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Key Sanctions Developments During the First Quarter of 2024

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During the first quarter of 2024, there were significant developments in the U.S. sanctions framework. This report summarizes the key developments and provides links to the relevant sources....more

Foley Hoag LLP - White Collar Law &...

Review of Sanctions and Export Control Developments in 2021 and What to Expect in 2022

This is the fifth post in this year’s series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations. Our previous post discussed trends in State AG enforcement. Up next: SEC Enforcement in 2022: A Look Ahead. ...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

OFAC Year in Review 2021 – Part 1

2021 was a year of transition in the United States and for the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). OFAC’s year, while busy, was far different from 2020, as the Biden Administration’s...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

U.S. Reimposes Economic Sanctions On Military Regime in Burma

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Effective June 1, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) published new Burmese Sanctions Regulations (“BSR”) that implement President Biden’s February 10, 2021, Executive Order...more

White & Case LLP

United States, European Union and United Kingdom Intensify Sanctions on Burma

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On March 25, 2021, the United States imposed sanctions on Myanma Economic Holdings Public Company Limited ("MEHL") and Myanmar Economic Corporation Limited ("MEC"), Burma's two largest military conglomerates. On the same day,...more

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Developments in sanctions targeting Myanmar

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Following the military coup in Myanmar on February 1, 2021, the U.S., UK and EU have imposed a range of sanctions targeting individuals and entities affiliated with the Burmese military....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

U.S. Imposes Sanctions Measures Targeting Myanmar Military Government

On February 1, 2021, the Myanmar military overthrew the country’s democratically elected government and installed an army general as head of state, with a cadre of military officials and their allies running the government. ...more

White & Case LLP

Military Takeover in Burma Leads to New US Sanctions and Export Controls

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On February 1, 2021, the Burmese military announced that it had seized control of the country from the country's democratically elected government.1 In response to the coup, the US has so far designated 12 individuals and...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Biden Administration Issues New Sanctions and Export Controls to Respond to Coup in Burma

Key Points - On February 11, 2021, in the first deployment of sanctions since assuming office, President Biden issued EO 14014, authorizing sanctions against members of the Burmese military and related parties responsible...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

US Imposes Restrictions on Burma Following Military Coup

In response to the February 1, 2021, military coup in Burma (Myanmar), on February 10, 2021, President Joe Biden issued Executive Order 14014 (EO 14014), “Executive Order on Blocking Property With Respect to the Situation in...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

U.S. Imposes Targeted Sanctions And Export Restrictions On Burma In Response To Military Coup

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On February 1, 2021, the military of Burma (Myanmar) in an unanticipated coup d’état installed General Min Aung Hlaing as leader and detained the country’s top elected leaders, including the President and Prime Minister. In...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Biden Administration Announces New Sanctions, Export Controls Following Burma’s Military Coup

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On February 11, 2021, the Biden Administration created a new sanctions regime and imposed additional export restrictions in response to the recent military coup in Burma. While the new measures do not broadly prohibit doing...more

Pillsbury - Global Trade & Sanctions Law

The Coup in Myanmar — U.S. Announces Initial Response with Targeted Sanctions and Export Controls

In response to the recent military coup in Myanmar (also known as Burma) against the democratically-elected government, on February 11, 2021 the Biden Administration issued an Executive Order on Blocking Property with Respect...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Biden Administration Issues Executive Order Re-Imposing Sanctions On Burma

On February 11, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14014 of February 10, 2021, “Blocking Property With Respect to the Situation in Burma” (“E.O. 14014”), the first sanctions-related E.O. of his new administration,...more

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Biden Administration Imposes Sanctions on Burma Following Military Coup

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As part of the U.S. government response, the Department of the Treasury imposes sanctions on certain Burmese persons, and the Department of Commerce heightens export restrictions relating to Burma. In response to the...more

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