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Troutman Pepper Locke

Financial Transactions Related to Russian Energy Now Prohibited: Expiration of OFAC ‎General License 8L

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On March 12, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) allowed General License (GL) 8L under the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations to expire. As a result, broad OFAC...more

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OFAC Targets Gazprombank and More Than 50 Other Banks in New Wave of Sanctions Against Russia’s Financial System

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On November 21, 2024, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) placed Gazprombank – Russia’s largest remaining non-designated bank – and more than 50 other Russian banks on its Specially...more

Williams Mullen

New Russia Sanctions Target Foreign Financial Institutions, Expand Import Bans

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On December 22, 2023, President Biden issued Executive Order (EO) 14114, imposing significant new economic sanctions against Russia to address the ongoing national security threat posed by the country’s invasion of Ukraine...more

The Volkov Law Group

Wells Fargo Fumbles Sanctions Compliance Demonstrating An Absence of Culture of Compliance (Part II of II)

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Not that I am a glutton for punishment, but I always find enforcement actions to supply a number of valuable lessons learned. There are always instructive nuggets of information, opportunities missed, and root causes that...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

OCC Highlights Risks Associated with Compliance Staffing Concerns, Russia Sanctions, Environmental Crimes, Cyber Attacks and...

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On June 23, 2022, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) released its Semiannual Risk Perspective (SRP) for spring 2022. In the SRP, the OCC opines on its current safety and soundness concerns for banks under...more

A&O Shearman

U.S. continues aggressive sanctions and anti-money laundering enforcement against non-U.S. banks

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When assessing anti-money laundering risk and exposure, global financial institutions should be mindful of the complex landscape and assertions of broad authority by U.S. authorities and banking regulators. A multinational...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

FinCEN Releases Advisory for Banks, MSBs on Potentially Illicit Transactions with Iran

• On October 11, 2018, FinCEN released an advisory to help U.S. financial institutions better detect potentially illicit transactions related to Iran. • The advisory describes how Iran attempts to access the international...more

Baker Donelson

OFAC Enforcement Trends in the Health Care, Agriculture and Tech Industries

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The United States Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the U.S. governmental agency tasked with administering and enforcing economic sanctions against hostile targets in furtherance of U.S....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"FinCEN Finalizes Customer Due Diligence Rule Amid Other Actions to Enhance Financial Transparency"

In the wake of the Panama Papers controversy, the U.S. government has taken major steps this month to promote financial transparency. First, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) finalized its proposed rule issued...more

Baker Donelson

You Want to Export to Cuba? Get Ready, But You Probably Can’t Quite Yet.

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New rules came out on September 21, 2015 from both the Commerce and Treasury Departments. Although for the most part these changes only slightly broaden or clarify pre-existing exceptions to the embargo against Cuba, they...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

OFAC Warns Financial and International Trade Sectors on Evasion of Crimean Sanctions

On Dec. 19, 2014, President Obama issued Executive Order 13685, “Blocking Property of Certain Persons and Prohibiting Certain Transactions With Respect to the Crimea Region of Ukraine,” to impose sanctions relating to the...more

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The Nuclear Deal With Iran: The Lifting of Sanctions and Implications for Business

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On July 14, 2015, after two years of sometimes intense negotiations, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Russia, and China (known as the “P5+1” countries), along with the European Union, signed a Joint...more

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Recent Trends in DOJ Investigations Against Major Financial Institutions Involving U.S. Economic Sanctions

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With the imposition of billion-dollar fines against large financial institutions, the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") is focusing on banks for not only failing to comply with federal laws, but also for willfully violating...more

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