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UK Weekly Sanctions Update - Week of February 5, 2024

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In this weekly update, we summarise the most notable updates in the UK sanctions world. If you have any questions in respect of any of the developments set out below, please do not hesitate to contact a member of our London...more

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EU targets Wagner Group and three oil & gas companies over alleged human rights violations and destabilising activities in...

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On 13 December 2021, the EU imposed sanctions against the Wagner Group, a private military entity based in Russia, as well as related entities and individuals, citing human rights abuses and destabilising activities in...more

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Marcellus Shale Update: Does Vladimir Putin Hold The Key To Containing China After The Coronavirus?

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During all of Donald Trump’s presidency, he has been accused of maintaining secret ties to Russia. That charge only increased following recent reports that Russia had offered the Taliban cash to kill American soldiers in...more

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Sanctions news: US targets China, Syria, Venezuela and Iran

Report on Supply Chain Compliance 3, no. 7 (April 2020) The United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has stayed busy during the coronavirus outbreak. The office made several new additions...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

New Syria, North Korea and Other Sanctions Provisions Enacted as Parts of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year...

On December 20, 2019, President Trump signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (“NDAA 2020”), which includes numerous sanctions-related provisions. The law includes the previously introduced...more

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The Middle East Convulses, But Thanks To Shale America Hardly Notices

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The Middle East turned on its axis last week. Thanks in large part to the shale revolution, few Americans heard about it – and most did not care who did. Originally published on Forbes.com November 5, 2019....more

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Cyprus Launches Drones To Monitor Turkish Gas Drilling In Mediterranean

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Two of the legal worlds that I straddle – energy and aviation – collided last week in the Mediterranean Sea. The implications for these two disciplines, as well as world security, could be enormous. Originally published on...more

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U.S. Imposes Sanctions on Turkish Officials, Ministries in Response to Syrian Offensive

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The Situation: In response to events in Syria and in the face of strong Congressional pressure to act, President Trump introduced sanctions targeting Turkey. The Result: Although the President indicated that a ceasefire...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights - August 2019 #5

Iraq Would Face 'Wrath of U.S.' if Oil Pipeline Projects with Iran Go Ahead - "Washington would do anything to prevent an Iran-Iraq oil pipeline from ever being built, even if the Europeans were in favor, policy...more

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Marcellus Shale Update: Venezuela, Iran and American National Failure

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While President Trump and House Speaker Pelosi bicker about nonsense, two very important parts of the world are on a hair trigger today....more

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Marcellus Shale Update: The DRBC and the Limits of Administrative Agency Power

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There are two lessons from the petition by Pennsylvania State Senators Lisa Baker and Gene Yaw and Senate President Pro Tempore Joseph Scarnatti to intervene on behalf of a Wayne County landowner in his challenge to new rules...more

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Financial Services Quarterly Report - Second Quarter 2018: Current U.S. Sanctions Against Russia, Venezuela and Iran

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International sanctions are a major compliance challenge for companies worldwide. The regulatory risks associated with economic sanctions, asset-freezing measures and trade embargoes are not new, but they continue to grow in...more

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New Law Imposes Expansive New Sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea While Limiting the President’s Ability to Ease Russia...

On August 2, 2017, President Trump signed into law the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act of 2017 (Pub. Law. No. 115-44, H.R. 3364) (the “Act”), which significantly expands economic sanctions against...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

New Law Marks Significant Increase in US Sanctions on Russia, Stays the Course on Iran, North Korea

On August 2, 2017, President Donald Trump signed into law the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (the Act), which significantly expands U.S. sanctions against Russia while enacting modest new sanctions on...more

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Something Borrowed, Something New: An Update on Recent Treasury and State Department Actions: Iran, Russia, Syria and the...

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While much attention has been focused on the Trump Administration's recent actions targeting imports of metals, lumber, and other commodities, the Administration has also steadily ramped up its activities in the trade...more

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Schlumberger and PayPal Settlements Reinforce Breadth of Sanctions Compliance Challenges

Last week, U.S. authorities settled criminal charges against a subsidiary of Schlumberger Ltd. and civil claims against PayPal, Inc. Federal authorities alleged that these companies violated U.S. embargoes and other economic...more

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