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Morrison & Foerster LLP

OFAC Year in Review 2023 – Part 1

2023 was another record year for U.S. sanctions and the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). Most prominently, OFAC continued to impose significant additional sanctions on Russia in...more

A&O Shearman

U.S. Imposes New Russia Sanctions and Export Controls and Warns of Risk of Continued Business with Russia

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On February 23, 2024, the United States imposed its largest number of new sanctions and export control designations against Russia to date—targeting over 600 individuals and entities across a wide swath of the Russian economy...more

Rivkin Radler LLP

NY’s LLC Transparency Act and NYC Real Estate – Albany Wants to Know the Secrets that You Keep[i]

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A national study released in 2015 reported that “nearly half the residential purchases of over $5 million were made by shell companies rather than named people.”[ii] Because shell companies could often be formed without...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

La OFAC Suspende Ciertas Sanciones A Venezuela

El 18/10/23, la OFAC emitió un alivio de sanciones a entidades Venezolanas en los siguientes sectores: petróleo y gas, compañía minera de oro estatal y bonos soberanos venezolanos y deuda y capital de PdVSA (Petróleos de...more

Foodman CPAs & Advisors

OFAC Suspends Certain Venezuela Sanctions

On 10/18/23, OFAC provided issued sanctions relief to Venezuela entities in the following sectors: oil and gas, state-owned gold mining company and Venezuelan sovereign bonds and PdVSA (Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A.) debt...more

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White House Issues Sweeping AI Executive Order: 10 Things Employers Need to Know

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The executive order on artificial intelligence issued by the White House yesterday is the federal government’s most ambitious attempt to date to corral this burgeoning technology – and contains numerous items of interest for...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

U.S. - China Policy Update, July 2023

China Issues Restrictions on Critical Mineral Exports. On July 3, China’s Ministry of Commerce announced restrictions on the export of gallium and germanium-related products required for the manufacturing of semiconductors,...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Biden Administration Toughens Sanctions, Export Controls in Response to Continued Harmful Activities of the Russian Government

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On September 15, 2022, the Biden Administration announced a new package of sanctions and export controls to hold the Russian government accountable for its war against Ukraine. ...more

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US, EU Issue Guidance on Expectations for Due Diligence to Address Forced Labor Risks

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On July 13, 2021, the US Department of State, US Department of the Treasury, US Department of Commerce, US Department of Homeland Security, Office of the United States Trade Representative, and US Department of Labor issued...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Senate Republicans Introduce Legislation To Impose Sanctions On Nord Stream 2 Following The Biden Administration’s Waiver

The legal and political skirmishing continued on both sides of the Atlantic in recent weeks over Nord Stream 2, the nearly finished Russian natural gas pipeline that continues to serve as a flash point within Europe and...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Russia Russia Russia! The Biden Administration Imposes Tough Sanctions on Russia

This week has been a week of significant foreign policy action. Today, President Biden issued a new Executive Order imposing tough sanctions on Russia for its interference in the U.S. 2020 presidential election, as well as...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

U.S. Sanctions Turkey’s Defense Procurement Entity Over Its Purchase Of Russian Missile System

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The U.S. Department of State (“State Department”) announced the imposition of sanctions on Turkey’s Presidency of Defense Industries (“SSB”) pursuant to Section 231 of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions...more

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The Hong Kong Autonomy Act Signed Into Law

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The Situation: On July 14, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Hong Kong Autonomy Act (the "HKAA"), the U.S. government's response to China's new National Security Law for Hong Kong. The Result: The HKAA could...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

State And Treasury Departments Designate 39 Entities Under “Caesar Act” Syria Sanctions

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New U.S. sanctions on Syria took effect on June 17, 2020 as a result of the “Caesar Syria Civilian Protection Act of 2019” (“Caesar Act”) that was signed into law on December 20, 2019 as part of the National Defense...more

Dechert LLP

U.S. Announces Second Round of Sanctions on Russia for Chemical Weapons Violations

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The U.S. State and Treasury Departments announced that a second round of sanctions will be imposed against Russia pursuant to the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control Act of 1991 (“CBW Act”). The most notable new measure...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - Spanish

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - DOJ Files Superseding Indictment in Haitian Port Corruption Plot - On October 30, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a superseding indictment in the District of Massachusetts...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - Russian

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - DOJ Files Superseding Indictment in Haitian Port Corruption Plot - On October 30, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a superseding indictment in the District of Massachusetts...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - Chinese

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - DOJ Files Superseding Indictment in Haitian Port Corruption Plot - On October 30, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a superseding indictment in the District of Massachusetts...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - October 2018

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - DOJ Files Superseding Indictment in Haitian Port Corruption Plot - On October 30, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a superseding indictment in the District of Massachusetts...more

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