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OFAC Expands Secondary Sanctions Targeting FFIs Transacting with Sanctioned Russian Persons

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Nearly six months after President Joe Biden signed an executive order (EO) authorizing secondary sanctions against Foreign Financial Institutions (FFIs) conducting or facilitating significant transactions with certain...more

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Current State of U.S. Export Controls in Response to the Russian Federation’s Invasion of Ukraine - May 2024

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In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. government has deployed a whole-of-government approach to impose sanctions and tighter export controls on Russia. ...more

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US sanctions hundreds of targets on two-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and in response to Aleksei Navalny’s...

Contemporaneous with the European Union’s adoption of its 13th package of Russia sanctions, on February 23, 2024, the United States imposed sanctions against nearly 500 targets in continued response to Russia’s aggression...more

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Latest Round of Russia Sanctions Targets Foreign Financial Institutions Supporting Russia's Military-Industrial Base

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On December 22, 2023, President Biden issued Executive Order (E.O.) 14114 further addressing the Russian Federation’s (Russia) continued use of its military-industrial base to support its aggression against Ukraine and to...more

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New Executive Order Expands Treasury’s Authority to Impose ‘Secondary Sanctions’ on Foreign Financial Institutions Involved in...

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On December 22, 2023, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. issued an executive order—”Taking Additional Steps With Respect to the Russian Federation’s Harmful Activities”—that subjects certain foreign financial institutions that...more

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Sanctions Update: US, EU, UK Introduce New Sanctions and Export Controls to Mark One-Year Anniversary of Russian Invasion of...

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New announcements and rules expand the scope of existing sanctions and export controls on Russia. This Client Alert is published in the context of ongoing developments and should be read in conjunction with the Latham’s...more

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Russia and Belarus sanctions update - March 2023

In recognition of the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)...more

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Current State of U.S. Economic Sanctions Imposed on the Russian Federation and Covered Regions of Ukraine in Response to the...

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This update addresses the full implementation of the price cap policy for crude oil and petroleum products of Russian origin by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). On Feb. 3, OFAC...more

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Treasury Plans Significant Actions to Curb Illicit Digital Asset Financing

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As part of a coordinated effort with the U.S. Secretary of State, Attorney General, Secretary of Commerce, Secretary of Homeland Security, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Director of National Intelligence,...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

What the FSOC Report Signals About the Future of Crypto-Asset Policy

On October 4, 2022, the US Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) released its Report on Digital Asset Financial Stability Risks and Regulation (FSOC Report). The report is the latest in a series of reports issued...more

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White House Issues Digital Asset Framework

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The comprehensive framework, which spans multiple reports, aims to spur risk mitigation efforts and potentially a US central bank digital currency. On September 16, 2022, the White House published a fact sheet described...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Russia, Ukraine: Update as of April 7

The Bass, Berry & Sims international trade team is actively monitoring the situation in Russia and Ukraine and providing real-time advice to clients on managing the situation. This post summarizes new U.S. sanctions and...more

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Russia Update: Expansive New Sanctions Announced in Response to Worsening Situation in Ukraine

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As the conflict in Ukraine escalates, the United States and its allies continue to ramp up pressure against the Russian government with new, increasingly punitive sanctions and other economic measures. The latest wave of...more

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New Executive Order Lays Out National Policy Framework for Digital Assets and Cryptocurrencies

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The Executive Order calls for exploring a U.S. Central Bank Digital Currency and regulatory measures that protect consumers, businesses, and global financial stability. On March 9, 2022, President Biden signed a sweeping...more

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Biden Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets: A Critical Opportunity to Shape Blockchain &...

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On Wednesday, March 9, President Biden issued an Executive Order entitled Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets. The President’s order represents the first time that the White House has sought to develop a...more

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Blockchain Week in Review - March 2022 #2

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Zelenskyy Signs Virtual Assets Bill Into Law, Legalizing Crypto in Ukraine - On March 16, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed the Law on Virtual Assets. According to a statement by the Ministry of Digital...more

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Executive Order Launches Comprehensive US Policy and Action Plan for Digital Assets

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On March 9, 2022, President Joe Biden signed the Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets (EO) and the White House released a corresponding fact sheet summarizing related key policy objectives. As...more

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Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets: The Intersection of Climate Change and Cryptocurrencies

On March 9, 2022, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets (the “Executive Order”) that sets in motion a “whole-of-government” strategy to address the impacts of the rise...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

I’m From the Government and I’m Here to Help: President Biden Signs Executive Order on Digital Assets

Please forgive some members of the FinTech community for remembering President Ronald Reagan’s comment: “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are: ‘I’m From the Government and I’m Here to Help.’” President...more

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Russia and Belarus Sanctions Update – March 15, 2022

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On March 11, 2022, President Biden signed a new Russia-related Executive Order, Prohibiting Certain Imports, Exports, and New Investment with Respect to Continued Russian Federation Aggression (“March 11 E.O.”)....more

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U.S. Crypto Regulation: Biden Signs Executive Order on Strategy to Regulate Crypto

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On March 9, 2022, President Biden signed an Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets. According to an accompanying fact sheet, it is the “first ever, whole-of-government approach” to regulating...more

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President Biden Signs Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets

President Biden launched an effort to establish a federal digital assets policy strategy and coordinate the related work of federal regulators by signing the Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Biden Executive Order Calls for Regulatory Proposals on Digital Assets and Central Bank Digital Currency

On March 9, 2022, President Biden signed an executive order titled “Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets” (the “Order”).1 The Order directs a broad range of federal agencies to recommend legislative and...more

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President Biden Issues Executive Order on Digital Assets

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On March 9, 2022, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets (Order). In the face of rapid advancement in blockchain technology and its applications, the Order asserts that...more

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President Biden Signs Cryptocurrency Executive Order

On Wednesday, March 9, 2022, President Biden signed an Executive Order “Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets” (the “Order”). This widely anticipated Order came as a pleasant surprise for both proponents and...more

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