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This alert has been updated to address the May 2024 announcement by Turkey of its suspension of exports and imports with Israel and the impact for United States antiboycott compliance. ...more
Key Points - On January 31, 2024, the Department of Defense (DoD) released an update to its list of “Chinese military companies” that are “operating directly or indirectly in the United States” in accordance with the...more
We have received multiple requests to provide guidance regarding the critically important area of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). Because of the recency of the UFLPA, which went into effect on June 21, 2021,...more
On 18 December 2023, the European Union adopted a 12th package of sanctions against Russia. The sanctions impose an asset freeze on more than 140 individuals and entities pursuant to Council Regulation (EU) 269/2014...more
After a multiyear low in 2022, China’s cross-border M&A activity experienced a slow recovery in 2023. Although outbound M&A deal value and volume remained lackluster in the first half of 2023, the market overall rebounded in...more
Over the last several months, companies have become entangled in an increasingly complex web of new and expanded sanctions and export control restrictions related to Russia in response to its war on Ukraine. The current...more
Over the past few weeks, the interagency Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force (FLETF) has signaled a shift in its strategy for enforcing the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA). On July 26, 2023, the FLETF issued its...more
The EU adopted its eleventh sanctions package against Russia on 23 June, 2023. A new anti-circumvention framework enables the EU to tackle sanctions evasion through third countries. The EU extends the scope of existing...more
On October 7, 2022, the Biden Administration announced new restrictions on exports to China of advanced integrated circuits (“ICs”), computers and components containing advanced ICs, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and...more
U.S. sanctions and other restrictions on Ethiopia and Eritrea may persist despite a recent peace deal between the Ethiopian government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front. The deal purports to end hostilities in an armed...more
In response to the Russian Federation’s (Russia) egregious and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine that began in February 2022, the U.S. government has deployed a whole-of-government approach in imposing sanctions and export...more
K2 Integrity delivers information and analysis on recent developments related to sanctions against Russia and key implications for the public, private, and non-profit sectors as the United States (U.S.), the European Union...more
Are you looking to hire a star engineer who is a foreign national? Are you considering raising capital from a foreign venture capital firm or other foreign investor? Are you interested in sourcing components or creating...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
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and subsequent revelations of alleged atrocities in territories previously controlled by Russia have had a global impact. Dozens of foreign countries (States) have imposed a wide variety of...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
Le Canada, comme d’autres grands pays, dispose d’une vaste gamme de sanctions économiques et financières à l’égard d’États étrangers et de leurs ressortissants, de même que de diverses organisations terroristes. Puisqu’à...more
Canada, like other major jurisdictions, has a broad range of economic and financial sanctions targeting foreign states and their nationals, as well as various terrorist organizations. Given that Canada is in many ways a...more
Under the impact of the Chinese government’s recent formal notices of halting ICOs, Notice 99 and Joint Notice released on September 2, 2017 and September 4, 2017 respectively, Beijing authorities have taken further actions...more
Background - Last week, the Obama Administration announced that the President intends to visit Cuba next month. He will find a political mixed bag of optimism and resignation. American businesses will find an equally...more