The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) have recently announced two enforcement actions that demonstrate the U.S. government's aggressive and...more
Broad authorizations permitting dealings in Venezuela’s oil and gas sector came to an end on April 17, 2024, when the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) terminated General...more
On April 17, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) released General License (GL) 44A, requiring the wind down of business transactions with Venezuela’s state-owned energy company Petróleos...more
During the first quarter of 2024, there were significant developments in the U.S. sanctions framework. This report summarizes the key developments and provides links to the relevant sources....more
2023 was another record year for U.S. sanctions and the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). Most prominently, OFAC continued to impose significant additional sanctions on Russia in...more
On October 18, 2023 the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) announced a set of new authorizations under the Venezuela sanctions regime, including a temporary suspension of...more
October saw two major enforcement actions involving Russia. First, three individuals were indicted for facilitating the export of controlled U.S.-origin electronics to Russia. Second, the president of a U.S. steel trading...more
El 18/10/23, la OFAC emitió un alivio de sanciones a entidades Venezolanas en los siguientes sectores: petróleo y gas, compañía minera de oro estatal y bonos soberanos venezolanos y deuda y capital de PdVSA (Petróleos de...more
On 10/18/23, OFAC provided issued sanctions relief to Venezuela entities in the following sectors: oil and gas, state-owned gold mining company and Venezuelan sovereign bonds and PdVSA (Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A.) debt...more
On October 18, 2023, the United States announced the suspension of certain sanctions related to Venezuela through the issuance of new and revised general licenses. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the U.S....more
The United States eased certain economic sanctions against Venezuela on 18 October 2023 in response to the signing of an electoral roadmap agreement between the Maduro regime and Venezuela’s Unitary Platform. Under this...more
On January 17, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control issued Venezuela-related General License (GL) 5J, which supersedes GL 5I and authorizes certain transactions otherwise prohibited under Executive...more
This is the fifth post in this year’s series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations. Our previous post discussed trends in State AG enforcement. Up next: SEC Enforcement in 2022: A Look Ahead. ...more
The US Treasury Department has released its 2021 Sanctions Review (the “Review”), which describes the US sanctions framework and the agency’s future sanctions priorities. The Review reflects on the evolution over two decades...more
Holland & Knight's Venezuela Focus Team invites you to read our Venezuela Update, in which we discuss the latest news, trends and developments in Venezuela that impact the interests of businesses across all industry sectors. ...more
Huawei Charged in Racketeering Conspiracy and Conspiracy to Steal Trade Secrets; Temporary General License Extended – On February 13, 2020, Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. (Huawei) and two of its U.S. subsidiaries were...more
The U.S.Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) added Rosneft Trading SA (“Rosneft Trading”), a subsidiary of Russian oil major Rosneft Oil Company (“Rosneft”), to the List of Specially Designated...more
On February 18, 2020, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) added Rosneft Trading S.A. (“Rosneft Trading”) and its president to the agency’s List of Specially Designated Nationals and...more
This is the sixth in our start-of-year series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. Our previous entry discussed enforcement by the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office in...more
El Equipo de Enfoque de Venezuela de Holland & Knight lo invita a leer nuestra Actualización de Venezuela, en la que discutimos las últimas noticias, tendencias y desarrollos en Venezuela que afectan los intereses de las...more
Holland & Knight's Venezuela Focus Team invites you to read our Venezuela Update, in which we discuss the latest news, trends and developments in Venezuela that impact the interests of businesses across all industry sectors....more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Oct. 21, 2019, renewed for three months a license granted to several U.S. oil companies so that they may continue operating in the country until Jan. 22, 2020. Chevron is the only...more
On August 5, 2019, President Donald Trump signed Executive Order 13884, Executive Order Blocking Property of the Government of Venezuela (EO 13884). EO 13884 is designed to further increase pressure on the Nicolás Maduro...more
Ambassador Lighthizer Testifies Before House Ways and Means Committee On Trade Relationship between United States and China - On February 27, 2019, United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) Robert Lighthizer testified...more