FCPA Compliance Report: Navigating Export Control and Trade Sanction Challenges in Venezuela: Insights from Brent Carlson
Compliance into the Weeds: Fracht - The Bonkers Sanctions Case
Key Discovery Points: Be a Team Player When It Comes to Production
Episode 378 -- Update on Export Controls and Sanctions Enforcement
Key Discovery Points: If You Dispose of Relevant Hard Drives You Will Face (Some) Consequences
eDiscovery Case Law Podcast: How Failing to Meet and Confer Effectively Can Lead to Sanctions
Episode 339: Four Sanctions Cases Everyone Should Know
Corruption, Crime and Compliance - “The New FCPA”: Sanctions and Export Control Enforcement and Compliance
Giving Compliance Advice
Corruption, Crime, & Compliance - Five Steps to Enhance Your Sanctions Compliance Program
Corruption, Crime and Compliance - Deep Dive Into Wells Fargo’s $30 Million OFAC Settlement
FINCast Ep. 36 – Regulators’ Roundtable to Forecast 2023
Guidepost in Motion EP25: State of Compliance with Alixandra Smith Part 2
FCPA Compliance Report - Matt Silverman on Potential Sanctions Against Russia
Argentina: A Look at the Case of Lázaro Báez - Laundering the Proceeds of Corruption and Tax Fraud
Nota Bene Podcast Episode 131: U.S. Sanctions Against Russia: Valid or Ineffective Economic Policy? with Fatema Merchant and Mario Torrico
Compliance into the Weeds - SAP Trade Sanctions Enforcement Action
What to Expect from the Biden Administration
A Look Ahead at the Biden Administration’s Regulatory and Enforcement Priorities
Compliance Perspectives: The German Corporate Sanctions Act
Brazilian and other multinational companies with operations in Latin America can no longer be focused exclusively on exposure to Mexican cartels when considering the risks associated with foreign terrorist organizations...more
We previously commented on the scourge of non-existent legal decisions hallucinated by generative artificial intelligence databases finding their way into lawyers’ case filings. Our earlier piece discussed a Pennsylvania...more
On April 8, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a joint notice of proposed rulemaking (the NPRM or Proposed Rule) through the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and Office of Foreign Assets Control...more
During the past few years, operatives associated with the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea or the DPRK) have reportedly infiltrated hundreds of U.S. companies by fraudulently posing as legitimate remote IT...more
On April 29, in a remarkable escalation in the United States’ war against drug cartels, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) charged the sitting governor of the Mexican state of Sinaloa, along with other current and former...more
China's State Council (the “State Council”) recently issued two State Council administrative regulations that expand the compliance dimensions multinationals shall navigate when operating in China alongside foreign sanctions,...more
The Norwegian Shipbrokers’ Association and BIMCO recently adopted SALEFORM 2025, a new standard form memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the sale and purchase of vessels. The new standard form introduces welcome updates to...more
In a move that signals a fundamental change in the U.S. regulatory and enforcement risk calculus for multinational companies and financial institutions that operate in or facilitate transactions with the Cuban economy, the...more
On April 10, the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) jointly issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) setting out their view of how sanctions,...more
On April 8, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) and Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a joint Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to implement the Guiding...more
On 23 April 2026, the European Union adopted its 20th package of sanctions against Russia and Belarus, further amending Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014 (Regulation 833), Council Regulation (EU) No 269/2014 (Regulation...more
The European Council (the Council) recently adopted the 20th economic sanctions package against Russia in response to the conflict in Ukraine (the 20th Package). The 20th Package introduces a broad set of new restrictive...more
The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has published its Mutual Evaluation Report (MER) on Italy, assessing the effectiveness and technical compliance of the Italian framework to combat money laundering and terrorist and...more
Against a backdrop of rising military conflict across the world, people, assets and supply chains are at risk. Here we explore the business impact of the war in the Middle East, although the general points are applicable...more
On 22 April 2026, the UK government laid before Parliament the Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026 (Regulations), a statutory instrument which makes a number of changes to the UK’s sanctions...more
Expands upon Executive Order 14380 that established a national emergency regarding Cuba due its threat to U.S. national security by directing the Department of State and Treasury to block U.S. trade with foreign persons...more
The events in the Gulf region have affected the supply of gas and natural gas and petroleum, but also aluminum (together the “products”) considering the number of refineries in the region....more
The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world's most critical maritime chokepoints, carrying roughly 25% of global seaborne oil trade – around 20 million barrels per day. Its stability underpins global energy supply and the...more
Industry sources estimate that in 2025, more than 80 million tons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) transited the Strait of Hormuz, the vast majority originating from Qatar's Ras Laffan complex. Recent events at Qatar's Ras...more
I recently had coffee with an acquaintance who works in real estate. He was aware that our law practice has a focus on shipping and presumed we were very busy because of the events taking place in the Strait of Hormuz. What...more
Welcome to The BR Investigations and Enforcement Forum (“B.R.I.E.F.”), Blank Rome’s monthly newsletter highlighting enforcement priorities and compliance risk issues impacting businesses domestically and abroad. B.R.I.E.F....more
Payment stablecoin issuers would face comprehensive new AML/CFT and sanctions compliance obligations under a joint proposed rule issued April 8, 2026, by the Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network...more
The Government of Canada introduced Bill C-29, An Act to establish the Financial Crimes Agency and to make consequential amendments to certain Acts and regulations (Bill), on April 27, 2026. This Bill will establish the...more
In this weekly update, we summarise the most notable updates in the UK sanctions world. If you have any questions in respect of any of the developments set out below, please do not hesitate to contact a member of our London...more
On 29 January 2026, HM Treasury’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) published its response to the consultation on improving civil enforcement of financial sanctions, followed by updated enforcement and...more