What’s New? The European Union and the United Kingdom remain committed “to keep up the pressure on the Kremlin” by way of imposing further sanctions as Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine enters the fourth year. Within a...more
As part of the sanctions packages adopted against Russia and Belarus in the summer of 2024, the European Union (“EU”) introduced novel “best efforts” requirements, which seek to "hamper sanctions circumvention", by "keeping...more
Sanctions imposed by the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union against Russia, China, and other parts of the world are fast-evolving. Such geopolitical shifts are creating new risks and placing further...more
The European Union has again amended its sanctions against Russia and Belarus by adopting further legal acts, which put additional compliance obligations on EU companies. In particular, businesses will now have to undertake...more
License Exception MED, published by the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) on April 25, authorizes the export, reexport, or in-country transfer of EAR99 “medical devices” to non-military...more
The various and elusive tactics used by Russia to evade global sanctions and export controls have grown increasingly sophisticated over the last several months, putting the onus on multinational entities to become equally...more
In response to the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the U.S., U.K., and EU have implemented sweeping coordinated economic sanctions and export control restrictions targeting key industries, entities,...more
Beginning on February 24, 2022, the U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the U.S. Department of State imposed several successive waves of economic sanctions on Russia following the...more