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Review of International Trade Enforcement in the U.S., E.U., and UK in 2024 and What to Expect in 2025

This is the final in our 2025 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. Throughout 2024, enforcement of international trade laws continued to gather pace...more

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Statute of Limitations for IEEPA and TWEA Violations Extended to 10 Years, and Additional Sanctions Developments

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Recent legislation, H.R. 815, the National Security Supplemental (“the Act”) – further explained by guidance issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) on July 22, 2024 – has...more

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Developments in U.S. International Trade Laws Since the Start of 2023 and What to Expect for the Rest of 2024

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Throughout 2023 and early 2024, we continue to witness deepening geopolitical and economic divides globally. The U.S. and its allies (most significantly the EU and the G7), spurred on by Russia’s war in Ukraine, continue to...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

EU Sanctions Year in Review 2023

In 2023, the European Union continued to use economic sanctions as one of its foreign policy tools, and not only in response to Russia’s war in Ukraine. New sanctions and adjustments to existing regimes reflect the EU’s...more

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2023 in Review: An Eventful Year in Sanctions and Enforcement

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The sanctions world experienced another action-packed year in 2023. Sanctions against Russia dominated the year in terms of the number of designations and new restrictions, and the attacks perpetrated by Hamas in Israel on 7...more

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International Trade Enforcement Roundup – May 2023 Update

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May saw several Russia-related enforcement and other actions. The Department of Justice (DOJ) identified and charged three foreign nationals with violating export control laws as they attempted to circumvent Russian...more

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Friday Development: New Sanctions and Export Controls to Address Russia’s Ongoing Aggression in Ukraine (Including the use of...

In response to Russia’s ongoing aggression in Ukraine, both the United States and the European Union have imposed additional sanctions and further restricted exports to Russia and Iran. These new controls span many...more

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The Iranian Women’s Movement: Sanctions, Human Rights, and the Targeting of Iran’s Morality Police

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Current Situation in Iran - A historic and powerful popular movement—led by women in response to the murder of Mahsa Amini while in the custody of the Iranian Morality Police in mid-September—is currently unfolding in...more

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Blocking Regulation: The first step towards solving the conflict of laws between EU and US sanctions

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The Court of Justice of the EU has interpreted for the first time the Blocking Regulation. The ruling confirms that it is possible to terminate contracts with a US designated person without providing reasons. However, in...more

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Treasury Releases Long-Awaited Sanctions Policy Review

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The US Treasury Department has released its 2021 Sanctions Review (the “Review”), which describes the US sanctions framework and the agency’s future sanctions priorities. The Review reflects on the evolution over two decades...more

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The EU – U.S. Sanctions Dilemma: The Advocate General of the European Court of Justice Weighs in

In May 2018 the United States announced the reinstitution of sanctions against Iran that had previously been lifted pursuant to the Joint Comprehensive Plan Action (“JCPOA”). The U.S. sanctions on Iran that were revived...more

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Iran Threatens Partial JCPOA Suspension; US Imposes Sanctions on Certain Iranian Metals Sectors

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On May 8, 2019, following Iran's announcement that it intends to suspend certain nuclear proliferation-related commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the United States issued a new Executive order...more

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Trade Policy Tensions Emerge As U.S. Reimposes Sanctions Against Iran (IRB No. 577)

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Pursuant to the President’s May 8, 2018, memorandum announcing the United States’ withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)...more

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Iran Sanctions Are Here—Breaking Down What This Means For Business

• As of November 5, 2018, the United States concluded the second of two wind-down periods for re-imposition of U.S. sanctions on Iran following the May 8, 2018, announcement that the United States would cease participation in...more

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U.S. Reimposes Final Tranche of Iran-Related Sanctions

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On November 5, 2018, the United States took steps to complete the U.S. withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (“JCPOA”), under which the United States – along with its partners in the P5+1 – had previously...more

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End of the Road: U.S. Sanctions on Iran Come Back Into Effect

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On November 5, 2018, applicable wind-down periods for certain transactions with Iran ended and the second and final set of U.S. secondary sanctions that had been lifted pursuant to the Iran nuclear deal – the Joint...more

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President Trump Issues New Iran Executive Order and Reimposes First Set of Sanctions Following JCPOA Withdrawal

• On August 6, 2018, following President Trump’s decision to withdraw the United States from the JCPOA, the U.S. government announced the reimposition of sanctions on Iran’s automotive sector, its trade in gold and precious...more

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EU Responds to the Snap-Back of US Sanctions Against Iran: Between a Rock and a Hard Place

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In light of the EU’s recent amendments to its long-standing blocking measure, EU operators will need to weigh the consequences of failing to comply with their contradicting obligations under US and EU law. How has the EU...more

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US Reimposes First Tranche of Iran-Related Sanctions

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President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order “Reimposing Certain Sanctions with Respect to Iran” (“New Iran E.O.”) on August 6, 2018, authorizing the re-imposition – or “snap-back” – of various sanctions against dealings...more

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Iran Sanctions – U.S. Reimposes Sanctions After JCPOA Withdrawal, First Measures Come Into Effect

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As expected, following his May 8, 2018, decision to withdraw the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (“JCPOA”), President Trump signed a new Executive Order (“E.O.”) on August 6, 2018, formally...more

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EU Seeks to Contain the Impacts of U.S. Reimposition of Extra-Territorial Sanctions on Iran

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The U.S. yesterday commenced the phased re-introduction of its pre-JCPOA extra-territorial sanctions in relation to Iran – with some measures applying immediately, and others from 5 November. The EU has condemned U.S....more

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Financial Services Quarterly Report - Second Quarter 2018: Current U.S. Sanctions Against Russia, Venezuela and Iran

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International sanctions are a major compliance challenge for companies worldwide. The regulatory risks associated with economic sanctions, asset-freezing measures and trade embargoes are not new, but they continue to grow in...more

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EU Blocking Regulation following US Withdrawal from Iran JCPOA

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Following the U.S. decision to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) and reimpose sanctions on Iran, the EU has confirmed its full commitment to keep the agreement alive for the remaining parties, as...more

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Irreconcilable differences? US sanctions on Iran and the proposed EU blocking regulation (IRB No. 576)

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The recent decision by the US Government to pull out of the Joint Committee Plan of Action (JCPOA) and to re-impose sanctions against Iran poses a difficult question for companies in Europe (including subsidiaries of US...more

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Iran Sanctions After the Trump Administration's JCPOA Withdrawal

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On Tuesday, May 8, President Trump announced that the United States would end its participation in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), signed by the Permanent Five Members of the Security Council plus Germany...more

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