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[Virtual Event] Corporate Compliance Enforcement Conference - June 6th, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm CT

How do enforcement priorities impact your compliance program? Supply chains, tech tools, consumer data, the use of sanctions, the list is long — there are a vast number of organizational processes and procedures under...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] The Brazil Summit on Anti-Corruption, Integrity & ESG - May 22nd - 23rd, São Paulo, Brazil

Hosted by American Conference Institute, the 14th Annual Summit on Anti-Corruption, Integrity & ESG returns to Brazil for another groundbreaking year to discuss the current high-stakes dilemmas impacting your organization....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

OFAC Year in Review 2023 – Part 1

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

K2 Integrity

2023 in Review: An Eventful Year in Sanctions and Enforcement

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The sanctions world experienced another action-packed year in 2023. Sanctions against Russia dominated the year in terms of the number of designations and new restrictions, and the attacks perpetrated by Hamas in Israel on 7...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Webinar] Virtual Proficiency Series on Economic Sanctions - February 6th - 29th, 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm EST

ACI’s highly anticipated Proficiency Series on Economic Sanctions provides true immersion into Economic Sanctions with the objective of becoming proficient in 4 weeks. Advance your career and professional development by...more

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[Event] Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference - September 1st, São Paulo, Brazil

Looking for compliance education and networking in your area? SCCE’s Regional Compliance & Ethics Conferences offer convenient, local compliance education for practitioners across the globe, including updates on the latest...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

OFAC sanctions senior Iranian Officials for human rights abuses

On April 24, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions, pursuant to Executive Orders 13553 and 13846, against four senior Iranian security officials of the Law Enforcement...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Navigating the International Trade & National Security Landscape

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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

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[Virtual Event] Corporate Compliance Enforcement Conference - July 25th, 9:00 am - 4:45 pm CT

Is Your Compliance Program Designed for the Current Enforcement Landscape? Data protection, anti-corruption, antitrust, supply chains, economic sanctions and even the software employees use to communicate are all subjects...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 17th Annual Flagship Conference on U.S. Economic Sanctions Enforcement and Compliance - April 25th - 26th, Washington, DC

The American Conference Institute is hosting their 17th Annual Flagship Conference on U.S. Economic Sanctions Enforcement and Compliance on April 25-26, 2023, in Washington! Don’t miss the opportunity to stay current with the...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

OFAC Year in Review 2022 – Part 1

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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

UK High Court Judgment Spotlights Importance of Managing Supply Chain Risks

On 20 January 2023, the UK High Court of Justice (the High Court) delivered its judgment in R. (on the application of World Uyghur Congress) v Secretary of State for the Home Department. The case concerned a judicial review...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

Banks – What Should You Know? Civil Liability for Failure to Detect Human Trafficking

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In 2020, we wrote about the increased regulatory attention on financial institutions’ obligations to detect and respond to human trafficking. In 2021, we wrote about how anti-human trafficking programs fit squarely in banks’...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Canadian Sanctions Update: Russia, Belarus, Iran and Haiti Face New Restrictions

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In this post we describe the economic sanctions imposed by Canada since our October 5, 2022 update. While the latest sanctions on Russia, Belarus and Iran are largely incremental extensions of existing measures, a new...more

Estlund Law, P.A.

INTERPOL Red Notice: Egypt’s Red Notices and the Muslim Brotherhood- Part 3 of 3

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 Egypt’s Red Notice requests for Muslim Brotherhood members- a continuation of Egypt’s past INTERPOL abuses? As discussed in the first two posts in this series, here and here, members of the banned group the Muslim...more

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INTERPOL Red Notice: Egypt’s Red Notices and the Muslim Brotherhood- Part 2 of 3

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Egypt’s Red Notice requests for Muslim Brotherhood members: political or criminal in nature? As addressed in the last post, earlier this year, the government of Egypt requested that INTERPOL issue Red Notices against...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] European Flagship Conference on Anti-Corruption - September 20th - 21st, London, United Kingdom

C5’s 16th International Conference on Anti-Corruption London is taking place on 20–21 September! With so much anticipation to reunite face-to-face and compare notes, don’t miss out on re-connecting with the “who’s who” of the...more

Jones Day

CBP Announces Known Importer Letters Related to Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act

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On December 23, 2021, President Biden signed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act ("UFLPA" or the "Act") into law. The Act creates a rebuttable presumption that "any goods, wares, articles, and merchandise mined, produced,...more

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Recent developments in European Business and Human Rights (BHR) Litigation

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Our European BHR litigation specialists recently hosted a cross-border webinar on the emerging BHR legal frameworks across Europe, with a particular focus on the associated enforcement and liability regimes and recent BHR...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - February 2022: The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act & The Future of Forced Labor Enforcement

The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (“UFLPA”), which takes effect on June 21, 2022, bans the importation of all goods made in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (“XUAR”) in China. President Biden signed this law on...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Forced Labor Update — Possible Complete XUAR Import Ban

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On December 8, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act nearly unanimously. The House bill would create a “rebuttable presumption” that all goods from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous...more

King & Spalding

Energy Newsletter - May 2021

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Business and Human Rights: Energy and extractives in a changing landscape of new generation trade agreements protecting and promoting both trade and human rights - As allegations of genocide, forced labour, or widespread...more

Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics...

[Virtual Event] 2021 San Francisco Regional Compliance & Ethics Conference - May 14th, 8:25 am - 4:30 pm PDT

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

Jones Day

JONES DAY TALKS®: Navigating Sanctions and Export Controls: A Guide for EMEA Businesses

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In this recap of a recent Jones Day client-focused webinar, partners Harriet Territt, Eva Monard, Sean Boyce, and Rick van 't Hullenaar review 2020's critical developments in U.S., EU and UK sanctions and export controls that...more

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EU Mandatory Environmental and Human Rights Due Diligence Law – What You Need To Know

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On Wednesday, March 10th, the European Parliament voted by an overwhelming majority for the adoption of a binding EU law that requires companies to conduct environmental and human rights due diligence along their full value...more

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