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Russia/Ukraine Sanctions Update - Month of December

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I.  US SANCTIONS - U.S. Department of the Treasury Designates Russian Construction Director and Issues Russia-Related General Licenses: On December 18, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control...more

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Russia/Ukraine Sanctions Update - Month of February

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I. US SANCTIONS - US Department of the Treasury Sanctions Almost 300 Individuals and Entities: On February 23, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned almost 300 individuals...more

Jenner & Block

Escalating Multilateral Sanctions Increase Pressure on Putin’s Support Base

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In the nearly three weeks since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, over 30 countries continue to increase their sanctions targeting Russian individuals, financial institutions, exports of technology, and key sectors of the Russian...more

The Volkov Law Group

OFAC Issues New Sanctions Against Russia’s Central Bank and Sovereign Wealth Funds

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In a significant step designed to increase financial pressure on Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine, the Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (“OFAC”) issued new sanctions to prohibited United...more

Dechert LLP

US, EU and UK Impose Unprecedented Sanctions Against Russia

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Background As noted in our prior update, the United States, European Union and United Kingdom imposed a number of sanctions in connection with Russia’s recognition of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions of Ukraine. ...more

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United States, European Union, United Kingdom and Canada Coordinate Further Sanctions Against Belarus

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In an interesting announcement, the US, EU, UK and Canada implemented additional sanctions against Belarus.  The coordinated announcement reflected the Biden Administration’s diplomatic commitment to joint sanctions actions. ...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Venezuela Debt Restructuring – Sanctions Compliance

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As parties pursue restructuring of Venezuelan sovereign debt, they should be sensitive to U.S. economic sanctions prohibitions. The sanctions prohibitions broadly apply to "U.S. persons" – U.S. citizens and permanent...more

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United States Imposes Sanctions on Venezuela’s President and 13 Current and Former Government Officials

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On July 31, 2017, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced the addition of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro to its list of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons...more

Hogan Lovells

Ahead of Maduro Power Play, Trump Administration Sanctions Venezuelan Officials

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Ahead of a Constituent Assembly that could re-write the Venezuelan Constitution and dissolve state institutions, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has designated 13 current and former Venezuelan...more

Carlton Fields

The War Against Cyber Threats: President Obama Ups the Ante

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Focusing on overseas cyber threats, President Obama issued an Executive Order on April 1, 2015, which grants authorization to impose sanctions on individuals and entities engaged "in malicious cyber-enabled activities that...more

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