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Current State of U.S. Economic Sanctions Imposed in Response to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine - August 2024 #2

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In its continuing response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. government has deployed a whole-of-government approach to impose sanctions and tighter export controls on Russia. This alert summarizes key economic...more

Hogan Lovells

Significant new measures against Russia issued by US Departments of Treasury, State, and Commerce

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On 12 June 2024, the US Departments of Treasury, State, and Commerce imposed new restrictions targeting Russia, including: (i) restricting the provision of certain information technology and software services to Russia...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Biden Administration Further Expands Export Controls and Sanctions on Russia and Belarus

On June 12, 2024, ahead of the 2024 G7 Summit, the Biden administration introduced new export controls and sanctions on Russia and Belarus in an effort to limit Russia’s ability to continue its war efforts against Ukraine....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Now Including the Kitchen Sink: Expansion of Export Controls on Russia Adds Restrictions on Low-Level Items and Software

Last year, we published an update on BIS’s foray into prohibiting EAR99 items for export to Russia and Belarus. We noted (somewhat in jest) that kitchen sinks may one day be added. Well, that day has come. Stainless steel...more

Fenwick & West LLP

U.S. Imposes Sweeping New Sanctions and Export Controls on Russia and Belarus, including on Certain Software and Related Services

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Citing Russia’s “transition to a full war economy,” the United States imposed sweeping new sanctions and export controls on Russia and Belarus today, including companies and individuals that continue to supply Russia’s...more

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BIS Adds New License Exception for Medical Devices to Russia, Belarus and Occupied Regions of Ukraine

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Medical device companies have a new regulatory pathway for exporting certain U.S.-origin medical products to Russia, Belarus, Crimea and other regions of Ukraine (i.e., the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic and Luhansk...more

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Current State of U.S. Export Controls in Response to the Russian Federation’s Invasion of Ukraine - February 2024

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In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. government has deployed a whole-of-government approach to impose sanctions and tighter export controls on Russia. This alert summarizes the key export restrictions...more

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Current State of U.S. Economic Sanctions Imposed in Response to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine - February 2024

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In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. government has deployed a whole-of-government approach to impose sanctions and tighter export controls on Russia. This alert summarizes key economic sanctions imposed by...more

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Current State of U.S. Economic Sanctions Imposed on the Russian Federation and Covered Regions of Ukraine in Response to the...

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In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. government has deployed a whole-of-government approach to impose sanctions and tighter export controls on Russia. This alert summarizes key economic sanctions imposed by...more

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Current State of U.S. Economic Sanctions Imposed on the Russian Federation and Covered Regions of Ukraine in Response to the...

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This update addresses the full implementation of the price cap policy for crude oil and petroleum products of Russian origin by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). On Feb. 3, OFAC...more

Cozen O'Connor

U.S. Responds to Russian Invasion of Ukraine with Costly Sanctions

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In the wake of Russia’s incursion into Ukraine, the United States has over the past several days imposed a series of unprecedented economic sanctions and export controls designed to prevent President Vladimir Putin from...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

New U.S. Sanctions and Export Controls Aim to Impose "Devastating Costs" on Russia

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Key point: On February 24, 2022, the United States imposed a combination of extensive and complex trade sanctions and export controls against the Russian Federation (Russia) in response to its invasion of Ukraine. These...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

U.S. Government Expands Restrictions on Exports to China, Iran, and Russia and Issues New Business Advisory Regarding Forced Labor...

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The Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) in U.S. Department of Commerce has added 34 more companies to its Entity List in its continued expansion of U.S. export controls to address human rights in the Xinjiang Uyghur...more

White & Case LLP

BIS Issues Rules on the Scope of Entity List Restrictions and Significantly Limits Activities Involving Huawei

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On August 17, 2020, the US Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued two final rules that expand the scope of licensing requirements for transactions involving parties on the Entity List. Both rules...more

Miller Canfield

U.S. and Foreign Business Affected by Addition of Huawei to the BIS Entity List

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The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) has added Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. and 68 of its Chinese and global non-US affiliates (the Huawei Group) to the BIS Entity List. ...more

The Volkov Law Group

Sanctions Updates: Iran, Myanmar (Burma) and Cuba

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With the rise of OFAC Sanctions enforcement and compliance issues, companies have to devote significant resources to following changes in OFAC Sanctions. Over the last few years, the US government has significantly altered...more

Williams Mullen

Key Export Compliance Issues For 2016

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The following are a number of important strategic issues to be considered in the export compliance area for the new year. 1. Recent Country Amendments – New Obligations and New Opportunities. There have been export...more

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