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Russia and Belarus Sanctions and Export Controls Update – May 10, 2022
Key Takeaways: The U.S. restricts the provision of accounting, trust and corporate formation, and management consulting services to Russia OFAC publishes general license authorizing certain IP-transactions prohibited by the Russian…
SmarTrade
OFAC Imposes Additional Sanctions on Russian Telecommunications, Shipping and Defense Companies
By Francesca M.S. Guerrero, Samir D. Varma, Scott E. Diamond**
On May 8, 2022, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) implemented additional sanctions on several sectors of the Russian economy. OFAC designated three Russian telecommunications…
SmarTrade
BIS Expands Russian Export Controls: Significant Expansion of Supplement No. 4 List
By Francesca M.S. Guerrero, Samir D. Varma, Scott E. Diamond**
The Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued on May 9, 2022, a Final Rule that greatly expands the list of items requiring a license to export…
International Trade Insights
BIS Expands List of Items Subject to EAR Russia Industry Sector Sanctions Effective Immediately
By Cortney Morgan, Grant Leach, Tony Busch, Isabella Peek
On May 9, 2022, the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) released for public inspection a Final Rule adding hundreds of new items to a list of restricted items in…
eDiscovery Today Blog
Inadvertently Disclosed Email Not Enough to Warrant Sanctions, Court Rules: eDiscovery Case Law
By Doug Austin
In Emerson Creek Pottery, Inc. v. Emerson Creek Events, Inc., Senior District Judge Norman K. Moon denied the plaintiff’s “eleventh-hour” motion for spoliation inferences, finding that the plaintiff failed to…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Davis Polk Discusses DOJ’s Focus on Corporate Crimes of Evading Sanctions, Export Controls
By Daniel S. Kahn, Greg D. Andres, Martine M. Beamon, Paul D. Marquardt, Will Schisa
At a recent New York City Bar Association event, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco emphasized the Department of Justice’s focus on sanctions evasion and export control violations as key to…
GovCon & Trade
Russia, Ukraine: Update as of May 9
The Bass, Berry & Sims international trade team is actively monitoring the situation in Russia and Ukraine and providing real-time advice to clients on managing the situation. This post summarizes…
Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
New U.S. Sanctions on Russia: Corporate Services Ban, Industrial Export Controls, & New SDNs
In coordination with other G7 countries, the United States announced another significant round of sanctions and export control restrictions on Russia on Sunday, May 8. These include a new ban…
Global Investigations & Compliance Review
New DOJ KleptoCapture Task Force to Enforce Russia Sanctions
On March 2, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced the creation of the interagency Task Force KleptoCapture (the “Task Force”) to enforce the sanctions, export restrictions, and economic…
International Trade Law
Sanctions/Export Highlights [As of May 6, 2022]
By Jeffrey L. Snyder, Carlton Greene, Caroline Brown, Anand Sithian, Brian McGrath, Laurel Saito, Rachel Schumacher
Russia Sanctions: The UK designated 63 individuals this week, including several war correspondents embedded with Russian forces in Ukraine that work at Channel One, a major state-owned media outlet in…