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On April 12, 2024, in coordination with the United Kingdom, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued two new Determinations (collectively, the “Determinations”) that together prohibit...more
The U.S. government is turning up the dial on its efforts to combat evasion of export controls and sanctions against Russia. The severe trade restrictions against Russia (and Belarus) have seen continuous escalation since...more
The centrality of international trade laws in the development and execution of U.S. foreign policy has never been more evident than in 2022. Companies that have not invested in international trade compliance programs are...more
Recently, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has taken additional actions against Russia in response to its continued invasion of Ukraine. Specifically, OFAC: ..Issued guidance...more
Over the past few weeks, the US Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took additional actions in response to Russia’s continued invasion of Ukraine: ..Removed Kazakh subsidiary of Alfa Bank,...more
The new measures against Russia’s ally largely parallel the UK’s sanctions against Russia itself. This Client Alert is published in the context of ongoing developments and should be read in conjunction with Latham’s...more
Authored by our Global Sanctions Team On 3 June 2022, the EU adopted a new round of sanctions against Russia and Belarus, banning the purchase, import or transfer into the EU of crude oil and petroleum products originating in...more
The US continues to ramp up sanctions pressure on Russia, now emphasizing Russian efforts to evade US export controls and obligations of financial institutions to police Russian efforts at sanctions and export controls...more
The measures prohibit gold imports and add new SDN, Entity List, and asset freeze designations. This Client Alert is published in the context of ongoing developments and should be read in conjunction with the Latham &...more
New announcements and rules expand the scope of existing sanctions and export controls on Russia and Belarus. This Client Alert summarises the latest sanctions and trade restrictions that have been imposed, or are under...more
...Since the start of the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces on February 24, the United States (U.S.), United Kingdom (UK), and the European Union (EU) have led a global sanctions campaign against Russia that has been...more
Asset Freezes - On 13 and 14 April 2022, the UK imposed asset freezes with respect to 208 individuals. This included alleged separatists, oligarchs, close associates and employees of oligarchs and individuals who have...more
Last week, the United States government imposed additional restrictions on the imports from, and exports to, Russia. The import changes stem from the Suspending Normal Trade Relations with Russia and Belarus Act, signed into...more
Authored by our Global Sanctions Team In early April 2022, the US imposed additional sanctions and export-controls restrictions on Russia. The restrictions include a new Executive Order prohibiting new investment in the...more
New rules significantly expand the scope of existing sanctions and export controls on Russia. This Client Alert is published in the context of ongoing developments and should be read in conjunction with the Latham &...more
EU introduces a fifth package of measures - New asset freezes - On 8 April 2022, the EU published a fifth round of measures against Russia and Belarus. Spread across four regulations, the new measures include additional...more
During the past week, the US continued to strengthen its sanctions against Russia as Russia continued its invasion of Ukraine. ..BIS issued a final rule clarifying which luxury goods are subject to the ban on exports to...more
As Russia’s war against Ukraine continues and the United States and its allies announce further sanctions, U.S. companies face more difficulties with compliance and the loss of valuable assets. Our International Trade &...more
On March 16, 2022, Switzerland extended the asset freeze and entry/transit restrictions to more than 200 Russian individuals and companies. It also adopted new sanctions against Belarus and reinforced the existing ones. These...more
L’intervento militare russo in terra d’Ucraina ha determinato e sta determinando reazioni senza precedenti da parte di diversi Stati e Organizzazioni sovranazionali. Tra queste vi è una serie di misure sanzionatorie emanate a...more
The Week in Review delivers the impact and analysis for the public, private, and non-profit sectors from our daily reporting of the evolving global sanctions campaign against Russia. ...more
Western sanctions against Russia have continued to broaden substantially into new areas of trade, especially in the energy sector. Policymakers in Washington DC, Brussels, London and other allied capitals also continue to...more
On March 15, 2022, the U.S., UK, and EU announced new sanctions against various individuals and entities in connection with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The U.S. added certain human rights violators and senior Russian...more
As an update to K&L Gates’ previous alerts of 24 February and 25 February, U.S. President Joe Biden issued two executive orders (EOs) last week imposing additional sanctions against Russia. The first order, EO 14066, issued...more
Watch Out, More Things Are Luxury Than You Think! On March 11, 2022, the President issued Executive Order 14068 (EO 14068) Prohibiting Certain Imports, Exports, and New Investment with Respect to Continued Russian...more