In this episode of MoForecast, James Koukios, co-chair of Morrison & Foerster‘s Securities Litigation, Enforcement, and White Collar Defense and the FCPA + Global Anti-Corruption Practice Groups, speaks with fellow MoFo partners Brandon L. Van Grack, former chief of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) Unit, and Adam Braverman, former Associate Deputy Attorney General and U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California, about key takeaways from recent speeches given by Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General John Carlin and Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco.

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About the Speakers
James Koukios is co-chair of Morrison & Foerster’s Securities Litigation, Enforcement, and White Collar Defense Group and serves as co-head of the FCPA + Global Anti-Corruption Practice. James represents companies and individuals in high‑stakes government enforcement actions and complex internal investigations. He previously served as a federal prosecutor at DOJ, where he was the lead prosecutor in two landmark FCPA related trials: United States v. Esquenazi and United States v. Duperval. While at DOJ, James also served as lead prosecutor in United States v. AEY Inc., a defense procurement fraud and export licensing case that served as the basis for the 2016 film War Dogs. He also previously served as Special Counsel to then-FBI Director Robert S. Mueller, III.
James is joined in this episode by:

• Brandon Van Grack, partner in Morrison & Foerster’s Washington, D.C. office and former Chief of DOJ’s FARA Unit
• Adam Braverman, partner in Morrison & Foerster’s San Diego office and former Associate Deputy Attorney General and previously served as the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California

The Morrison & Foerster team is made up of talented defense lawyers, including many who once served as prosecutors and regulators. The team helps firm clients resolve their legal issues by immersing themselves in how their clients think and operate. Learn more about the firm’s Investigations + White Collar Defense, National Security, CFIUS, FARA, Sanctions + Export Controls, and Global Risk + Crisis Management Practice Groups.