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The executive order signed by United States President Joseph Biden in February 2024 states that the violence being committed by Israeli settlers has reached intolerable levels; poses a serious threat to peace, security, and...more
On December 11, the Department of Justice, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC), and...more
This is the fifth post in this year’s series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations. Our previous post discussed trends in State AG enforcement. Up next: SEC Enforcement in 2022: A Look Ahead. ...more
On January 14, 2021, the U.S. Department of Commerce issued an interim final rule to address national security, economic security, and public health and safety concerns related to Information and Communications Technology and...more
On Thursday, October 8, 2020, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin identified the Iranian financial sector as subject to the sectoral sanctions of Executive Order (“E.O.”) 13902, escalating the formidable Trump...more
Continuing its “maximum pressure” campaign against Iran, the United States has (a) ratcheted up sanctions under Executive Orders that provide for the imposition of secondary sanctions on non-U.S. companies that engage in...more
President Trump issued an Executive Order on September 21, 2020 which, effective immediately, imposes secondary sanctions on the transfer and sale of certain conventional arms shipments and the supply of related services to...more
Hong Kong Updates and Alerts - New Restrictions on Exports to Hong Kong – License Exceptions for Hong Kong Suspended - On June 29, 2020, the State Department announced that the U.S. will end the export of U.S.-origin...more
In four new FAQs issued on June 5, OFAC provides a few surprises in its clarifications of the sector-based sanctions contained in Iran-related Executive Order 13902, which was issued this past January. The new FAQs confirm...more
The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Treasury Department (“OFAC”) issued an extensive Fact Sheet on April 16, 2020 regarding the provision of humanitarian assistance and trade to combat COVID-19 in compliance with...more
This is the sixth in our start-of-year series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. Our previous entry discussed enforcement by the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office in...more
The Situation: The Trump administration announced a new round of sanctions on January 10, 2020, following escalating tensions between the United States and Iran. The Result: The new sanctions complement existing sanctions...more
In a January 14th Executive Order, President Trump expanded sanctions on Iran after a ballistic missile attack on two American military bases in Iraq. Executive Order 13902 expands secondary sanctions on Iran to capture...more
Third-country companies doing business with Iran’s construction, mining, manufacturing, or textiles sectors are now at increased risk of being sanctioned. On Friday, January 10, President Trump issued Executive Order (EO)...more
On January 10, 2020, the President signed a new Executive Order (EO), "Imposing Sanctions With Respect to Additional Sectors of Iran," targeting Iran's construction, mining, manufacturing, and textiles industries. On the same...more
On 10 January 2020, in response to missile attacks by the Iranian military targeting two U.S. bases in Iraq, the United States Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated a number of senior...more
The Trump Administration on January 10, 2020, issued broad new secondary sanctions with respect to Iran’s construction, mining, manufacturing, and textiles sectors in an effort to target additional sources of revenue used by...more
On January 10, 2020, President Trump issued a new Executive Order that imposes the latest in a series of economic sanctions on Iran. Individuals and entities violating these and other sanctions on Iran can face significant...more
Today the president signed a new Executive Order (E.O.) announcing expanded primary and secondary sanctions on Iran, focused on the construction, mining, manufacturing, and textile industries....more
With new Iran-related sanctions, the U.S. government is making good on threats to give third-country companies a choice – participate in the U.S. market or participate in the Iranian market. ...more
Report on Supply Chain Compliance Volume 2, Number 20. (October 24, 2019) - Following statements from U.S. President Trump that led to the withdrawal of U.S. support from former Kurdish allies in northern Syria, Turkish...more
In light of Turkey’s military intervention in northeast Syria, President Donald Trump issued, on October 14, 2019, Executive Order 13894 (EO 13894), “Blocking Property and Suspending Entry of Certain Persons Contributing to...more
The U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on Sept. 25, 2019, designated COSCO Shipping Tanker (Dalian) Co. Ltd. (COSCO Dalian), Kunlun Shipping Company Ltd., and certain other entities and individuals as Specially...more
The U.S. Treasury Department, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the main U.S. government body that administers U.S. economic sanctions and embargoes, continues to be busy. In September 2019 alone, OFAC has announced...more
• OFAC proposes new reporting requirement for rejected transactions • Agency issues guidance on dealing with Iran • Additional parties designated under Magnitsky sanctions program • Careful diligence of...more