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National Security Law & Enforcement

Designing & Implementing National Security Compliance Programs in 2026 & Beyound

  • May 5, 2026

Agenda

9:00–10:00 am

Networking and Registration

10:00–10:15 am

Welcome Remarks

10:15–11:00 am

Session 1: National Security in Times of Geopolitical Conflict 101 – Why and How Corporations Are on the Front Lines, and What to Do About It

Speaker: Jiazhen (Ivon) Guo (associate, Morgan Lewis, TMT), Brent Carlson (founder & chief solutions provider, Red Flags Rising Solutions LLC, and Michael Huneke

11:00–12:00 am

Session 2: In-House Panel Discussion on How National Security Impacts the Legal Department, Compliance Department, and Enterprise Risk Management

Speakers: Eric Solovy (vice president & legal counsel, Qualcomm), Molly Braese (head of global compliance, Skydio & former BIS chief of staff, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement; former NSC director for transnational organized crime; former DOJ senior counsel to the assistant attorney general, Criminal Division; and former CBP attorney), Ishan Nagpal (associate general counsel, Arista Networks), and Nate Swinton (associate general counsel, Cloudflare)

Moderator: Michael Huneke

12:00–12:30 pm

Lunch

12:30–1:15 pm

Lunchtime Keynote Address

Speaker: David Peters (US Department of Commerce, assistant secretary for export enforcement (invited))

Introduction: Brent Carlson

Moderator: Justin Weitz (partner, Morgan Lewis; former DOJ principal assistant chief, Fraud Section, Market Integrity & Major Frauds Unit)

1:15–2:00 pm

CLO Keynote Address

Speaker: Mark Casper (chief legal officer and executive vice president, Marvell Technology Inc.)

2:00–2:15 pm

Break

2:15–2:30 pm

Afternoon Keynote Address: Short Introduction to National Security Compliance

Speakers: Carole Basri

2:30–3:30 pm

Session 3: Subject-Matter Breakout Sessions (Outbound/Inbound Controls, Tariffs, and Fintech/Crypto)

Speakers: David Plotinsky (partner, Morgan Lewis; former DOJ acting chief, NSD Foreign Investment Review Section; former FCC chief, Cybersecurity & Communications Reliability Division; and former ODNI associate deputy general counsel), Katelyn Hilferty (partner, Morgan Lewis; leader, International Trade & National Security), and Alice Hrdy (partner, Morgan Lewis, with a focus on fintech and digital assets)

3:30–4:30 pm

Session 4: Industry-Specific Breakout Sessions (Data Centers, Drones, and Cybersecurity)

Speakers: Andrew Ray (partner, Morgan Lewis, M&A, with a recent focus on data centers and other AI-related deals), Jennifer Trock (partner, Morgan Lewis, aviation industry practice with a focus on AAM, UAS, and eVTOL), Hannah Levin (partner, Morgan Lewis, with a focus on data security incident response and FTC related privacy and cybersecurity matters)

4:30–5:00 pm

Reporting Out from Breakout Sessions & Feedback

Speakers: Carole Basri, Brent Carlson, and Michael Huneke

5:00–7:00 pm

Reception

National Security Officers Certification Program

Risk Assessment, Compliance, Strategic Planning for Crisis Management and Enforcement

  • July 6 to 16, 2026

Course Description:

Massive, structural shifts are underway in the way that countries evaluate their geopolitical competition and economic security. In the 1990s, global trade interdependence, then celebrated as “free trade,” was viewed by U.S. policy makers as a key driver of national security. But starting with the U.S. Presidential Election in 2016, and greatly accelerating through both the 2020 and 2024 elections, U.S. policy makers increasingly viewed interdependence as a weakness that degraded national security rather than enhanced it. They then set about the task of dismantling the free trade edifice (and the legal norms and regimes that either supported or derived from it) in earnest.

The question facing international corporations today, and in turn the employees working for them, is how do we manage ever-increasing and unpredictable national security risks? While some developments might unexpectedly create new business opportunities, many opportunities will be closed or burdened with preauthorization or licensing requirements.

For general counsels, compliance officers, enterprise risk managers, chief risk officers and boards of directors, this will mean that many functions that were previously seen as largely administrative or ministerial now have different national security consequences for the countries involved and, as a result, substantial financial penalties for corporations and potential imprisonment for individual violators.

In this environment, the companies and individuals who succeed in seizing the unexpected opportunities while promoting—not violating or undermining—their country’s national security objectives will be the best positioned to succeed. To do this, general counsels, compliance officers, enterprise risk managers, chief risk officers and boards of directors must retool and broaden their appreciation for national security related legal regimes, and how many otherwise siloed regimes can interact with exponentially increasing impact.

This course will train students to take on these critical roles in the future.

Schedule of Carole Basri & Deborah Srour

  • July 6 to 16, 2026

Class

Date

Time

1

Monday, July 6

From 09:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST

2

Tuesday, July 7

From 09:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST

3

Wednesday, July 8

From 09:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST

4

Thursday, July 9

From 09:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST

5

Monday, July 13

From 09:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST

6

Tuesday, July 14

Welcome Remarks

7

Wednesday, July 15

From 09:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST

8

Thursday, July 16

From 09:00 AM to 12:00 PM EST

Carole Basri: cbasri@yahoo.com, mobile: +1 (917) 822-2447
Deborah Srour: dsrour@ansco.org

Course Schedule

July 6 Class 1: 3.0 hours

Overview and basics of national security and law compliance: What is National Security Law? What are the roles of General Counsels, Chief Compliance Officers, Enterprise Risk Managers, Chief Risk Officers, National Security Compliance Officers, and Boards of Directors?

Readings:

  • Appendix A21: National Security Legal Issues, Corporate Legal Departments (2025), Basri, PLI
  • Chapter 11: Corporate Compliance Programs, Corporate Legal Departments (2025), Basri, PLI
  • Chapter 1: What is Corporate Compliance? Corporate Compliance Practice Guide, Basri, LexisNexis
  • Chapter 2: Creating a Basic Compliance Program, Corporate Compliance Practice Guide, Basri, LexisNexis

In class discussion:

  • Select a global company to profile (Palantir, Nvidia, Applied Materials…)
  • Create a list of key national security laws, regulations and guidelines for the following jurisdictions: EU, UK, US, China, Brazil, Canada, Russia, India, Japan, South Africa, and other nations as you determine.
  • Discuss job descriptions for General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer, Enterprise Risk Manager, Chief Risk Officer, National Security Compliance Officer, and Board of Directors

National Security and Legal Risk Assessment – The Foundation of a National Security Compliance Program and a Global Corporate Compliance Program

Readings:

  • Chapter 3: Risk Assessment, Corporate Compliance Practice Guide, Basri, LexisNexis

In Class Discussion and Assignment:

Create a Power Point on legal risk assessment for your company as a team project.

National Security Legal Risk Assessment: The Foundation of an “Effective” National Security and Global Corporate Compliance Program Legal Risk Assessment including the following templates:

  • Sample Inventory of National Security related documents (a sample letter requesting such inventory of documents, checklist of legal risk areas)
  • List of potential interviewees knowledgeable about national security implications on the business, e.g., executive management, board of directors, employees, outside counsel, vendors)
  • Sample interview questions on national security for interviewees
  • Sample heat maps for inherent risk and for residual risk (after controls are applied to inherent risk)
  • Executive Summary

Team Presentations of Legal Risk Assessment for National Security

Seven Steps for an “Effective” Compliance Program
(Each attendee will be assigned one step to be rolled into the overall Corporate Compliance Program for their assigned company. Each Team will then create a Corporate Compliance Program including the risk assessment, Seven Steps for an Effective Compliance Program and the Rollout.)

  • Step 1 – National Security Legal Standards, Policies, Procedures and Internal Controls
  • Step 2 – National Security Reporting Lines, Compliance Office, Compliance Officer (Creating a Culture of Ethics and Tone at the Top)
  • Step 3 – High Level Background Checks for employees, directors and executive management, as well as, vendors, agents, data providers, developers, including but not limited independent contractors, consultants, software programmers, data providers, law firms and accounting firms involved with national security

Readings:

  • Chapter 5: Setting Up the Compliance Office and Defining the Role of the Compliance Officer, Corporate Compliance Practice Guide, Basri, LexisNexis
  • Chapter 6: Background Checks and their Importance in the Compliance Program, Corporate Compliance Practice Guide, Basri, LexisNexis

Assignment:

Step 1: Create a PowerPoint for your Company including the following:

  • National Security Standards, Policies, Procedures and Internal Controls for the company including the code of conduct

Step 2: Create a PowerPoint for your Company including the following:

  • National Security Reporting Lines and Compliance Office/Compliance Officer including the organizational charts for national security for the compliance department within the company organization and within the compliance department including all reporting lines, a job description for the National Security Compliance Officer and a recommendation for staffing and funding the National Security Compliance Department including budgeting.

Step 3: Create a PowerPoint for your Company including the following:

  • National Security Risk Areas Checklist for Officers, Directors, and employees involved in identifying and managing national security risk

Presentation of Legal Risk Assessment for Nation Security (continued)

  • Step 4 – High Level Training for employees, directors and executive management, as well as, vendors, agents, data providers, developers, independent contractors, consultants, software programmers, data providers, law firms and accounting firms involved with national security
  • Step 5 – Auditing, Monitoring, Surveillance, Testing and Reporting Concerning National Security Compliance Program

Readings:

  • Chapter 7: Training on the Compliance Program, Corporate Compliance Practice Guide, Basri, LexisNexis
  • Chapter 8: Auditing, Monitoring, and Reporting, Corporate Compliance Practice Guide, Basri, LexisNexis
  • Chapter 9: Setting Up the Ethics and Compliance Hotiline/Helpline; Whistleblowing, Corporate Compliance Practice Guide, Basri, LexisNexis

Assignment:

Step 4: Create a PowerPoint for your Company including the following:

  • National Security Compliance Training for employees, directors and executive management, as well as, vendors, agents, data providers, developers, including but not limited to, such as independent contractors, consultants, software programmers, data providers, law firms and accounting firms involved with national security.

Step 5: Create a PowerPoint for your Company including the following:

  • National Security Auditing, Monitoring and Reporting including auditing, monitoring, testing, surveillance schedules and a draft script for national security issues handled by the hotline

Presentation of Legal Risk Assessment for Nation Security (continued)

  • Step 6 – Incentives and Discipline Concerning National Security Compliance Program
  • Step 7 – Updating the AI Compliance Program and Protocols for Internal Investigations Arising from the National Security Compliance Program

Readings:

  • Chapter 10: Incentives and Discipline Procedures to Promote and Protect the Compliance Department, Corporate Compliance Practice Guide, Basri, LexisNexis
  • Chapter 11: Continually Reviewing and Updating the Compliance Program, Corporate Compliance Practice Guide, Basri, LexisNexis
  • Chapter 18: Corporate Compliance and Internal Investigations, Corporate Compliance Practice Guide, Basri, LexisNexis

Assignment:

Step 6: Create a PowerPoint for your Company including the following:

  • National Security Incentives and Discipline including clawback provisions for bonuses related to national security and a performance evaluations template including a section on use of national security with integrity.

Step 7: Create a PowerPoint for your Company including the following:

  • National Security Updating and National Security Internal Investigations, including an update checklist for compliance assessments for national security and protocols for national security internal investigations.

Discuss the following areas in terms of creating a culture of ethics in uncertain geopolitical climate and the need for corporate governance oversight and leadership under the recent Caremark cases:

Areas to discuss:

  • 1. Export Controls and Dual-Use Technology
  • 2. Economic Sanctions
  • 3. Non-Tariff Barriers and Industrial Policy
  • 4. Cybersecurity and Data Privacy
  • 5. CFIUS and inbound investment / outbound investment screening
  • 6. Crypto, AML, and illicit-finance controls
  • 7. Munitions, drones, defense industry, and ITAR
  • 8. Rare earths, sourcing, chokepoints, and supply chains
  • 9. Forced labor and human rights trade enforcement
  • 10. Critical infrastructure: data centers, power grids, energy, water
  • 11. Financial institutions, fintech, biotech, pharmaceuticals, and nuclear
  • 12. Biotech (Nuralinks) and Pharmacology
  • 13. Critical Infrastructure, including Data Centers, Power Grids, Energy (including Nuclear), Water and Airports/Transportation Hubs
  • 14. Crime-control equipment
  • 15. Artificial Intelligence & Robotics, Agentic AI and Quantum AI

Readings:

  • Chapter 16: Corporate Governance and the Role of Board of Directors in Corporate Compliance, Corporate Compliance Practice Guide, Basri, LexisNexis
  • Chapter 13: Creating Ethics Awareness and Laying the Groundwork with the Board of Directors, Officers and Employees, Corporate Compliance Practice Guide, Basri, LexisNexis

Using the National Security Legal Risk Assessment for Strategic Planning and Crisis Management: The Future of National Security Corporate Compliance

Readings:

  • Chapter 21: Corporate Compliance and Crisis Management, Corporate Compliance Practice Guide, Basri, LexisNexis
  • Chapter 58: The Future of Compliance, Corporate Compliance Practice Guide, Basri, LexisNexis

Assignment:

Create a PowerPoint of a national security crisis management program.

  • Course Overview and Wrap Up
  • Certification Multiple Choice Test

[Course Materials described below may be replaced by selections from a forthcoming book by Carole Basri, Michael Huneke, and Brent Carlson on National Security Law & International Corporate Compliance, to be published by PLI (under contract, 2026 forthcoming)]

registration

Program Fee: Price per person: $ 1.000

  • July 6 to 16, 2026

Association of National Security Compliance Officers

Professional resources and guidance

  • Access to practice materials: model policies, checklists, white papers, reference libraries, curated news on regulatory and enforcement developments, and “how-to” guidance tailored to compliance professionals.
  • Hotlines or informal “ask an expert” channels where you can get quick, practical input on difficult questions from practitioners or association staff.
  • Periodic newsletters or journals that synthesize new laws, guidance, and best practices into short, applied articles for compliance officers.

Academy and credentialing

  • Regular webinars and courses on emerging topics (e.g., new controls, sanctions programs, cyber requirements, data-sharing rules, inspection trends).
  • Conferences and workshops where you can go deeper on specific regimes, hear case studies, and benchmark your program against peers.
  • Optional certification programs or structured curricula that help formalize your expertise and signal competence to employers and regulators.

Community and Peer Network

  • A community of peers who face similar issues, which is critical in national security where problems are often cutting-edge.
  • Working groups or forums organized by sector or topic (e.g., export controls, insider threat, foreign investment, classified work) where you can exchange experiences and solutions.
  • Online communities to pose questions, get sample language, or reality-check how others are interpreting complex or ambiguous requirements.

Advocacy and collective voice

  • Representation before government bodies: commenting on proposed rules, standards, or guidance that will affect how your company must operate.
  • A channel to raise systemic issues (e.g., unworkable timelines, contradictory requirements, inspection practices) in a way that is safer and more effective than one company acting alone.
  • Opportunities to shape “industry best practices,” which regulators often look to when assessing whether a program is reasonable.

Career development and recognition

  • Job boards, career-development sessions, and informal mentoring opportunities with more senior officers.
  • Leadership roles within committees, speaking slots at conferences, and publication opportunities that help build your professional reputation.

Podcast & Communication

  • Access to a podcast focusing on issues related to national security as well as other forms of communication with the other members.