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Seward & Kissel LLP

The Importance of Sanctions and Export Control Compliance

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The United States manages more than three dozen separate economic and trade sanctions programs. Those programs target specified foreign governments along with thousands of named individuals, groups and entities in accordance...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

What Every Multinational Company Should Know About . . . Implementing an International Compliance Program (Part II)

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In our prior update (published November 29), we provided the first five steps in our twelve-step program for international compliance. These steps are intended to help companies identify international regulatory risk inherent...more

Bracewell LLP

Check It Once, Check It Twice: OFAC Requests Daily Screenings of SDN List for Sanctions Compliance

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A recent OFAC enforcement action against MidFirst Bank highlights the five essential components of an effective sanctions compliance program that will serve to mitigate exposure in the event of a violation: Senior...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

Is Your Russia–Ukraine And Overall Sanctions Compliance Program Really Working? (Don’t Find Out the Hard Way)

How do you know if your sanctions compliance program (“SCP”) is really working? Can your firm really afford to find out the hard way – violations with major penalties, especially after regulators uncover your management did...more

K2 Integrity

Applying Expensive Lessons Learned: The Importance of an Effective Sanctions Compliance Program

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For international businesses, the costs of a weak sanctions compliance program can be steep, impacting both a company’s reputation and its bottom line. This year alone, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

OFAC Issues Sanctions Guidance and the Concept of Culture Gains Traction (With Chinese Translation)

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On May 2, 2019, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”)—the U.S. agency tasked with administering and enforcing the U.S.’s economic and trade sanctions programs—published A Framework for...more

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OFAC Issues Sanctions Guidance and the Concept of Culture Gains Traction

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On May 2, 2019, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”)—the U.S. agency tasked with administering and enforcing the U.S.’s economic and trade sanctions programs—published A Framework for...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

OFAC’s 5 Essential Components of an Effective Sanctions Compliance Program

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OFAC outlines baseline considerations for evaluating a risk-based sanctions compliance program. On May 2, 2019, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) published A Framework for OFAC Compliance...more

Perkins Coie

OFAC Issues Sanctions Compliance Program Guidance

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The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), an agency of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, administers and enforces U.S. economic sanctions programs against targeted foreign governments, individuals, groups and entities...more

King & Spalding

OFAC Publishes “A Framework for Compliance Commitments”

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OFAC Provides Guidance on the Essential Components of a Risk-Based Sanctions Compliance Program - On May 2, 2019, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued guidelines...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

OFAC Actions Provide Guidance on Sanctions Compliance Best Practices

• Russian corporations de-listed through significant specific steps agreed to with OFAC • Exporter settles for $7.7 million and agrees to comprehensive compliance measures • OFAC outlines sanctions compliance best...more

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