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American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 17th Annual Flagship Conference on U.S. Economic Sanctions Enforcement and Compliance - April 25th - 26th, Washington, DC

The American Conference Institute is hosting their 17th Annual Flagship Conference on U.S. Economic Sanctions Enforcement and Compliance on April 25-26, 2023, in Washington! Don’t miss the opportunity to stay current with the...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Top EU Court Clarifies Anti-US Sanctions “Blocking Statute”

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The court explains how the controversial EU law operates to bar EU persons from complying with US sanctions on Iran and Cuba. On 21 December 2021, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) released its long-awaited...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Extraterritorial U.S. Sanctions and EU Blocking Rules: Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don’t

Court of Justice of the European Union sets Binding Rules on the Contractual Impact of the EU Blocking Regulation The EU Blocking Regulation (the “Regulation”)1 prohibits compliance by EU persons with certain U.S....more

Carlton Fields

The Practical Effect of Blocking Statutes on Helms-Burton Title III Actions

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There has been a lot of anticipation in various communities, both positive and negative, about what will happen when litigation under Title III of the Helms-Burton Act becomes a reality. In fact, it is a reality, but not...more

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Helms-Burton Comes to Life

As has been widely reported in the world press, since May 2, 2019, Title III of the Helms-Burton Act, enacted in 1996, has been in effect.  As more fully described below, this statute allows certain persons who have done...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Under Helms-Burton Act, Entities With Business Ties to Cuba Now at Risk of Lawsuits

In April 2019, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that the U.S. government would allow a private right of action, created by Title III of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (Libertad) Act of 1996 (also known as...more

White & Case LLP

US Lawsuits Commence against Non-US Persons for Confiscated Cuban Property, EU Raises Concerns

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On May 2, 2019, claimants began filing lawsuits for the first time under Title III of the Helms-Burton Act against third parties alleged to be "trafficking" in property of US nationals confiscated by the Cuban Government...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

10 Things to Know: US Allows Lawsuits Relating to “Trafficking” in Confiscated Property in Cuba

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Trump Administration breaks with precedent to allow US plaintiffs to bring “trafficking” suits under Title III of the Helms-Burton Act. Title III of the Helms-Burton Act (the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity...more

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Trump Administration Allows Lawsuits Against Persons Who Have Used Assets Confiscated by the Cuban Government, Imposes More...

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On April 17, 2019, the Trump Administration announced that it would now allow plaintiffs to file U.S. federal court cases against individuals and companies that use private property expropriated by the Cuban government after...more

BCLP

A Delicate Balance

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How should we approach competing sanctions risks? Among the numerous regulatory compliance risks faced by financial institutions, economic and trade sanctions risks commonly receive a great deal of attention....more

BCLP

Trade Policy Tensions Emerge As U.S. Reimposes Sanctions Against Iran (IRB No. 577)

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Pursuant to the President’s May 8, 2018, memorandum announcing the United States’ withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)...more

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