Harry Clark, Ellen Murphy, Matthew Moses and Elizabeth Morgan co-authored an article for Law360 examining an advisory recently issued by the U.S. Department of State that aims to help U.S. businesses manage the risk of...more
In response to the latest U.S. economic sanctions, Russia adopted a law that gives the Russian President a broad authorization to retaliate for foreign sanctions. However, while this law makes a political statement, it does...more
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Previously Lifted or Waived Sanctions Measures Coming Back Into Effect: On May 8, 2018, the U.S. President terminated U.S. participation in the Iran nuclear agreement. As a result, U.S. Iran-related...more
On April 15, 2018, the U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS") imposed a "denial order" against Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment Corporation ("ZTE Corporation") and ZTE Kangxun...more
On April 6, 2018, the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") expanded U.S. sanctions relating to Russia by "blocking" seven prominent Russian businessmen, 12 companies, 17 senior Russian...more
On January 29, 2018, the U.S. government released a nonclassified part of a report on senior political figures and oligarchs in Russia (the "Report"). The U.S. Department of the Treasury prepared the Report in consultation...more
Russia-Related Sanctions Codification: The new law codifies sanctions executive orders related to circumstances in Ukraine and Crimea as well as certain cyber-enabled activities, restricting the U.S. President's authority to...more
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The last four years has seen a trend of increased law enforcement and regulatory investigations into financial institutions for sanctions violations and anti-money laundering, or Bank Secrecy Act ("BSA"), compliance. The New...more