Closing the year with a renewed focus on the People’s Republic of China, the Biden Administration imposed new export restrictions on US-origin technology to Chinese tech firms to hinder the PRC’s military and security...more
1/24/2022
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Hong Kong ,
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New Legislation ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Ransomware ,
Russia ,
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Ukraine ,
Virtual Currency
The Biden Administration this quarter announced fewer targeted sanctions, but issued several “whole of government” advisories regarding sanctions risks associated with China-related business dealings, as well as virtual...more
10/29/2021
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Banks ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Customs ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Financial Institutions ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Sanctions
This quarter, the U.S. acted pursuant to statute to punish Russia for its alleged role in the chemical weapons attack on Sergei Skipal and targeted a handful of individuals and entities for certain other malign activities....more
10/21/2019
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Anti-Corruption ,
CAATSA ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Trump Administration