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Follow the Money: The CHIPS and Science Act’s (Limited) Outbound Review Mechanism

Key Takeaways The CHIPS Program Office of the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (“NIST”) proposed a rule that describes the expected procedure for reviewing outbound investments...more

Further Measures Adopted by Russia in Response to Sanctions

Russia continues to introduce restrictive and other measures following the imposition of sanctions by the USA, EU, UK and other countries on Russia....more

Russia Imposes a Series of Measures and Countermeasures to Address the Economic Impact of Sanctions

In response to the economic sanctions and export controls imposed on Russia by the US, EU, UK and other major economies, Russia imposed measures and countermeasures....more

US, EU and UK Impose Unprecedented Sanctions Against Russia

Background As noted in our prior update, the United States, European Union and United Kingdom imposed a number of sanctions in connection with Russia’s recognition of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine. ...more

OFAC Interim Regulations Targeting Chinese Military Companies Have Limited Current Impact

On February 15, 2022, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) published an initial set of regulations to implement sanctions targeting investments in Chinese Military-Industrial Complex...more

U.S. Readies Sanctions Against Russia Related to Ukraine Crisis

The United States, Russia, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (“NATO”) and the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (“OSCE”) held a series of talks this week aimed at de-escalating the situation at the...more

CFIUS Provides Additional Time for Countries to Qualify as “Excepted Foreign States”

Key Takeaways  - Historically, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or the “Committee”) did not provide country-wide exemptions from applicable regulations governing national security reviews...more

Trumps Bans Investments in Publicly Traded Securities of “Chinese Military Companies”

President Trump issued an Executive Order on November 12, 2020 that will prohibit U.S. persons from investing in publicly traded securities of certain companies determined to be affiliated with China’s military.  Executive...more

End of the Road: U.S. Sanctions on Iran Come Back Into Effect

On November 5, 2018, applicable wind-down periods for certain transactions with Iran ended and the second and final set of U.S. secondary sanctions that had been lifted pursuant to the Iran nuclear deal – the Joint...more

US Implements Changes to Cuba Sanctions

The U.S. Government this week announced changes to U.S. sanctions against Cuba to implement various policy changes announced by President Trump in July 2017 (for additional background, see our prior OnPoint from June 2017)....more

US Government Modifies Sanctions Against Russia/Crimea

The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) imposed sanctions on additional Russian and Crimean persons while also issuing a general license authorizing certain transactions with a...more

US, EU and Russia Swap Sanctions

President Obama issued yet another new Executive Order (E.O.) blocking property of additional Russian persons the U.S. Government holds responsible for the situation in Ukraine on 20 March 2014. For its part, on 21 March...more

3/26/2014  /  EU , Foreign Policy , Russia , Sanctions , Ukraine

US and EU Impose Additional Sanctions on Russia

The United States and the European Union imposed new targeted sanctions on Russian and Ukrainian political figures viewed as responsible for undermining Ukrainian sovereignty on 17 March 2014. Both the EU and U.S. have made...more

3/26/2014  /  EU , Foreign Policy , Russia , Sanctions , Ukraine
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