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Weiss Nusraty advises clients on cybersecurity and national security matters, including cyber and data security incident response, and government and internal investigations.
Mr. Nusraty joined Covington from the U.S. Department of the Treasury where he served as a Policy Advisor within the Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence. In that role, Mr. Nusraty developed and implemented strategies on a range of matters, including financial sanctions, anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing. He worked closely with the intelligence community and other government agencies to disrupt illicit financial networks posing a threat to U.S. national security.
Prior to joining the Treasury Department, Mr. Nusraty served as an Intelligence Officer in the U.S. Air Force. While on active duty, he served as an Operations Officer at the National Security Agency (NSA), where he directed signals intelligence and cyber operations against high priority targets. During this assignment, he was selected as the Air Force’s Intelligence Professional of the Year. Mr. Nusraty currently serves in the U.S. Air Force Reserve at the Pentagon.
- Represents multinational companies in responding to data and cybersecurity incidents.
- Advises a financial services client in connection with a cross-border cybersecurity incident and related government investigation.
- Represents clients in conducting internal investigations related to sensitive national security matters and associated regulatory and litigation risks.
- Represents a pharmaceutical company in a DOJ investigation relating to alleged off-label promotion and kickbacks.
- Represents a major pharmaceutical distributor in complex, multi-district civil litigation involving parallel state and federal proceedings.
- Represents government contractors in bid protests involving classified solicitations before the GAO.
- Conducted an internal investigation of a government contractor, addressing a variety of DoD and intelligence community data and information security requirements.
Pro Bono
- Represents veterans in the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims.
- Advises nonprofit association on data privacy and terms of use policies.
- Represented a permanent resident in removal proceedings pending before the Executive Office for Immigration Review.
Memberships and Affiliations
- U.S. Air Force Reserve, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Staff (A2)
- U.S. Air Force Academy, Admissions Liaison Officer
Covington Represents Peraton in Solers Acquisition
June 18, 2019
WASHINGTON—Covington is representing Peraton in its recently announced deal to acquire Solers, Inc., a leading provider of software development and systems integration for space situational awareness, satellite ground systems and operations, cybersecurity engineering, and enterprise cloud-based solutions. Covington is handling government contracts, national ...
June 14, 2019, Government Contracting Law Report
May 15, 2019, Cov Financial Services
On April 30, 2019, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) opened a 45-day public comment period on its Innovation Pilot Program (the “Program”). In accordance with the agency’s objective of providing constructive and proactive supervision, the OCC’s proposed Program is intended to encourage the testing of innovative activities – including ...
May 6, 2019, Cov Financial Services
On April 18, 2019, the Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) announced an enforcement action against Eric Powers, a California-based peer-to-peer (P2P) virtual currency exchanger, for violating the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). This marks the first time FinCEN has taken action against a P2P virtual currency exchanger and the first ...
March 28, 2019, Inside Privacy
On March 26, 2019, the Senate Armed Services’ Subcommittee on Cybersecurity held a hearing to receive testimony assessing how the Department of Defense’s (“DOD”) cybersecurity policies and regulations have affected the Defense Industrial Base (“DIB”). To gain a better understanding of the DIB’s cybersecurity concerns, the Subcommittee invited William LaPlante, ...
September 5, 2018, Covington Alert
This client alert summarizes recent regulatory developments relating to fintech and discusses the implications of these developments.
August 2, 2018, Cov Financial Services
On July 31, 2018, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released a report identifying numerous recommendations intended to promote constructive activities by nonbank financial institutions, embrace financial technology (“fintech”), and encourage innovation. This is the fourth and final report issued by Treasury pursuant to Executive Order 13772, which established ...
July 2, 2018, Inside Privacy
On June 28, 2018, California enacted the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”), which is aimed at strengthening consumer privacy rights and data security protections. The CCPA takes effect on January 1, 2020 and is considered the most stringent privacy law in the country. The CCPA applies to for-profit entities that conduct business in...… Continue ...
June 22, 2018, Cov Financial Services
On June 20, 2018, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (“HUD”) published an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (“ANPR”) seeking comment on proposed changes to HUD’s 2013 regulations concerning the Fair Housing Act’s “Disparate Impact Rule” (the “Rule”). The changes are primarily intended to ensure the Rule is consistent with the U.S. Supreme ...
June 13, 2018, Inside Privacy
On June 11, 2018, the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (“FS-ISAC”) announced the launch of the CERES Forum, an information sharing initiative for central banks, regulators, and supervisors designed to strengthen responses to cyber and physical threats. The new forum will become operational on July 1, 2018. Although FS-ISAC primarily ...
June 13, 2018, Cov Financial Services
On June 11, 2018, the Financial Services Information Sharing and Analysis Center (“FS-ISAC”) announced the launch of the CERES Forum, an information sharing initiative for central banks, regulators, and supervisors designed to strengthen responses to cyber and physical threats. The new forum will become operational on July 1, 2018. Although FS-ISAC primarily ...
June 1, 2018, Cov Financial Services
On May 30, 2018, the Federal Reserve Board approved a notice of proposed rulemaking aimed at simplifying regulations implementing section 13 of the Bank Holding Company Act (12 U.S.C. 1851), also known as the “Volcker Rule” (or the “Rule”). Enacted as part of the Dodd-Frank Act following the financial crisis of 2008, the Volcker Rule...… Continue Reading
March 14, 2018, Cov Financial Services
On March 6, 2018, the Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) released its response to Senator Ron Wyden’s (D-OR) request for information relating to FinCEN’s oversight and enforcement of virtual currency activities. In the letter, FinCEN outlined its intent to regulate certain operators of initial coin offerings (“ICOs”) as ...
A Summary of the Recently Introduced “Internet of Things (IoT) Cybersecurity Improvement Act of 2017
November 2017, Pratt's Government Contracting Law Report
August 7, 2017, Inside Privacy
On August 1, 2017, a bipartisan group of Senators introduced legislation (fact sheet) that would establish minimum cybersecurity standards for Internet of Things (“IoT”) devices sold to the U.S. Government. As Internet-connected devices become increasingly ubiquitous and susceptible to evolving and complex cyber threats, the proposed bill attempts to safeguard ...
August 2, 2017, Inside Privacy
Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) released a voluntary framework for organizations to use in the development of a formal program to receive reports of network, software, and system vulnerabilities, and to disclose vulnerabilities identified in other organizations’ environments. This framework provides private entities a series of steps to ...
May 15, 2017, Inside Privacy
On May 11, 2017, President Trump signed an Executive Order titled “Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure” (the “Order”). The long-anticipated directive was issued months after the White House originally planned to release a cybersecurity order in February. Since then, revised drafts of the order were circulated, ...
April 26, 2017, Inside Privacy
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced that it is launching a new initiative to improve data security guidance and transparency as part of a broader plan to implement process reform initiatives. In an interview with Politico Pro (subscription required) last week, the new acting director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection, Thomas Pahl,...… ...
April 14, 2017, Inside Privacy
Last week, New Mexico and Tennessee both passed legislation updating each state’s requirements for notifying residents following a data breach. New Mexico’s new law, H.B. 15, makes it the 48th U.S. state to enact a state data breach notification law, leaving Alabama and South Dakota as the only states that have not enacted similar laws. ...… Continue Reading
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