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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
On July 24, 2024, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced amendments to the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (EAR), expanding the reach of U.S. export jurisdiction over certain...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
The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) took a number of actions under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) on May 19, 2023. Here are some of the key U.S. export control actions...more
On Feb. 24, 2023, the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) imposed further export controls on Russia and Belarus by expanding the scope of EAR99 items, including luxury...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
On September 15, 2022, the United States imposed further export control and sanctions measures in response to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Among the additional measures implemented are the following...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
The U.S. Government has announced additional measures to counter Russia’s war against Ukraine. On May 8, 2022, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) blocked certain Russian financial...more
This blog post covers several new sanctions and export controls that the U.S. government imposed on Russia and Belarus in the time period occurring between March 31, 2022 and April 21, 2022. ...more
After reports of humanitarian atrocities and further details of the continued Russian aggression in Ukraine emerged over the weekend, the United States and its allies responded with further sanctions and export controls. “The...more
The United States has taken further export control and sanctions measures in response to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Among the changes: SDN designations of additional persons, entities and vessels, ban on new investment...more
In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. has implemented unprecedented measures to impose severe economic costs on Russia. Since February, the landscape of export controls and sanctions on Russia has changed...more
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has resulted in numerous sanctions against Russia, including tightened export controls. One of these measures – the foreign direct product (FDP) rule - represents an ambitious attempt by the...more
UPDATE- The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released new export restrictions on Belarus that largely mimic those applicable to Russia, including broad licensing requirements and the addition...more
The U.S. and its allies have expanded sanctions on Russia and Belarus on an almost daily basis over the last week and have committed to continue to do so if the situation in Ukraine continues to deteriorate. ...more
In response to the Russian Federation’s further invasion of Ukraine, the Biden Administration issued a sweeping series of new export control measures on technology and products against Russia and Russia-related entities....more
On February 23 and 24, 2022, the United States, through the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) and the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), took significant...more
On February 24th, as part of the broader response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine - the White House announced strict export controls as part of the Biden Administration’s strategy to “squeeze Russia’s access to finance and...more
As previewed by President Biden in his press conference on February 24, 2022, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is imposing additional export control measures targeting Russia. The new...more
*This alert was originally published on February 25, 2022 and updated on March 4, 2022. On February 24, 2022, the Biden Administration issued another expansive round of sanctions measures and export controls related to...more
Key point: On February 24, 2022, the United States imposed a combination of extensive and complex trade sanctions and export controls against the Russian Federation (Russia) in response to its invasion of Ukraine. These...more