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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

EU’s 14th Sanctions Package: Compliance Obligations Expand and Exits Are Facilitated

On 24 June 2024, the European Union (EU) adopted its 14th sanctions package directed against Russia, imposing an asset freeze against an additional 116 individuals and entities and expanding sectoral sanctions targeting key...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

OFAC Issues Omnibus Accounts Enforcement Case Involving Russia and Other Sanctions Programs

On March 14, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced its first enforcement case of the year and its first ever involving dealings with a Russian designated for sanctions...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Guidance for the Virtual Currency Industry; 2021 Sanctions Review Shows Increasing Focus on Digital Transactions

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On October 15, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued tailored sanctions compliance guidance for those operating in the virtual currency industry, including technology...more

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OFAC Releases New Detailed Guidance for the Digital Currency Industry

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On October 15, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) released guidance on sanctions compliance for the digital currency industry, the agency’s most detailed guidance to date on...more

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[Virtual Event] 2021 Middle East and Africa Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference - February 11th, 8:55 am - 2:00 pm GST

Our Virtual Regional Compliance Conferences provide updates on the latest news in regulatory requirements, compliance enforcement, and strategies to develop effective compliance programs. Watch, listen, and ask questions from...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

OFAC’s 5 Essential Components of an Effective Sanctions Compliance Program

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OFAC outlines baseline considerations for evaluating a risk-based sanctions compliance program. On May 2, 2019, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) published A Framework for OFAC Compliance...more

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OFAC Issues Sanctions Compliance Program Guidance

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The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), an agency of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, administers and enforces U.S. economic sanctions programs against targeted foreign governments, individuals, groups and entities...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

The Twelve Compliance Steps Every Multinational Corporation Should Undertake in Light of Recent Trump Administration Enforcement...

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Over the last month, regulators with the Trump administration sent a loud message to companies subject to U.S. jurisdiction: Enforcement of laws governing international activities is alive and well and the laws will continue...more

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