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Sanctions
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Ship Law Log
US Sanctions against Iran: National Defense Authorization Act 2012
Posted on behalf of Jonathan Benner and Matt Thomas. On New Year's Eve 2011, President Obama signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 ("NDAA"). It authorizes all…
International Law Prof Blog
US Continues to Pressure Iran through Sanctions
On the same day US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton denied US involvement in the killing of an Iranian nuclear scientist last week, she also announced that the US…
Texas Bankruptcy Blog
When a Creditor Violates the Bankruptcy Discharge
By Bryan Fears
The bankruptcy discharge is a court ordered permanent injunction prohibiting certain creditors from taking collection action against the debtor. A debt discharged by your bankruptcy cannot be collected from you.…
Ontario Condo Law Blog
Toronto condos a refuge for the damned?
Toronto condos are in the news again, but this time with a sexy international criminal twist!
Global Trade Law Blog
Clarity Required: Iran Sanctions Convictions Reversed in U.S. v. Banki
By sheppard mullin, Sheppard Mullin
By: Thad McBride and Mark L. Jensen Introduction: On October 24, 2011, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit released an opinion in United…
Government Contracts & Investigations Blog
Aiming for a Moving Target: Bad and Good News on Changing Iran Sanctions
By: Scott Maberry and Reid Whitten On November 21, 2011, President Barack Obama signed Executive Order 13590 expanding sanctions against non-U.S. companies doing business in Iran. Under the new rules,…
International Law Prof Blog
UN Security Council Places More Sanctions on Eritrea
The United Nations Security Council today placed additional sanctions on Eritrea for continuing to provide support to armed groups seeking to destabilize Somalia and other parts of the Horn of…
International Law Prof Blog
Britain Closes Its Embassy in Tehran and Orders Iran to Close Its Embassy in London
The United Kingdom announced today that it had closed its embassy in Tehran and withdrawn all of its diplomats. It also ordered Iran to close its embassy in London within 48…
Chicago IP Litigation
Lawyers Sanctioned for False Pro Hac Vice Application Statements
Irrevocable Trust of Anthony J. Antonious v. Tour Edge Golf Manufacturing, Inc., No. 10 C 5552, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Apr. 17, 2011) (Kennelly, J.). Judge Kennelly sanctioned two counsel,…
International Law Prof Blog
A Cautionary Tale for International Business Lawyers
News reports indicate that technology produced by a United States company is being used by the Syrian government to monitor dissidents. Under the US Export Administration Act and accompanying regulations,…