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Sanctions
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Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
Troutman Pepper Weekly Consumer Financial Services Newsletter – December 3, 2024
By Ethan G. Ostroff, Elizabeth Briones, Alan D. Wingfield, Addison Morgan, Thailer Buari
To keep you informed of recent activities, below are several of the most significant federal and state events that have influenced the Consumer Financial Services industry over the past week:…
eDiscovery Bytes
Navigating Modern eDiscovery Challenges: Hyperlinked Files, Mobile Devices, and Sanctions – Oh My!
The rapid evolution of technology has brought transformative changes to how we manage ediscovery. With the rise of collaboration tools, the ubiquity of mobile devices, and the ever-growing demands for…
The Right Coast
Marc Andreessen: Biden Admin Has Been Debanking “Politically Exposed Persons” In “Privatized Sanctions Regime” | Video | RealClearPolitics
Investor Marc Andreessen made headlines last week when he told Joe Rogan that dozens of tech founders had been quietly "debanked" under the Biden administration. Elon Musk commented on a…
Resolving Discovery Disputes
The Court has Inherent Power to Impose Discovery Sanctions
In the case of City of L.A. v. PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLC (2024) 17 C5th 46 the California Supreme Court unanimously held that the Discovery Act gives courts independent authority to impose…
Commercial Case Notes
Plaintiff Sanctioned for Bringing Frivolous Lawsuits
By John Lundin
On November 19, 2024, the First Department issued a decision in Ray v. Ray, 2024 NY Slip Op. 05777, upholding sanctions against a plaintiff for bringing frivolous lawsuits, explaining: Supreme…
Cleary Foreign Investment and International Trade Watch
OFAC Sanctions Gazprombank, Continues to Target Russian Financial Sector and Foreign Financial Institutions
By Chase D. Kaniecki, Yulia A. Solomakhina, Samuel H. Chang, Catherine Johnson
On November 21, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) designated additional entities operating in the Russian financial services sector, including Gazprombank Joint Stock…
International Trade Law
OFSI Granted Greater Sanctions Monitoring and Enforcement Powers
By Dj Wolff, Nicola Phillips, Sophie Davis
The UK Government has passed new amending sanctions regulations which grants its financial sanctions regulator – the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (“OFSI”) – greater intelligence gathering and enforcement powers,…
SmarTrade
OFAC Sanctions Gazprombank and Further Limits Russia’s Access to International Financial System
By Scott E. Diamond**, Samir D. Varma, Francesca M.S. Guerrero, Aaron C. Mandelbaum
On November 21, 2024, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated Gazprombank, more than 50 internationally connected small-to-medium Russian banks, more than 40 Russian securities…
Dispute Resolution Blog
Ripple Effect of Sanctions: How US Measures against Russia affect Indian Businesses
By Urja Dhapre, CAM Disputes Team
Background The ongoing tensions surrounding the Russia-Ukraine conflict have led to significant geopolitical shifts, particularly in the realm of international sanctions. In response to Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine, the…
Banking, Finance and Securities
EBA final guidance on internal policies, procedures and controls to ensure the implementation of EU and national sanctions
On 14 November 2024, the European Banking Authority (EBA) issued two sets of final guidelines that, for the first time, set common EU standards on the governance arrangements and the…