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Sanctions
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Lawyers Representing Lawyers
Plagiarism Draws Sanctions in First Amendment Case
The Federal District Court in Philadelphia has sanctioned a lawyer for copying and pasting opposing counsel’s motion in limine and filing it as her own work product the next day.…
China Law Insight
出口管制资讯速递丨从S公司案看美国出口管制执法新动态
By King & Wood
作者：戴梦皓 陈若思 姚爽 张欣悦 2023年4月19日，美国商务部产业安全局（“BIS”）公布了其有史以来的最大一笔行政处罚，以违反美国《出口管理条例》（“EAR”）为由，对知名硬盘制造商S公司处以3亿美元的罚款。这一处罚也是自2020年BIS对EAR下外国直接产品规则（“FDPR”）进行实质性修订后，对违反FDPR行为的首个行政处罚。在此，我们结合BIS所披露的案件信息以及BIS近期发布的执法备忘录，对BIS未来的执法动态进行简要梳理，希望能够对大家有所启发。 阅读更多
Trade Compliance Resource Hub
The EU is preparing an 11th round of sanctions: what we know so far
By Yves Melin, Isabel Fressynet
On Friday 5th May, the Commission adopted its proposal for an 11th sanctions package. According to the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, “the focus of this…
Cleary Foreign Investment and International Trade Watch
Tit for Tat Continues, or Further Russian Countersanctions That Allow Nationalization of Assets of Persons From Unfriendly States
By Yulia A. Solomakhina, Chase D. Kaniecki, Polina Lyadnova
On April 25, 2023, the President of Russia signed Decree No. 302 On Temporary Management of certain assets, including movable and immovable assets and equity interests in the capital of…
Southern California Appellate News
Tone check on rehearing
Rehearing petitions often pose a problem for lawyers who can't moderate their tone. This week's installment on that comes from Florida. Law 360 reports Atty Who Called Judges 'Scumbags,' Slurs Faces…
SmarTrade
President Biden Introduces New Sudan-Related Sanctions
By Scott E. Diamond**, Samir D. Varma, Francesca M.S. Guerrero
On May 4, 2023, President Biden signed a new Executive Order, Imposing Sanctions on Certain Persons Destabilizing Sudan and Undermining the Goal of a Democratic Transition, stating that the violence taking place in Sudan…
SmarTrade
Deputies of the G7 Enforcement Coordination Mechanism Discuss Russia Sanctions Evasion
By Scott E. Diamond**, Samir D. Varma, Francesca M.S. Guerrero
On April 27, 2023, deputies of the Group of Seven (G7) Enforcement Coordination Mechanism met to discuss the need to increase enforcement of multilateral sanctions and export controls implemented since…
eDiscovery Today Blog
Deposition in Bad Faith Gets Thrown Out Over Failure to Meet and Confer: eDiscovery Case Law
By Doug Austin
In Boulder Falcon, LLC v. Brown, Utah Magistrate Judge Jared C. Bennett denied defendants’ motion for sanctions and granted plaintiff's motion for a protective order because defendants’ counsel conducted the…
Financial Services Observer
Expansive New Bank Secrecy Act, Sanctions Whistleblower Program: Department of Commerce Insights
By Kara M. Bombach, Marina Olman-Pal
On April 18, 2023, Department of Commerce Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement Matthew Axelrod issued a memorandum (Memorandum) that, while primarily focused on enforcement of export control restrictions, offered some noteworthy insights…
Trade Compliance Resource Hub
UK Sanctions – 18th Amendment
By Alexander Brandt, Leigh T. Hansson, James Willn, Ray-Shio Ho, Sophie Davis, Dimitris Athanasopoulos, Tan Albayrak, Stephan Johansen, Finlay Donaldson, William Young
On 21 April 2023, the UK implemented The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 (“18th Amendment”) which amends The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (“UK Russia Regulations”). This…