New restrictions prohibit dealings between US persons and the Government of Venezuela.
On August 5, 2019, President Trump issued Executive Order (E.O.) 13884, entitled “Blocking the Property of the Government of...more
BIS designates Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. and certain of its affiliates to the Entity List, restricting their ability to receive US products, software, and technology.
On May 16, 2019, the US Commerce Department’s...more
5/24/2019
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OFAC adds PdVSA to its sanctions list and simultaneously issues general licenses temporarily allowing certain transactions and activities involving PdVSA.
On January 28, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign...more
OFAC added several parties to the SDN List and simultaneously issued a General License, authorizing certain wind-down activities until January 8, 2020.
Today, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control...more
Withdrawal from the Iran nuclear agreement triggers full implementation of US sanctions, including threat of “secondary” sanctions on non-US persons dealing with Iran.
As reported in the Latham Client Alert dated May 10,...more
11/6/2018
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President Trump issues an Executive Order prohibiting certain transactions involving the Venezuelan government and state-owned or state-controlled entities.
Key Points:
..The Executive Order imposes new sanctions that...more
Trump administration expected to maintain changes, but certain restrictions remain.
In the final days of his administration, President Obama announced significant changes to the US embargo against Sudan, in place since...more