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[Event] 13th West Coast Forum on FCPA Enforcement and Compliance - June 14th - 15th, San Francisco, CA

Hosted by American Conference Institute, the 13th West Coast Forum on FCPA Enforcement and Compliance returns for another exciting year, providing the opportunity to connect with decision-makers from your industry, gather...more

Venable LLP

Russia Update: U.S. Tightens Pressure on Russia with New, Coordinated Sanctions Package | Insights

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This is part of a series of advisory alerts from Venable's International Trade and Logistics Group, published in response to the ongoing war in Ukraine. Earlier alerts on Russia and Ukraine sanctions are available in...more

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US Imposes Further Economic Sanctions Due to the Russian Federation's Actions in Ukraine

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On February 22, 2022, the United States announced and implemented new economic sanctions targeting the Russian Federation’s financial services sector and persons that operate in the sector. These sanctions are designed to cut...more

Cozen O'Connor

U.S. Announces Sweeping New Sanctions Targeting Russia

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On April 15, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14024 (the EO), imposing new sanctions on the Russian Federation in response to foreign election interference in the 2020 U.S. federal election and the SolarWinds...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

New Sanctions Targeting Russia

President Biden issued a new Executive Order 14024 (“E.O. 14024”) on April 15, 2021, expanding sanctions against Russia. E.O. 14024 authorizes, for the first time, U.S. sanctions against Russian technology companies and,...more

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Biden Administration sanctions target Russian technology and defense sectors and Russian sovereign debt

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On 15 April 2021, the U.S. Government announced a number of new sanctions measures against Russia, targeting a variety of “harmful foreign activities” contrary to U.S. foreign policy. ...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

Turkey’s Majority State-Owned Halkbank Is Not Immune from U.S. Prosecution in Iran Sanctions and Money Laundering Case

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Court Rejects Halkbank’s Claim That the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act Shields the Bank From Prosecution - A motion to dismiss an indictment accusing Turkey’s majority state-owned Halkbank of money laundering, bank...more

Dechert LLP

U.S. Moves Cautiously to Impose Mandated Sanctions Against Russia, While Congress Mulls Further Measures

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On August 24, 2018, the U.S. Department of State announced a new but limited export licensing policy for defense and national security-sensitive goods and technology to Russia, effective August 27, 2018. The export licensing...more

Jones Day

U.S. Sanctions Imposed on Russian Individuals, Associated Entities and Government Officials

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The Situation: The Trump Administration has imposed sanctions against a number of high-profile Russian individuals and entities by adding them to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons ("SDN") List. The...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

US Treasury Department’s New Designations Under the Russia-Related Sanctions: 3 Key Takeaways

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The new designations of Russian individuals and entities broadly expand the scope and impact of sanctions. Background - On April 6, 2018, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added more...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

New Sanctions on Russian Businessmen: Impact on Investment Funds

On April 6, 2018, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the U.S. Treasury Department sanctioned a number of Russian businessmen and companies, as well as Russian government officials and two state-owned entities. The...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

OFAC Sanctions Leading Russian Businessmen, Government Officials and Companies

• On April 6, 2018, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) placed seven prominent Russian businessmen, 12 companies, 17 senior Russian government officials, and a state-owned Russian...more

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U.S. Government Takes Steps Toward Implementation of Sanctions on Russia

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The United States has taken significant steps toward fully implementing the sanctions imposed on Russia pursuant to the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act of 2017, which codifies and strengthens certain...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

U.S. State Department Issues Belated List and Guidance on Extraterritorial Sanctions Affecting Russian Defense and Intelligence...

• On October 27, 2017, the U.S. State Department issued guidance identifying 39 entities related to the defense and intelligence sectors of the Government of the Russian Federation and issued related guidance on criteria to...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"US Further Eases Burma Sanctions"

In response to Burma’s peaceful and competitive elections in November 2015, on May 18, 2016, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) further eased U.S. sanctions against Burma (Myanmar). These...more

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US China Trade War

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The October blog post will be broken up into two parts. This October 15th post will comment on the TPP Agreement signed today and well as President Xi Jinping’s recent trip to the US and my impressions from Beijing, China...more

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Trans-Pacific Partnership May Have Far-Reaching Consequences for U.S. Industry

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This week, the 12 Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) member countries decided the final terms of what they report is a far-reaching agreement (Agreement or TPP Agreement). The 12 TPP countries are Australia, Brunei Darussalam,...more

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