Key Points -
- Political transitions in the West notwithstanding, we expect economic sanctions to remain a key response to geopolitical issues.
- Current sanctions policy priorities are unlikely to shift markedly in...more
1/20/2025
/ China ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Security ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Export Controls ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Financial Services Industry ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Russia ,
Sanctions ,
UK ,
Whistleblowers ,
White Collar Crimes
The past weeks and months have brought about tremendous political change in the West, as we move toward a new U.S. administration, a new College of Commissioners in Brussels and a new Polish presidency of the Council of the...more
11/13/2024
/ Capital Markets ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Export Controls ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Financial Institutions ,
Middle East ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Russia ,
Sanctions ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
UK ,
Ukraine ,
US Trade Policies ,
Whistleblowers
On 31 July 2024, the UK government broadened its Russian sanctions regime, giving the government express power to impose sanctions on persons who provide financial services, or make available funds, economic resources, goods...more
On January 17, 2023, U.S. law enforcement authorities in Miami arrested Anatoly Legkodymov, a Russian national and the founder and majority owner of Hong Kong-based virtual currency exchange Bitzlato Ltd., on charges of money...more
2/7/2023
/ Anti-Money Laundering ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Crypto Exchanges ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Financial Crimes ,
FinCEN ,
Law Enforcement ,
Money Laundering ,
NDAA ,
Patriot Act ,
Popular ,
Russia ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Virtual Currency ,
White Collar Crimes