Today’s alert—the third and final installment in our Sanctions 2022 Year in Review series—provides an overview of U.S. sanctions enforcement in 2022, including the key lessons learned from the enforcement actions issued by...more
As Russia’s war in Ukraine passes the one-year mark, and the battles on the ground move forward with escalating levels of ferocity, governments around the world continue to coordinate and respond with increasingly severe...more
3/3/2023
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Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
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Russia ,
UK ,
Ukraine
2022 was an unprecedented year for U.S. sanctions and the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). While the sweeping new U.S. sanctions imposed against Russia and Belarus in unparalleled...more
3/2/2023
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Human Rights ,
Iran ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
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UN Security Council ,
United Nations ,
Venezuela ,
Virtual Currency
After months of negotiations, Congress revealed the compromise version of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (NDAA) on December 6, 2022. The bill, viewed as a “must-pass” piece of legislation because...more
12/15/2022
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Foreign Investment ,
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NDAA ,
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Russia ,
Semiconductors ,
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