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SmarTrade
OFAC and State Department Add Over 200 Russia-Related Individuals and Entities to SDN List
By Scott E. Diamond**, Francesca M.S. Guerrero, Samir D. Varma
On February 24, 2023, the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Departments of the Treasury and State implemented further economic sanctions against key industry sectors “in order to…
SmarTrade
Department of the Treasury Previews Additional Sanctions on Russia
By Scott E. Diamond**, Samir D. Varma, Francesca M.S. Guerrero
On February 21, 2023, just a few days before February 24, which marks the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo spoke on…
SmarTrade
BIS Announces Expedited Licensing Review for Exports to Turkey and Syria to Assist with Earthquake Relief Efforts
By Scott E. Diamond**, Francesca M.S. Guerrero, Samir D. Varma
On February 17, 2023, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a statement indicating that it will expedite the processing of export license applications for items…
International Compliance Blog
[UPDATED] OFAC Publishes Determinations and Guidance on Implementing the Price Cap Policy for Russian Crude Oil and Petroleum Products
By Wendy Wysong, Ali Burney, Bo Yue, Wilson Zhao, Dave Stetson, Ed Krauland, Zoey Hong
In this blog post, we update our earlier post regarding OFAC’s determination and guidance on implementing the price cap policy for Russian crude oil (see link), by incorporating the recently…
eDiscovery Today Blog
Vendor Error Causing Late Production Doesn’t Warrant Sanctions, Court Rules: eDiscovery Case Law
By Doug Austin
In Fluor Fed. Sols., LLC v. BAE Sys. Ordnance Sys., Inc., Virginia Magistrate Judge Robert S. Ballou declined to award sanctions against the defendant because of its vendor error causing…
China Law Insight
2022年美国出口管制年度回顾（下篇）——《芯片法案》及《107新规》对中国企业的影响及应对策略
By King & Wood
作者：刘新宇 郭欢 陈起超 董梦 刘学朋 刘姝倩 王丹 陈琳 上篇我们重点对俄乌冲突及涉疆法案对中国企业的影响进行了分析，对中国企业受美管制和制裁的最新状况进行了整理，并统计了相关数据。本篇我们将继续和大家梳理回顾2022年的年度大事件，通过对《2022芯片与科学法案》、10月7日发布的出口管制新规及未经核实清单、实体清单修订进行分析，并结合相关实务经验提示应对策略要点。 2022年6月29日，美国商务部产业与安全局（BIS）召开出口管制政策年会，公开解读了当时美国出口管制的相关政策及发展趋势，并总结了2021年美国出口管制领域的立法和执法情况。会议中，美商务部部长和副部长特别表示，美国2022年的出口管制政策将会继续关注中国，对半导体行业领域进行管制政策的更新，并且会与盟友国家之间继续加强出口管制协同执法的效果。 阅读更多
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Taliban Exclusion of Women from NGOs and Universities Costing Afghanistan $7 Billion (and Counting)
Click on the picture for a background report.We have been following the situation in Afghanistan involving the Taliban's order barring women from university and charitable organizations. We reported, for example,…
Bright Law Blog
Review of Australia’s Autonomous Sanctions Framework
The Australian Sanctions Office within the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade, is undertaking a legislative review of the Autonomous Sanctions Regulations 2011, ahead of their automatic expiry on 1…
International Compliance Blog
UK Expands Guidance on the Supply of Professional and Business Services to Persons Connected with Russia
By Alexandra Melia, Elliot Letts
On February 7, 2023, the UK Department for International Trade (“DIT”) published an expanded version of its guidance on supplying professional and business services to a person connected with Russia…
Money Laundering Watch
Russian Citizen Indicted for Making Payments on Behalf of Sanctioned Russian Oligarch
Alleged Evasion Through a Law Firm Account and High-End Real Estate On February 7, 2023, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced the unsealing of…