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Sanctions & Export Controls Update
Argentina strengthens oversight of hydrocarbon activities related to the Falkland Islands
By Adolfo Durañona (Argentina), Roberto Grané (Argentina), Ezequiel Artola (Argentina)
In brief On September 4, 2026, the Argentine Executive Branch issued Executive Order No. 868/2026 (the “Executive Order”), introducing new measures to strengthen the enforcement of Law No. 26,659 regarding…
ComplexDiscovery
D.C.’s highest court struck a brief over four fake citations and called its own sanctions authority unclear
By Rob Robinson
Editor’s Note: A court of last resort struck an institutional litigant’s brief this month over four citations that did not exist. Its most quotable line, that “every firm attorney who…
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
OFAC Expands Iran Sanctions Under “Operation Economic Outcast”
By Alison J. Stafford Powell (US), Patrick De Lapérouse (US), Vivian Tse (US)
On August 24, 2026, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) launched Operation Economic Outcast, a campaign that OFAC has characterized as an “economic D-Day”…
Sanctions & Export Controls Update
OFAC Removes the US Governing-Law Condition from the Venezuela General Licenses and Issues New Authorizations Related to Telecommunications and Coal
By Steven Cotto (US), Alexandre (Alex) Lamy (US)
Since August 21, 2026, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC“) has made a series of changes to the Venezuela-related general licenses (“GLs“) issued under…
ComplexDiscovery
Germany names Russia for the Leipzig drone, and keeps most of its evidence out of view
By Rob Robinson
Editor’s Note: Germany’s Sept. 1 attribution of the Leipzig/Halle airport drone to Russia came with a consulate closure, a lease termination and a sanctions push, and with categories of evidence…
Financial Services Perspectives
Operation Economic Outcast: What Financial Institutions Need to Know About the Treasury Department’s Section 311 Action Against Banque Misr UAE
On August 28, 2026, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) finding that the five United Arab Emirates-based branches of Egypt's state-owned Banque Misr…
GovCon & Trade
BIS Settlement Highlights Russia Export Control Risks for EAR99 Items and Third-Country Transactions
On August 24, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced a $1 million settlement with Ohio-based Container Manufacturing Ltd. (CML) to resolve allegations that the…
JURIST
UN experts call for urgent action from ICC member states to defend the Court against fresh US penalties
UN experts on Friday urged member states of the International Criminal Court (ICC) to implement more stringent measures to safeguard the future of the Court after the latest string of…
International Trade Insights
Weekly Trade Update: August 24-28, 2026
By Cortney Morgan, Ruslan Klafehn
OFAC Makes Iran-related Updates to SDN List The Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) took additional actions as part of “Operation Economic Outcast”, the Administration’s sanctions campaign against Iran. OFAC…
Money Laundering Watch
FinCEN Alert: BSA Compliance Implications Related to the Mexican Cartel’s Fiscal Fuel Scheme
On June 30, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) issued an alert (the “Alert”), alongside a press release, outlining efforts to combat fiscal fuel…