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OFAC Issues General License Authorizing Earthquake Relief Efforts in Syria
By Scott E. Diamond**, Francesca M.S. Guerrero, Samir D. Varma
On February 10, 2023, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued Syria General License (GL) 23 that authorizes until August 8, 2023 all transactions related…
Money Laundering Watch
Senate and House Judiciary Committees Demand Answers Regarding Indictment of Former High-Ranking FBI Official for Sanctions Conspiracy
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York recently unsealed an indictment of Charles McGonigal ("McGonigal"), a former high-ranking FBI official, who has been accused of helping…
International Compliance Blog
UK Oil Price Cap for Russian Refined Oil Products Comes into Effect
By Alexandra Melia, Elliot Letts
On February 5, 2023, the UK ban imposed by Part 5, Chapter 4IA of The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, as amended (“Russia Regulations”), on the maritime transportation of…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
United States Imposes Additional Sanctions on Taliban For Barring Women from Universities and NGOs
A Press Statement issued yesterday by Secretary of State Antony Blinken: I am taking action today to impose additional visa restrictions on certain current or former Taliban members, members of non-state security…
Shufti Pro Blog
FinCEN Alerts FIs of Sanction Evasion by Russian Entities Implicated in U.S. Commercial Property Investments
FinCEN alerted all the Financial Institutions warning about the risk of investment from sanctioned Russian elites. FinCEN (Financial Crimes Enforcement Network) issued an alert to financial institutions on 25th January…
Cleary Foreign Investment and International Trade Watch
Russia and Beyond: Sanctions Developments and Lessons for Boards from 2022
By Chase D. Kaniecki, Samuel H. Chang, William S. Dawley, dmulloy
The following post was originally included as part of our recently published memorandum “Selected Issues for Boards of Directors in 2023”. This past year’s Russia-Ukraine conflict sparked a significant transformation…
Cleary M&A and Corporate Governance Watch
Russia and Beyond: Sanctions Developments and Lessons for Boards from 2022
By Chase D. Kaniecki, Samuel H. Chang, William S. Dawley
This past year’s Russia-Ukraine conflict sparked a significant transformation of the global economic sanctions landscape, with developments and lessons extending well beyond Russia.
Subject to Inquiry
FinCEN Alert Highlights Potential U.S. Real Estate Investments by Sanctioned Russian Elites
By Peter C. Morrison, Jeffrey Chapman, Thomas R. Lansen, Alex J. Brackett, Patrick Rowan
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network recently issued an alert cautioning all financial institutions about potential investments in the U.S. commercial real estate sector, by or on behalf of Russian elites…
San Antonio Employment Law Blog
Trump and his Lawyers Sanctioned
There is a reason why persons do not routinely - or ever - file weak lawsuits. First, a reputation for weak lawsuits will follow you from court to court. Second,…
Global Investigations & Compliance Review
Congress Continues to Expand Bank Secrecy Act Whistleblower Program
By Kevin McCart
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 amended the Bank Secrecy Act’s whistleblower provisions, setting a floor on the monetary award a whistleblower may receive, allowing whistleblowers to receive awards relating to…