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
On June 21, 2024, the Treasury Department released long-expected proposed regulations to curtail investments by U.S. persons (including investments by U.S. limited partners in non-U.S. pooled funds) and U.S.-controlled...more
6/24/2024
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Corporate Counsel ,
Covered Entities ,
Covered Transactions ,
Foreign Investment ,
National Security ,
Proposed Rules ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Semiconductors ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Treasury
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 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 September 15, 2022, President Biden issued an Executive Order regarding the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or the “Committee”)....more
9/22/2022
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CFIUS ,
Covered Transactions ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Cybersecurity ,
Executive Orders ,
Filing Requirements ,
Foreign Investment ,
Joe Biden ,
National Security ,
Popular ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Supply Chain ,
U.S. Treasury