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Sanctions
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SmarTrade
BIS Continues to Focus on and Sanction Entities Providing Support to Russia’s Military and Defense Industries
By Scott E. Diamond**, Samir D. Varma, Francesca M.S. Guerrero
On October 6, 2023, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) added 49 entities from China, Estonia, Finland, Germany, India, Turkey, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and the…
International Trade Law
U.S. Department of Commerce Joins with Allied and Partner Countries to Recommend Best Practices, Including Specific End User Assurances, To Prevent Diversion of 45 High Priority Items to Russia
By Jeremy Iloulian, Dilan Wickrema
On September 28, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), alongside the UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand (termed the “Export Enforcement Five” or “E5,”), as…
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Remedy for Russian Aircraft Expropriation – FSIA Lawsuit
By Hwan Kim, Neil Popovic
Is it possible that the Russian government wants to compensate the aviation leasing companies for aircraft and engines that the government expropriated? Russia expropriated aircraft and engines of multiple U.S.…
International Trade Law
New EU/UK Restrictions on Russian-origin Iron and Steel Products
By Vassilis Akritidis, Jeffrey L. Snyder, Sophie Davis
From September 30, 2023, new EU and UK sanctions will come into effect targeting the imports of specified iron and steel products which are processed in third countries and incorporate…
Trade Compliance Resource Hub
Further UK and EU sanctions on Russian iron and steel come into effect
By Leigh T. Hansson, Alexander Brandt, James Willn, Tan Albayrak, Sophie Davis, Finlay Donaldson, Ray-Shio Ho, Stephan Johansen, William Young, Vivian Chan
On Saturday (September 30, 2023), new UK and EU trade sanctions tightening the restrictions on the import of Russian-origin iron and steel products will come into effect. While certain measures…
International Trade Law
New EU/UK Restrictions on Russian-origin Iron and Steel Products
By Vassilis Akritidis, Jeffrey L. Snyder, Sophie Davis
From September 30, 2023, new EU and UK sanctions will come into effect targeting the imports of specified iron and steel products which are processed in third countries and incorporate…
eDiscovery Today Blog
Eleventh Circuit Affirmed Sanctions for Spoliation of Cellphone Data: eDiscovery Case Law
By Doug Austin
In Skanska USA Civil Se. Inc. v. Bagelheads, Inc., the Eleventh Circuit affirmed sanctions for Skanska for the destruction of the data from five of its custodians’ cell phones, stating:…
Trade Compliance Resource Hub
U.S., UK, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand issue joint guidance on countering Russian export control evasion
By Michael Lowell, Lizbeth Rodriguez-Johnson, Paula Salamoun, Justin Angotti, Kirsten Lowell, Ozra Ajizadeh, Leigh T. Hansson
On Tuesday, the U.S., UK, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand—known as the “Export Enforcement Five” or “E5”—issued joint guidance to industry and academia on how best to identify Russian export…
International Compliance Blog
U.S. Government Issues New Russia-related Sanctions Designations and Export Controls Guidance
By Dave Stetson, Quentin Johnson, Jack Hayes
On September 14, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), the Department of State, and the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security…
SmarTrade
OFAC Implements Additional Sanctions Targeting Russia’s Technology, Industrial, Construction and Financial Sectors
By Scott E. Diamond**, Samir D. Varma, Francesca M.S. Guerrero
On September 14, 2023, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced another round of sanctions and economic restrictions targeting Russian elites and Russia’s industrial base,…