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Leaders in Law: The State of International Trade with Neena Shenai

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As governments globally resort to more muscular uses of economic tools, such as sanctions and export controls for national security and foreign policy purposes, international trade has become increasingly complex. In this...more

Mayer Brown

Russia/Ukraine Sanctions Update - Month of August

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US SANCTIONS - US Department of the Treasury Takes Further Action against Russia’s International Supply Chains: On August 23, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the US...more

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Russia/Ukraine Sanctions Update - Month of March

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I. US SANCTIONS - US Department of the Treasury Sanctions Russian Companies Based on a Determination that They Were Supporting Sanctions Evasion: On March 25, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets...more

The Volkov Law Group

Preparing for the Storm — Effective Compliance in the New Sanctions Era (Part II of II)

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If companies operated with perfect governance mechanisms and controls, they would all be ready for the coming sanctions enforcement storm.  However, that is not the corporate reality.  Even after several companies are the...more

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US House Committee Proposes Reset to US - China Economic Relationship

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On December 12, 2023, the US House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) (“Select Committee”) released a report titled “Reset, Prevent, Build: A Strategy to Win America’s Economic Competition with the Chinese...more

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New U.S. Sanctions Target Russia's Industrial Base, Additional Financial Institutions, and Technology Suppliers

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Since the outset of the Russian aggression in Ukraine, the Biden administration has issued incremental sanctions targeting various sectors of the Russian economy, aimed at curbing Russia's ability to wage war against Ukraine....more

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Canadian Sanctions Update: Russia, Belarus, Iran and Haiti Face New Restrictions

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In this post we describe the economic sanctions imposed by Canada since our October 5, 2022 update. While the latest sanctions on Russia, Belarus and Iran are largely incremental extensions of existing measures, a new...more

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U.S. prohibits imports of Russian gold and imposes new sanctions in latest measures against Russia

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The U.S. Government has imposed additional punitive measures against Russia in response to Russia’s actions in Ukraine.  The new measures include a prohibition on imports of Russian gold into the United States, new SDN and...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

No longer a ‘pipedream’: Are the oil and gas sanctions on Russia an opportunity for Hydrogen to move to the front and centre of...

In response to Russia’s military actions in Ukraine, European and other western States have imposed wide-ranging sanctions on Russian businesses and individuals. Europe’s heavy reliance on Russian oil and gas has been at the...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - March 2022: Incursion and World Trade, Part 2 - How to Commit Economic Suicide for Your...

From my perspective, as well as what seems to be many others in the west and around the globe, the incredibly long table that Vladimir Putin sits behind separating himself from his minions, as well as other country’s visiting...more

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The Impact of War on Commercial Contracts and the Global Supply Chain

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Thomas G. Allen, Kilpatrick Townsend Partner and Global Lead for International Disputes, discusses the Russian invasion of Ukraine creating a series of commercial contract issues and potential liabilities for companies doing...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

President Biden Signs New Law Requiring U.S. Blockage of All Imports Made Wholly or Partly in Xinjiang, China

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President Biden signed into law on December 23 legislation that will, for the first time, require U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) to detain all imports that are made wholly or partly in the Xinjiang Uyghur...more

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Potential CFIUS Implications of Proposed Strategic Competition Act of 2021

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The Strategic Competition Act of 2021, approved by the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on April 21, 2021, signals continued bipartisan consensus to orient U.S. policy towards aggressive action to counter China....more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Virtual Event] U.S. Export & Reexport Compliance For Canadian Operations - January 26th - 27th, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm EST

For a whole decade, ACI’s U.S. Export & Reexport Compliance for Canadian Operations conference continues to stand apart as the only practical, comprehensive event of its kind for the export compliance community in Canada. ...more

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US continues trying to enforce ‘secondary sanctions’

Report on Supply Chain Compliance, Volume 2, no. 19 (October 10, 2019) - In a trend that reaches back at least 18 months, the U.S. designated entities for violating sanctions against Iran and Venezuela. In both cases, the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Huawei Entity List Action – Update

The U.S. government has expanded trade sanctions against Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. ("Huawei") to cover additional Huawei affiliates but also extended and modified a general license that authorizes otherwise forbidden...more

The Volkov Law Group

OFAC Fines US Company for Iran Sanctions Violations

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There is no question that OFAC continues to dominate the enforcement landscape this year.  OFAC has provided plenty of warning and notice to global companies, especially those in the manufacturing and industrial sectors....more

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