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US imposes new sanctions and export controls against Russia

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On June 12, 2024, the U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury), U.S. Department of State (State), and U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced another round of sanctions and export controls targeting Russia. In this...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Guidance to Foreign Companies on Export Controls and Sanctions: Departments of Commerce, Treasury, and Justice Issue Tri-Seal...

On Wednesday, March 6, 2024, the Department of Commerce, Department of the Treasury and Department of Justice issued another Tri-seal Compliance Note, focusing this time on the obligations of foreign based persons complying...more

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U.S. Imposes New Russia Sanctions and Export Controls and Warns of Risk of Continued Business with Russia

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On February 23, 2024, the United States imposed its largest number of new sanctions and export control designations against Russia to date—targeting over 600 individuals and entities across a wide swath of the Russian economy...more

Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto LLP

The Anti-Money Laundering Whistleblower Improvement Act: Justice for Whistleblowers; No Peace for Russian Oligarchs

A two-year campaign to create an effective law incentivizing whistleblowers to report money laundering and sanctions busting has ended with a stunning and surprise victory for whistleblowers. It started in December 2020 when...more

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Weekly Update for Government Contractors and Commercial Businesses – October 2022 #4

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SBA Proposes Revisions to Ownership and Control Requirements for the 8(a) Business Development Program - As PilieroMazza noted, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released a major proposed rulemaking that will impact...more

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DOJ Announces Early Targets of Task Force KleptoCapture, Elite Anti-Money Laundering Initiative Established to Halt Russian...

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In late May, a court in the Pacific island nation of Fiji upheld on appeal the detention of the 348-foot Amadea, reportedly owned by Russian oligarch Suleiman Kerimov, whose wealth largely derives from his 76% stake in...more

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Treasury, Commerce Target Russia’s Tech Sector, Defense Industrial Base

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On March 31, 2022, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) imposed sanctions on 21 entities and 13 individuals “as part of its crackdown on the Kremlin’s sanctions evasion networks and...more

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License Exception ENC Severely Limited for Exports to Russia and Belarus, Belarus Targeted by Biden’s Third Tranche of Controls,...

The Biden administration took further action this week to degrade the ability of Belarus and Russia to sustain a military campaign against Ukraine. The measures are the latest in a series of restrictions levied by the U.S. in...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

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

1. Treasury Mandates Reporting of Foreign Securities Holdings of $200M or More- All U.S. persons (custodians and end investors) who manage $200 million or more in foreign securities for themselves or others must file a...more

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U.S. Sanctions Individuals for ‘Destabilization Activities in Ukraine’; Is Prepared to Impose Harsher Measures

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On January 20, 2022, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s (Treasury) Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned four individuals who are acting at the direction of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) to...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

A Ruble Without a Cause: What Economic Sanctions on Russia May Mean for Your Business and Global Finance

With Russian forces massing at the Ukrainian border, the U.S. and EU have been warning of severe economic sanctions. While we wait and watch this brinksmanship play out, it is worth considering how businesses, and...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Sanctions Legislation Watch: What to Expect from Congress as 2021 Comes to a Close

As we approach year’s end, and the pace of legislative activity ramps up, it remains critical to keep a close eye on the sanctions-related bills currently making their way, at varying speeds, through the U.S. legislative...more

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Trade Matters - November 2021

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1. New Cybersecurity Export Controls From BIS Go Into Effect in January - The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has released an interim final rule establishing new export controls on certain cybersecurity items and...more

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Trade Matters - July 2021

1. Chinese Trade Tensions Ramp Up- On June 3, President Joe Biden signed Executive Order 14032, replacing and superseding previous EOs that banned U.S. persons from purchasing and selling public securities of Chinese...more

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Senate Republicans Introduce Legislation To Impose Sanctions On Nord Stream 2 Following The Biden Administration’s Waiver

The legal and political skirmishing continued on both sides of the Atlantic in recent weeks over Nord Stream 2, the nearly finished Russian natural gas pipeline that continues to serve as a flash point within Europe and...more

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Biden Administration Imposes New Russia Sanctions And Establishes Framework For Future Expansion Of Russian Sanctions Regime

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Recently, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) sanctioned various individuals and entities connected to Russia’s technology sector and also expanded sanctions against dealings in Russian...more

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Russia Russia Russia! The Biden Administration Imposes Tough Sanctions on Russia

This week has been a week of significant foreign policy action. Today, President Biden issued a new Executive Order imposing tough sanctions on Russia for its interference in the U.S. 2020 presidential election, as well as...more

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U.S. Sanctions Turkey’s Defense Procurement Entity Over Its Purchase Of Russian Missile System

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The U.S. Department of State (“State Department”) announced the imposition of sanctions on Turkey’s Presidency of Defense Industries (“SSB”) pursuant to Section 231 of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions...more

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Will the Proposed “Countering Russian Hostilities Act” Stop Russian Cyberattacks?

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On Jan. 10, 2017, a bipartisan group of five Republican and five Democratic senators announced their support for the Countering Russian Hostilities Act of 2017. Lindsey Graham, one of the senators who announced the proposed...more

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New U.S. Sanctions Concerning Russia: President Obama Logs Out of 2016 with an Amendment to the U.S. Cyber-related Sanctions...

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On December 29, 2016, OFAC (the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control) imposed sanctions on five Russian entities and four Russian individuals in connection with their alleged efforts to interfere...more

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Trade & Manufacturing - News of Note - October 2016

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The WTO Opens Its Doors for the 15th Annual Public Forum - For the fifteenth time, the World Trade Organization (WTO) hosted its annual Public Forum in Geneva to provide a platform for an exchange of views among...more

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Checking In on Sanctions Enforcement

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The Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control continues to ramp up sanctions enforcement. Even with the likely relaxation of the Iran and Cuba sanctions, OFAC has been continuing its aggressive enforcement...more

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OFAC Warns Financial and International Trade Sectors on Evasion of Crimean Sanctions

On Dec. 19, 2014, President Obama issued Executive Order 13685, “Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to the Crimea Region of Ukraine,” to impose sanctions relating to the...more

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Additional U.S. Sanctions Imposed on Russian and Ukrainian Persons, But No Significant Escalation

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On July 30, 2015, the U.S. Government added dozens of Russian and Ukrainian individuals and entities to the Ukraine-related sanctions lists.1 U.S. officials have stated that these new additions are not an escalation of U.S....more

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US Sanctions as Diplomacy Tools and Political Weapons: Complexities and Opportunities for the Business Community

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Sanctions: Why So Hot Now? - In response to a number of foreign policy crises encountered over the past few years, the Obama Administration has sought a new and more aggressive approach to using sanctions to advance US...more

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