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United States Announces Largest Round of Sanctions Since the Start of Russia’s War in Ukraine

Snell & Wilmer on 3/7/2024

The U.S. Government recently announced the largest round of sanctions against the Russian Federation (Russia) since the invasion of Ukraine two years ago. This multi-agency effort enacted over 500 sanctions against foreign...more

Risk to Israeli Entities Posed by International Sanctions – What Is the Exposure and What Are the Dangers?

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co. on 2/23/2024

The executive order signed by United States President Joseph Biden in February 2024 states that the violence being committed by Israeli settlers has reached intolerable levels; poses a serious threat to peace, security, and...more

AI Insights: How Regulators Worldwide Are Addressing the Adoption of AI in Financial Services

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 12/13/2023

Following the declaration of the international artificial intelligence (AI) “Safety Summit” at Bletchley Park (Bletchley Summit) on November 1, 2023, and the White House’s October 30, 2023, Executive Order on AI (Executive...more

Sanctions Against Russia: Recent Developments - May 2023

K2 Integrity on 5/26/2023

K2 Integrity 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 Union...more

The Informed Board - Spring 2023

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 5/25/2023

Changing CEOs is one of the most critical decisions any board faces. In this issue of The Informed Board, we offer tips on how to avoid the mistakes we most often see. We also explain the problems companies could face if the...more

Economic Sanctions and the Russian Oil Price Cap Policy

Seward & Kissel LLP on 1/31/2023

Background - As the Russia-Ukraine war approaches its one-year anniversary with no end in sight, U.S., EU and UK authorities, among other nations, continue to exert calculated but sustained pressure on the Russian...more

Russia Update: U.S. Tightens Pressure on Russia with New, Coordinated Sanctions Package | Insights

Venable LLP on 6/30/2022

This is part of a series of advisory alerts from Venable's International Trade and Logistics Group, published in response to the ongoing war in Ukraine. Earlier alerts on Russia and Ukraine sanctions are available in...more

Sanctions Against Russia: Understanding the Evolving Picture and How to Respond

K2 Integrity on 5/9/2022

...Since the start of the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces on February 24, the United States (U.S.), United Kingdom (UK), and the European Union (EU) have led a global sanctions campaign against Russia that has been...more

New U.S. Sanctions Restrict Investment and Services in Russia and Block Major Russian Banks

K&L Gates LLP on 4/8/2022

On 6 April 2022, the United States imposed a new round of sanctions on Russia in response to its continued actions in Ukraine. K&L Gates covered previous rounds of sanctions in alerts on 24 February, 25 February, 15 March,...more

Russia Sanctions Update – March 28, 2022

Foley Hoag LLP on 3/29/2022

U.S. Sanctions - The U.S. continued to expand its Russia-related sanctions with new additions to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (“SDN List”) made by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office...more

Recent Developments in US Sanctions and Export Controls Targeting Russia

Perkins Coie on 3/22/2022

Following Russia’s recognition of breakaway regions in Ukraine and full-scale invasion of the country, authorities in the United States, United Kingdom, European Union, and across the globe imposed a sweeping array of trade...more

Sanctions Against Russia: The Week in Review - March 2022

K2 Integrity on 3/18/2022

The Week in Review delivers the impact and analysis for the public, private, and non-profit sectors from our daily reporting of the evolving global sanctions campaign against Russia. ...more

Sanctions Against Russia: The Week in Review

K2 Integrity on 3/11/2022

The Week in Review delivers the impact and analysis for the public, private, and non-governmental sectors from our daily reporting of the evolving global sanctions campaign against Russia. This week, we reviewed the recent...more

New U.S. Sanctions on Russia and Belarus in Response to the Ukraine Invasion Impose New Compliance Responsibilities

Foley & Lardner LLP on 3/3/2022

Beginning on February 24, 2022, the U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the U.S. Department of State imposed several successive waves of economic sanctions on Russia following the...more

The U.S., UK, and EU Provide a Joint Response to Russian Aggression in Ukraine

K2 Integrity on 2/28/2022

Over the past week, the Russian Federation has taken a number of aggressive steps toward Ukraine in furtherance of its ultimate invasion—steps that were immediately condemned by the international community as a blatant...more

US and UK impose first wave of sanctions in response to Russian actions in Ukraine (and EU Sanctions to Follow)

White & Case LLP on 2/23/2022

Following Russia's recognition of the Donetsk and Luhansk Regions as independent, the US and UK moved swiftly to impose new sanctions against Russia in response to its deemed escalation of the ongoing crisis along the...more

UK adopts fresh sanctions measures against five Russian banks and three high-net worth individuals

Hogan Lovells on 2/23/2022

Today the UK government has adopted the “first barrage of UK economic sanctions against Russia” as UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson warned that Russian President Vladimir Putin is “bent on a full scale invasion of Ukraine”. UK...more

US Government Issues New Targeted Sanctions in Response to Russian Actions on the Ukraine Border

Fenwick & West LLP on 2/23/2022

The United States government, in coordination with the UK and EU, has imposed a round of targeted measures in what could be the first of a series of escalations in response to Russia’s recent actions along the Ukraine...more

U.S. Reimposes Final Tranche of Iran-Related Sanctions

WilmerHale on 11/9/2018

On November 5, 2018, the United States took steps to complete the U.S. withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (“JCPOA”), under which the United States – along with its partners in the P5+1 – had previously...more

Sanctions Round Up: Third Quarter 2018

A&O Shearman on 10/17/2018

Russia remained at the forefront this quarter, as the Trump Administration imposed new measures and markets reacted to the threat of additional, “crushing” sanctions from Congress on Russian sovereign debt. Meanwhile, EU...more

Iran Sanctions – U.S. Reimposes Sanctions After JCPOA Withdrawal, First Measures Come Into Effect

Dechert LLP on 8/9/2018

As expected, following his May 8, 2018, decision to withdraw the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (“JCPOA”), President Trump signed a new Executive Order (“E.O.”) on August 6, 2018, formally...more

Less Is More or More Is More? Differing Regulatory Ethos in the United States and United Kingdom Pose Challenges for Financial...

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 5/22/2017

The United States is poised to usher in an era of decreased regulation of financial institutions while the trend in the United Kingdom maintains relatively robust regulation of the financial services sector in line with...more

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