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Sanctions are the “New” FCPA – How this Era of Enforcement Shapes Third-Party Risk Management

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In the summer of 2022, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco – a veteran prosecutor and currently number two at the helm of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) – began to describe the enforcement of sanctions regulations as...more

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[Event] European Forum on Global Economic Sanctions - June 5th - 6th, Berlin, Germany

Hosted by the C5 Group Inc., the 2024 European Forum on Global Economic Sanctions will explore the evolution of the global economic sanctions landscape, analyzing everything from the shifting geopolitics around the globe, to...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

EU Sanctions Year in Review 2023

In 2023, the European Union continued to use economic sanctions as one of its foreign policy tools, and not only in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine. New sanctions and adjustments to existing regimes reflect the EU’s...more

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OFAC Year in Review 2023 – Part 1

2023 was another record year for U.S. sanctions and the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). Most prominently, OFAC continued to impose significant additional sanctions on Russia in...more

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2023 in Review: An Eventful Year in Sanctions and Enforcement

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The sanctions world experienced another action-packed year in 2023. Sanctions against Russia dominated the year in terms of the number of designations and new restrictions, and the attacks perpetrated by Hamas in Israel on 7...more

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Navigating the International Trade & National Security Landscape

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The centrality of international trade laws in the development and execution of U.S. foreign policy has never been more evident than in 2022. Companies that have not invested in international trade compliance programs are...more

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[Event] 17th Annual Flagship Conference on U.S. Economic Sanctions Enforcement and Compliance - April 25th - 26th, Washington, DC

The American Conference Institute is hosting their 17th Annual Flagship Conference on U.S. Economic Sanctions Enforcement and Compliance on April 25-26, 2023, in Washington! Don’t miss the opportunity to stay current with the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

OFAC Year in Review 2022 – Part 1

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

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BIS Adds 35 Chinese Entities to Entity List for Supporting China’s Military Modernization Efforts and Nine Russian Entities for...

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On December 16, 2022, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) published a rule adding 35 entities from China and one entity from Japan to the Entity List for supporting China’s military...more

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National Defense Authorization Act Implications for U.S. Sanctions Programs

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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

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Sanctions Against Russia: The Week in Review - July 2022

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The Week in Review delivers information and analysis on recent developments related to sanctions against Russia and key implications for the public, private, and non-profit sectors as the United States (U.S.), the European...more

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Avoiding Supply Chain Disruption in an Era of Geopolitical Risk

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Geopolitics have always impacted supply chain logistics, but over the last two years they have played an outsized role that will likely continue for the foreseeable future. While the COVID-19 pandemic demonstrated the risks...more

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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

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Trade Matters, January 2022: A monthly newsletter covering global trade & national security developments

1. New Import Ban on All Products From China’s Xinjiang Region- In late December 2021, President Biden signed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act into law. The new legislation creates a rebuttable presumption that any...more

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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

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At a Glance: White House 100-Day Supply Chain Report

In February 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14017, “Executive Order on America’s Supply Chains” (discussed here), requiring (among other things) a report within 100-days requiring key government agencies to...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Alerte : Le Canada impose de nouvelles sanctions contre la Chine, la Crimée, la Russie et le Myanmar

Le gouvernement du Canada a apporté plusieurs modifications récentes aux lois canadiennes sur les sanctions afin d’imposer de nouvelles sanctions contre la République populaire de Chine (la « Chine ») et de désigner d’autres...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Sanctions Alert: Canada Imposes New Sanctions Against China, Additional Sanctions on Crimea, Russia and Myanmar

The Government of Canada has made several recent changes to Canadian sanctions legislation to impose new sanctions against the People’s Republic of China (China) and designate additional individuals and entities under...more

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US Export Controls: Business as Usual?

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Turning to the business of exports from the United States, the next section is a must-read for any company doing business in the United States or from the United States. Or for that matter, any company competing with affected...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Trump vs. Biden: A Foreign Policy Brief

Doubling down on an America First foreign policy, a second term for President Trump would focus on continued unwinding post 9/11 military involvement in the Middle East while pursuing normalization of ties between Israel and...more

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White Collar Year in Preview: Sanctions/Export Controls Trends in 2020

This is the sixth in our start-of-year series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. Our previous entry discussed enforcement by the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office in...more

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Implications of the Iran Accord for the Maritime Industry

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On July 14, 2015, the U.S., France, China, Russia, United Kingdom, Germany and the European Union (EU) entered into the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) with Iran after years of difficult negotiations. Iran agreed...more

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