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Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act
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Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
Secondary Sanctions Targeting Russia’s Defense and Intelligence Sectors Move Closer to Implementation
By Kelley Drye
Last Friday the State Department belatedly released a list of 39 Russian entities that operate as part of Russia’s defense and intelligence sectors (the full list is below). Congress required…
SmarTrade
State Department Publishes List of Russian Defense and Intelligence Sector Entities Under New Sanctions Law
By Thompson Hine International Trade
Section 231 of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA), enacted on August 2, 2017, mandates that the president must impose certain sanctions on persons the president determines knowingly…
Government Contracts Law
Deconstructing Those Russia Sanctions – Metropolitan Corporate Counsel
On August 2, President Trump signed into law the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATS). What is the significance of the law? Zlatko Hadzismajlovic: Many things stand out, but…
International Trade Law
New U.S. and UN Sanctions Increase Pressure on Non-U.S. Persons Transacting with North Korea
By Chris Monahan, Cari Stinebower, Dj Wolff
On September 20, 2017, President Trump signed Executive Order 13810, which substantially increases the authority of the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) to impose…
International Compliance Blog
A Detailed Look at the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act
President Trump signed the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act into law on August 2, 2017, targeting Russia, North Korea, and Iran. The law serves as a forceful, bipartisan statement…
GovCon & Trade
New Law Extends U.S. Sanctions Against Russia
By Thad McBride
Over the past month, we have closely monitored efforts by the U.S. Congress to tie the president’s hands over sanctions on Russia. Today, the president signed the Countering America’s Adversaries…
Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
Congress Passes Landmark Russia Sanctions
By Kelley Drye
Last night the U.S. Senate passed sweeping sanctions on Russia, Iran, and North Korea by a vote of 98-2. The Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (the Act) contains important…
International Trade Insights
Congress Passes Russian Sanctions Bill with New Sanctions on Russia, Iran and North Korea
By Cortney Morgan, Grant Leach, Katherine Stubblefield
Yesterday, July 25th, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the “Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act” by a vote of 419-3. The bill originated as an act in the Senate…