Leaders in Law: The State of International Trade with Neena Shenai
The Justice Insiders Podcast - The Ever-Expanding Net: Corporate Compliance in an Era of Increasing Trade Sanctions and Restrictions
AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business Podcast - Episode 18: Navigating U.S. Sanctions and Their Implications for Non-U.S. Individuals and Entities
Navigating U.S. Sanctions and Their Implications for Non-U.S. Individuals and Entities
Episode 329 -- Bryn Sedlacek from Aravo on TPRM Holistic Risks and Unified Visibility
Will Resiliency Carry the Digital Asset Sector Through 2024: Federal Legislative Developments and OFAC Consent Orders — The Crypto Exchange Podcast
Wiley's 10 Key Trade Developments: Evolution of Export Controls
FINCast Ep. 39 – State of Russia Sanctions Two Years After the Invasion
Wiley’s Top 10 Trade Developments: Heightened Sanctions and Export Control Enforcement
Episode 308 -- Gabrielle Griffith, Director BPE Global, on Trade Compliance
Hot Topics in International Trade
JONES DAY TALKS®: Corporate Compliance in Asia: Managing Rapid Regulatory Change and Ambiguity
Hot Topics in International Trade- A Year in Review (Quickly) with Braumiller Law Group Attorney Brandon French
Evaluating Government Sanctions in the Payments Industry - Payments Pros: The Payments Law Podcast
All Things Investigations: Episode 30 - The Convergence of ABC, AML and Export Controls with Mike Huneke and Jan Dunin-Wasowicz
Season 2 Episode 4 - Russia Enforcement and the involvement of DOJ's Task Force KleptoCapture
The Justice Insiders Podcast: The Latest on Russia Sanctions and the Enhanced Enforcement Environment
Sanction and the Increasing Complexity of Trade Compliance
Episode 271 -- Deep Dive into Microsoft's OFAC Settlement for $3 Million
The New Cold War: Risk, Sanctions, Compliance Episode 27: “The Yukos Case: 20 Years Later”
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 Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) recently issued an interim final rule implementing licensing requirements for these emerging technology products for export to all foreign countries. See the...more
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
The November U.S. Presidential electoral campaign is in full swing. Since President Joe Biden ended his reelection bid and Vice President Kamala Harris secured the Democratic Party nomination, polls now show a tight race...more
August was another robust month in international trade that further signifies the need for corporations to invest in effective compliance programs. For starters, the DOJ unveiled a new program that incentivizes corporate...more
You are reading the Summer 2024 Update of the Bass, Berry & Sims Enforcement Roundup. After a short hiatus, we are back to reporting on notable enforcement actions and policy changes and providing a bit of our insight. -...more
As Russia continues its war against Ukraine and Ukraine has itself recently opened a new front by capturing Russian territory in its Kursk region, the United States announced on August 23 its latest tranche of sanctions...more
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has resulted in unprecedent judicial scrutiny of the UK’s sanctions regulations. While the judgments delivered in many cases have provided companies with needed certainty on some topics, the...more
US SANCTIONS - US Department of the Treasury Takes Further Action against Russia’s International Supply Chains: On August 23, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the US...more
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
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (“OFAC”) on (i) July 10, 2024, extended General License (“GL”) 13J (“Authorizing Certain Administrative Transactions Prohibited by Directive 4 under...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
The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) recently secured its first forfeiture of sanctioned funds. This was a landmark achievement for the NCA’s Combatting Kleptocracy Cell, which has only existed since 2022 and aims to...more
Effective as of June 12, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) announced several additional export control restrictions and related actions against Russia and Belarus to further...more
The Russian Supreme Court has denied the enforcement of an arbitral award issued by a tribunal seated in London, on the grounds that the arbitrators’ nationalities were “unfriendly”. This is the latest example of Russian...more
On June 12, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued a new Determination Pursuant to Section 1 (a)(ii) of Executive Order 14071 (the “Determination”) that prohibits U.S....more
After Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, Western countries enacted a series of embargoes against Russian goods and raw materials, including natural gas and oil, that many did not think possible or implementable given...more
The Impact of the EU and UK Russian Sanctions Regime on the Luxury Goods Sector - As the EU and UK Russian sanctions regimes continue to evolve, export controls are now affecting industries previously not often subject to...more
The EU’s 14th “package” of sanctions against Russia introduces anti-circumvention measures targeting the non-EU subsidiaries of EU entities and creates new restrictions, including on LNG. This Client Alert is published in...more
The European Union's latest sanctions packages in relation to Russia and Belarus impose novel obligations on EU companies with respect to their foreign subsidiaries' operations....more
On July 3, 2024, the Council of the European Union (“EU Council”) officially promulgated a new set of best practices (“best practices” or “guidance”) for organizations seeking to comply with the latest sanctions regulations...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) has released a $7.45 million penalty against State Street Bank and Trust Company and its non-bank, fintech subsidiary Charles River Systems for...more
PART 4: JURISDICTIONAL BATTLEGROUND IN DISPUTES WITH SANCTIONED RUSSIAN PERSONS - In a wave of recent decisions, including in proceedings involving a number of Western banks, the Russian courts have disapplied the...more
The supplemental appropriations legislation signed into law on April 24, 2024 enacted numerous high-profile provisions addressing aspects of U.S. foreign policy and national security, including provisions that broaden and...more