Virtual Currency, Venezuela

OFAC Year in Review 2023 – Part 1

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 3/4/2024

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

Navigating the International Trade & National Security Landscape

Foley Hoag LLP on 4/21/2023

The centrality of international trade laws in the development and execution of U.S. foreign policy has never been more evident than in 2022. Companies that have not invested in international trade compliance programs are...more

OFAC Year in Review 2022 – Part 1

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 3/2/2023

2022 was an unprecedented year for U.S. sanctions and the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). While the sweeping new U.S. sanctions imposed against Russia and Belarus in unparalleled...more

Review of Sanctions and Export Control Developments in 2021 and What to Expect in 2022

Foley Hoag LLP - White Collar Law &... on 2/25/2022

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

Treasury Releases Long-Awaited Sanctions Policy Review

WilmerHale on 10/20/2021

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

Venezuela Update: May 11, 2021 (Spanish)

Holland & Knight LLP on 5/11/2021

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

Venezuela Update: May 11, 2021

Holland & Knight LLP on 5/11/2021

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

Anti-Money Laundering and Sanctions: Trends and Developments Emerging Under the Trump Administration

WilmerHale on 7/29/2019

Bank Secrecy Act/anti-money laundering (BSA/AML) and sanctions matters continue to be a core focus of regulators, law enforcement agencies, policymakers and Congress, and the story of the Obama and Trump Administrations on...more

Blockchain Week in Review - October 2018 #2

Perkins Coie on 10/18/2018

U.S. Developments - Regulatory Updates - FinCEN Issues Advisory on Illicit Iranian Activities - On October 11, 2018, the U.S. Treasury Department Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued an advisory to...more

Your Daily Dose of Financial News

Robins Kaplan LLP on 8/21/2018

Google is facing a federal lawsuit in San Francisco over last week’s AP investigation that showed that the search giant “was sill tracking iPhone and Android device users, even if they turned off the ‘Location History’...more

Red Notice Newsletter - Russian

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 4/11/2018

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS – Canadian Mining Company Settles with SEC over FCPA Charges – On March 26, Kinross Gold Corporation settled with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over its alleged failure to...more

Red Notice Newsletter - Chinese

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 4/11/2018

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS – Canadian Mining Company Settles with SEC over FCPA Charges – On March 26, Kinross Gold Corporation settled with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over its alleged failure to...more

Trump Administration Imposes Venezuelan Digital Currency Sanctions

Jones Day on 4/9/2018

On March 19, 2018, President Trump signed an Executive Order prohibiting U.S. persons and anyone within the United States from engaging in "transactions related to, [the] provision of financing for, and other dealings in ......more

OFAC Releases Guidance on Cryptocurrency

Dechert LLP on 4/9/2018

The U.S. government has recently been active with respect to regulating cryptocurrencies. For its part, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) recently released guidance—issued in the form of...more

Red Notice Newsletter - March 2018

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 4/4/2018

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS – Canadian Mining Company Settles with SEC over FCPA Charges – On March 26, Kinross Gold Corporation settled with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) over its alleged failure to...more

U.S. Bans Venezuela’s Oil-Backed Virtual Currency, “Petro,” and Announces Plans to Publish SDNs’ Virtual Currency Addresses

Ballard Spahr LLP on 3/28/2018

Last week, President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order banning “all transactions” and “dealings” by any individual or entity in the United States that involve “any digital currency, digital coin, or digital token” issued...more

Your Daily Dose of Financial News

Robins Kaplan LLP on 6/1/2017

Even as the administration is mulling over withdrawing from the Paris Climate Accord, Exxon Mobil’s shareholders have voted to demand a more detailed accounting of the climate change policy risks facing the company—an...more

Cryptocurrencies - prompt contrasting reactions by Latin American regulators

Hogan Lovells on 1/5/2017

While used by organized crime, cryptocurrencies are also becoming accepted as a legitimate payment method by mainstream sectors of the economy in Latin America. Currently, some stores, start-ups, restaurants, hotels, and...more

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