In its continuing 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. This alert summarizes key economic...more
In a continued effort to hinder 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
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. This alert summarizes key economic sanctions imposed by...more
On June 12, 2024, ahead of the 2024 G7 Summit, the Biden administration introduced new export controls and sanctions on Russia and Belarus in an effort to limit Russia’s ability to continue its war efforts against Ukraine....more
Citing Russia’s “transition to a full war economy,” the United States imposed sweeping new sanctions and export controls on Russia and Belarus today, including companies and individuals that continue to supply Russia’s...more
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. This alert summarizes the key export restrictions...more
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 since February 24, 2022....more
The United States and its allies are aiming to choke off the supplies that support the last vestiges of Russian industry. On May 19, 2023, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released new regulations implementing...more
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
Broadening its response to Russia’s one-year-old assault on Ukraine, the United States announced additional export control and sanctions measures, effective February 24, 2023. These new measures expand restrictions on...more
Last week, on the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. Departments of Treasury and Commerce adopted an extensive package of new economic sanctions and export controls targeting key industries, entities, and...more
Ongoing tensions between the United States and China have resulted in an expansion of U.S. export controls and trade sanctions against China. The Biden Administration’s October 2022 National Security Strategy (“2022 NSS”)...more
Oil price cap - The oil price cap has been co-ordinated by the G7 in order to make EU, UK and US services (including (re)insurance) available to third country importers and exporters as long as the price paid for...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced an expansion of existing export controls and imposition of additional sanctions against the Russian Federation (Russia) and Belarus in response...more
On September 15, 2022, the Biden Administration announced a new package of sanctions and export controls to hold the Russian government accountable for its war against Ukraine. ...more
The measures prohibit gold imports and add new SDN, Entity List, and asset freeze designations. This Client Alert is published in the context of ongoing developments and should be read in conjunction with the Latham &...more
As reported in BakerHostetler’s alert of April 11, 2022, President Biden recently signed into law a bill revoking Russia’s most-favored nation, or MFN, trade status. The new law imposed non-MFN tariffs on Russia (and Belarus)...more
Since February 24, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has implemented numerous new export control restrictions in response to the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation...more
On April 8, 2022, President Biden signed two trade-related bills: one revoking normal tariff treatment for Russia and Belarus, and the other banning Russian energy imports. Following the April recess, Congress may take...more
Co-authored by the Global Sanctions Team On April 7, 2022, the US Congress approved two bills aimed at curtailing trade with Russia and Belarus in response to the situation in Ukraine: President Biden signed both bills into...more
Expanded Sanctions Authority - As part of the sweeping restrictive measures that the United States has issued in response to the conflict in Ukraine, on March 31, 2022, the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign...more
Response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine has been swift and coordinated, with the U.S., U.K. and EU, among other allied nations, imposing a series of sanctions and export controls on key elements of the Russian economy. We...more
On March 15, 2022, the U.S., UK, and EU announced new sanctions against various individuals and entities in connection with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The U.S. added certain human rights violators and senior Russian...more