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OFAC issues guidance on maritime services price cap for seaborne Russian oil

​​​​​​​As a follow up to our alert of September 7th regarding the G7 proposal to implement a price cap with respect to seaborne Russian-origin crude oil and petroleum products, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)...more

Pillsbury - Global Trade & Sanctions Law

UN and U.S. Sanctions Target North Korea: Impacts for Asia and Beyond

The United Nations and United States recently took significant new steps to expand sanctions on North Korea, with implications for international banking; shipping and port activities; air transport; energy and mining sectors;...more

Carlton Fields

Cuba Sanctions Relief: Baby Steps Today, But What About Tomorrow?

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For more than 50 years, an embargo and related sanctions regime has restricted U.S. businesses and individuals from virtually all economic activity involving Cuba or its nationals. This regime was implemented through a...more

Morgan Lewis

US Government Further Relaxes Trade Restrictions with Cuba

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However, the new transaction rules leave the embargo largely in effect. Early this week, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and...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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“We’re From The Government and We’re Here to Help”: When The Act of a Government Constitutes a Valid Defense to a Freight Claim

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Will Rogers once quipped that “I don’t make jokes; I just watch the Government and report the facts.” While most Americans can probably identify with that observation to one extent or another, the government unquestionably...more

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