that regularly serves corporate America and notable …

… publishing group which provides research, analysis and reporting on the international legal services marketplace.

Just Anti-Corruption, a respected publication specializing in FCPA developments, published an article “Compliance Concerns Complicate Credit Agreements,” written by partners Alex Brackett, Charlie Menges and Pat Rowan in its Sept. 4 edition. The article discusses trends in enforcement of sanctions and anti-money laundering regulations, including how vigorous enforcement against banks is affecting risk allocation and compliance obligations financial institutions are requiring corporate borrowers to sign onto in credit agreements.

Washington partner Patrick Rowan and Richmond associate Jeffrey Hanna jointly authored an article for Law360 on takeaways from a civil penalty levied by the Treasury Department’s anti-money laundering agency on a hotel and casino on Tinian, an island in the Northern Marianas that is a U.S. territory. The piece was the top offering Monday in the “Expert Analysis” column on Law360-White Collar. Subscribers can read the full text of the article …

Patrick Rowan, a Washington-based partner in the Government Regulatory and Criminal Investigations Department, was quoted extensively by Main Justice as an authority on efforts to crack down on foreign government hackers who conduct cybercrimes and corporate espionage in the United States. Pat was an assistant attorney general for National Security before joining McGuireWoods. Main Justice covers insider news about the Justice Department, including the 94 U.S. Attorney offices in the United States. To …

NBC News Justice Department correspondent Pete Williams interviewed McGuireWoods partner Pat Rowan regarding the federal government’s challenge in prosecuting Ahmed Abu Khatallah for the October 2012 attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya. To watch the full broadcast, go to www.nbcnews.com.

Washington partner Pat Rowan was interviewed on the BBC World News on April 22 about federal terrorism charges that were filed against the surviving suspect in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.

Washington partner Pat Rowan was quoted in a story published by Bloomberg Businessweek on Aug. 7 titled “FBI Probes Sikh Killings as Domestic Terrorism Incident.” Rowan, who headed the U.S. Justice Department’s national security division under President George W. Bush, said labeling the Aug. 5 shooting at a Sikh temple near Milwaukee as a “domestic terrorism” incident will allow federal and local law enforcement to tap the resources of the FBI-led Joint …

Partner Pat Rowan was interviewed by NPR regarding criminal charges brought by the Justice Department against a former CIA employee who was charged with leaking classified information to reporters. The story was broadcast on Jan. 24.

Partner Patrick Rowan was interviewed by KTRK ABC 13 in Houston after a mistrial was declared in the federal perjury trial of former Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens.

Partner Pat Rowan was interviewed for a segment broadcast on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered Feb. 1 about the “Jihad Jane” case.

An interview with McGuireWoods partner Pat Rowan (Government, Regulatory and Criminal Investigations, Washington) on NPR's All Things Considered aired Dec. 8. Pat discussed potential charges that may be filed by the U.S. Justice Department in connection with the arrest of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.

Partner Patrick Rowan (Government, Regulatory and Criminal Investigations, Washington) was quoted in a story published in The Wall Street Journal on Nov. 18, 2010, about the outcome of the civilian trial of former Guantánamo detainee Ahmed Khalfan Ghailani, who was charged in the 1998 bombing of U.S. embassies in Africa.

Partner Pat Rowan discussed the indictment by federal grand jury of baseball pitcher, Roger Clemens, for lying to Congress about his steroid use in a recent interview on ABC News.

Partner Pat Rowan was interviewed on NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams on July 7, 2010. He discussed the plea negotiations with the alleged Russian illegals accused of acting as unregistered agents for Russia.

Partner Pat Rowan recently appeared on NBC news to discuss the high profile case of 11 people charged with spying for Russia by the United States. Click here to watch Rowan's interview on NBC Nightly News.

Partner Patrick Rowan was interviewed on "What is Anwar al-Awlaki's appeal?" by WTOP on March 24, 2010. Audio commentary of Rowan is available at wtop.com.

The Washington Post quoted partner Patrick Rowan in its March 10, 2010 article "JihadJane, an American woman, faces terrorism charges."

A recent Associated Press story quoted partner Patrick Rowan on the sharp rise in suspects charged with terrorist activities in the United States by federal prosecutors.