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The Volkov Law Group

OFAC Recalibrates Syria Sanctions in Response to Regime Change

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On May 23, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued General License No. 25 under the Syrian Sanctions Regulations, marking a measured but far-reaching reconfiguration of...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Rules in Motion, May 2025 - U.S. Issues Broad Sanctions Relief for Syria

On May 23, 2025, the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued Syria General License 25, which provides broad authorization for U.S. persons to engage in dealings prohibited under the Syrian Sanctions...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Syria sanctions lifted after decades

On May 23, 2025, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued General License 25 (GL 25), authorizing transactions prohibited by the Syrian Sanctions Regulations, effectively lifting sanctions on Syria. This comes 10...more

The Volkov Law Group

United States and Europe Ramp Up Sanctions Against Russia and Target Sberbank, Alfa Bank and “New Investments”

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On April 6, 2022, the United States and Europe announced new sanctions on Russian banks – Sberbank, the largest bank in Russia, and Alfa Bank, another large financial institution.  The new Executive Order imposes full...more

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US Investment Ban Targeting Companies Deemed Linked to Chinese Military Expanded to Chinese Surveillance Technology Sector

A new executive order (the “EO”) signed by President Biden on June 3, 2021, amends existing prohibitions on US investments in companies that the US government has determined support the military of the People’s Republic of...more

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