On February 23, 2024, the Biden Administration announced new sanctions targeting a number of different sectors of the Russian economy, Russian government officials and financial institutions, entities suspected of sanctions...more
3/11/2024
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Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
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PRC ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
U.S. Treasury ,
US Department of State
On September 26, 2023, the “Export Enforcement Five” or “E5” partnership among the governments of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States issued joint guidance focused on preventing Russian...more
10/4/2023
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Due Diligence ,
Economic Sanctions ,
End-Users ,
Evasion ,
Exporters ,
Financial Institutions ,
Globally Harmonized System ,
Priority Watch Lists ,
Red Flags Rule ,
Russia ,
Technology Sector
On July 26, 2023, the U.S. Departments of Justice, Treasury, and Commerce issued a joint compliance note (“JCN”) regarding voluntary self-disclosure (“VSD”) policies that apply to potential violations of U.S. sanctions...more
8/4/2023
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Export Controls ,
FinCEN ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Whistleblowers
On October 7, 2022, the Commerce Department Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) – the primary gatekeeper on U.S. export controls – unleashed two lengthy and highly complex sets of regulations, aimed squarely at stopping...more
10/21/2022
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China ,
ECCNs ,
Entity List ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Foreign Direct Product Rule ,
Popular ,
Semiconductors ,
Technology Sector
Efforts by a bipartisan group of U.S. lawmakers to establish a national security screening mechanism for investment in “countries of concern” (including the People’s Republic of China) were dealt a significant blow recently,...more