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Southern California Appellate News
Sanctions dodged
Counsel admonished, but not sanctioned (by 2/4) in this unpub: The court may impose sanctions, as relevant here, for taking a frivolous appeal or appealing solely to cause delay or for…
International Trade Law
Eight Takeaways After Seven Weeks of OFAC’s Six, wait Seven, New and Updated General Licenses for Venezuela
By Dj Wolff, Erik Woodhouse, Caroline Brown, Carlton Greene, Jeremy Iloulian, Jasmine Masri, Dmitry Bergoltsev
Introduction Over the last two months, OFAC has issued and updated a series of general licenses and Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) that allow for a variety of activities in the…
FinTalk
Eight Takeaways After Seven Weeks of OFAC’s Six — wait, Seven — New and Updated General Licenses for Venezuela
By Dj Wolff, Erik Woodhouse, Caroline Brown, Carlton Greene, Jeremy Iloulian, Jasmine Masri, Dmitry Bergoltsev
What You Need To Know The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued six new general licenses, and updated a seventh that allow for many…
SmarTrade
OFAC Issues Russia General License Allowing Delivery and Sale of Russian Crude Oil and Petroleum
By Scott E. Diamond**, Francesca M.S. Guerrero, Samir D. Varma, Aaron C. Mandelbaum
On March 12, 2026, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued Russia-related General License 134, "Authorizing the Delivery and Sale of Crude Oil and Petroleum Products…
Cleary Foreign Investment and International Trade Watch
OFAC Issues Temporary Reprieve for Certain Russian-Origin Crude Oil Shipments
By Samuel H. Chang, Chase D. Kaniecki, Catherine Johnson
On March 12, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued Russia-related General License 134 (GL 134) authorizing, until April 11, 2026, transactions relating…
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
OFAC Issues New General License Authorizing Export of Venezuelan Gold and New Guidance on Energy General Licenses, While Venezuela Begins Efforts to Reform Mining Sector
By Kerry B. Contini (US), Alexandre (Alex) Lamy (US), Carlos Felce (Venezuela), Elliot Hecht (US)
On March 6, 2026, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) continued its trend of selectively easing the Venezuela sanctions by (1) issuing General License…
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
SAVE THE DATE: Milan Trade Day, Tuesday 12 May 2026 at 5:30pm
By Paul Amberg (Spain), Kerry B. Contini (US), Pamela Floriani (Italy), Chiara Leoni (Italy), Matteo Morelli (Italy), Francesco Pisciotta (Italy)
Baker McKenzie’s Trade, Sanctions, and Customs Practice is pleased to invite you to join us at our upcoming Milan Trade Day 2026. This event will be essential for Italian companies trying to…
Cleary Foreign Investment and International Trade Watch
OFAC Eases Sanctions on Venezuelan-Origin Gold
By Samuel H. Chang, Chase D. Kaniecki, Yulia A. Solomakhina, Ana Carolina Maloney, Kerry Mullins
On March 6, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued General License (“GL”) 51, authorizing transactions that are ordinarily incident and necessary to…
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
US Sanctions Russian Zero‑Day Exploit Broker for Theft of Trade Secrets
By Sylwia Lis (US), Christine M. Streatfeild (US), Alexandre (Alex) Lamy (US), Jasmine Elmasry (US)
On February 24, 2026, the US Departments of the Treasury and State announced coordinated sanctions targeting a Russia‑based cyber exploit broker network for the theft and resale of US trade…
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Doing Business in Venezuela: What Companies Need to Know
By Rod J. Rosenstein (US), Jesús A. Dávila (Venezuela), Ronald Evans (Venezuela), Carlos Felce (Venezuela), Michelle Carr (US), Alexandre (Alex) Lamy (US), Kerry B. Contini (US)
Introduction The current geopolitical environment in Venezuela is continuing to evolve. While the legal and business environment has improved, businesses operating or looking to operate there are still continuing to…