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Sanctions
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Commercial Case Notes
That Court Disagrees With Counsel’s Legal Positions Insufficient Basis for Imposing Sanctions
By John Lundin
On April 2, 2024, the First Department issued a decision in Talos Capital Designated Activity Co. v. 257 Church Holdings LLC, 2024 NY Slip Op. 01786, holding that a court’s…
SmarTrade
OFAC Again Extends Authorizations Under Russia General License 13
By Francesca M.S. Guerrero, Samir D. Varma, David M. Schwartz
On April 12, 2024, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) again extended previous Russia-related General License (GL) 13 by issuing a revised GL 13I, “Authorizing…
SmarTrade
OFAC Again Extends Venezuela General License Delaying PdVSA 2020 8.5% Bond-Related Authorizations
By Scott E. Diamond**, Francesca M.S. Guerrero, Samir D. Varma, Aaron C. Mandelbaum
On April 15, 2024, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued General License (GL) 5O, “Authorizing Certain Transactions Related to the Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. 2020…
North Carolina Business Litigation Report
NC Business Court: A Pox On Both Your Houses
When a Court enters sanctions against a party, it is usually the result of the opposing party filing a Motion for Sanctions or the Court becoming so outraged at one…
Paul W. Mollica Federal Courts Blog
Rule 11 Did Not Apply to Party Already Dismissed from the Action, Holds Eighth Circuit
In Martin Leigh PC v. Leyh, No. 22-1975 (8th Cir. Apr. 3, 2024), an Eighth Circuit panel holds that when a party had already been dismissed from an action for…
International Compliance Blog
Export Controls and Sanctions Converge: New BIS Restrictions on SDNs
By Peter Jeydel, Ryan Pereira, Brian Fleming, Ed Krauland, Wendy Wysong, Jack Hayes, Meredith Rathbone, Alexandra Baj
On March 21, 2024, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued a final rule under the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) that imposes new export controls…
CALIFORNIA ATTORNEY'S FEES
Arbitration, Requests For Admission: Arbitrator Award Of RFA Costs Of Proof Sanctions Reversed In Review Of Uninsured Motorist Arbitration Proceedings
Only A Trial Judge Can Order Discovery Sanctions Under Uninsured Motorist Arbitration. We did know that uninsured motorist arbitrations are a niche area for practitioners in the area. That is…
Litigation Finance Journal
Russian Billionaires Evading Sanctions by Funding Cases in UK & US
By John Freund
One of the latest critiques of the litigation finance industry is that it represents a potential threat to US national security, due to the possibility of foreign governments and entities…
Global Trade Law Blog
E(U)xterritoriality of EU Sanctions: The No Russia Clause
By Reid Whitten, Julien Blanquart, Elisavet Papathanasiou
The EU is going extraterritorial, and it is doing so through private contract. It is a pretty neat trick. As a general rule, EU regulations do not apply extraterritorially. This…
Trade Compliance Resource Hub
New export controls extend reach of U.S. sanctions
By Michael Lowell, Lizbeth Rodriguez-Johnson, Paula Salamoun, Justin Angotti, Kirsten Lowell, Ozra Ajizadeh
To expand the reach of U.S. sanctions, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amended the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) on March 21 to require a license for the export,…