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Sanctions
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International Trade Law
Global Trade Talks – Expanded U.S. Sanctions and Export Control Authorities Included in the Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan Aid Bills
By Dj Wolff, Jeremy Iloulian, Laurel Saito
In this session, hosts and International Trade Practice Leaders Nicole Simonian and Dj Wolff talk with Crowell lawyers Jeremy Iloulian and Laurel Saito about the significant new sanctions and export…
Israel Global Gateway
US aid package increases US sanctions statute of limitations, directs additional sanctions regulations
By Yael Bailey
Written by: Ignacio Sanchez, Christine Daya, Thomas deButts, Melanie Garcia, Nicholas Klein, Matthew Larson, Abby Thompson On April 24, 2024, President Joe Biden signed into law H.R. 815, the National…
SmarTrade
OFAC Again Extends Venezuela General License for Limited Maintenance or Wind-Down of Transactions Involving PdVSA and Certain Entities
By Scott E. Diamond**, Francesca M.S. Guerrero, Aaron C. Mandelbaum
On May 10, 2024, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued Venezuela-related General License 8N, extending authorization until November 15, 2024 for certain activities previously authorized…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
Second US-UK Strategic Sanctions Dialogue: Joint Statement
On 10 May 2024, the UK government hosted a senior US government delegation for the second United States-UK Strategic Sanctions Dialogue. A press release was issued, including a joint statement…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Davis Polk Discusses New National Security Package
By Paul D. Marquardt, Will Schisa, Kendall Howell, Patrick Q. Sullivan, Charles Marshall Wilson
On April 24, 2024, President Biden signed into law the 21st Century Peace through Strength Act (the Act) as part of a broader foreign aid package providing funding to Taiwan, Ukraine, and…
SmarTrade
U.S. Aid Package for Ukraine, Israel and the Indo-Pacific Incorporates Extensive Sanctions and Export Control Reforms
By David M. Schwartz, Francesca M.S. Guerrero, Samir D. Varma, Aaron C. Mandelbaum, Scott E. Diamond**, Kristina Shcheglazova*
On April 24, 2024, President Biden signed into law a broad national security package which included the Israel Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024; Ukraine Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2024; Indo-Pacific…
Latin American Blog
Say SoL Long to Short Limits: Doubling Down on the Sanctions Statute of Limitations
By Reid Whitten, Elisavet Papathanasiou, Lisa Mays, Julien Blanquart
Effective April 24, the statute of limitations (“SoL”) under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”) and the Trading with the Enemy Act (“TWEA”) has been extended from five to…
International Trade Law
U.S. Tightens Sanctions on Russia, Now Targeting Companies Based in China
By Jeremy Iloulian, Anand Sithian
On Wednesday, May 1, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced that it issued new sanctions on nearly 200 entities and individuals for…
UK Human Rights Blog
The Weekly Round-Up: Single Sex Spaces & More Challenges to Rwanda Scheme
In the News Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu reaffirmed Israel’s rejection of Hamas’ offer for the return of all hostages in return for the end of the war in Gaza on…
Legal Flight Deck
Compliance is achievable: a guide to EU’s “no re-export to Russia” clause
By Richard Hakes, Simon Spells, Alexander Brandt, Leigh T. Hansson, Julia Norsetter
This new guidance document demonstrates the EU’s continued commitment to strengthen sanctions against Russia and prevent export bans from being circumvented.