Recent legislation, H.R. 815, the National Security Supplemental (“the Act”) – further explained by guidance issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) on July 22, 2024 – has...more
7/25/2024
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Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement ,
EU ,
Export Controls ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Iran ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Trading with the Enemy Act ,
U.S. Treasury ,
UK ,
US Department of State
Broad authorizations permitting dealings in Venezuela’s oil and gas sector came to an end on April 17, 2024, when the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) terminated General...more
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) ,
Popular ,
PRC ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
U.S. Treasury ,
US Department of State
On October 18, 2023 the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) announced a set of new authorizations under the Venezuela sanctions regime, including a temporary suspension of...more
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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Compliance ,
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