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Sanctions
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Global Trade Policy Blog
OFAC Releases Preliminary Guidance on Implementation of the Russian Oil Price Cap
By Claire Schachter, Jeffrey Weiss, Evan Abrams, Ed Krauland, Meredith Rathbone, Dave Stetson
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) recently released preliminary guidance on the implementation of a price cap policy on Russian crude oil and petroleum…
SmarTrade
OFAC and BIS Implement Additional Sanctions Against Russia
By Scott E. Diamond**, Samir D. Varma, Francesca M.S. Guerrero
On September 15, 2022, the Department of the Treasury and Department of Commerce took additional actions to sanction entities and individuals furthering Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and to tighten export…
SmarTrade
Treasury Issues Determinations on Quantum Computing Services in Russia
By Scott E. Diamond**, Samir D. Varma, Francesca M.S. Guerrero
On September 15, 2022, the Department of the Treasury issued a Determination pursuant to E.O. 14071 that prohibits the exportation, reexportation, sale, or supply, directly or indirectly, from the United…
Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
U.S. Tightens, Expands Sanctions and Export Controls on Russia & Belarus
Today, the U.S. Treasury, State, and Commerce Departments announced new sanctions and export control restrictions on Russia and Belarus, targeting parties in and activities related to the technology, quantum computing,…
Investigations and Enforcement Blog
What to Expect Next? US Economic Sanctions and Export Controls Enforcement Actions Thus Far in 2022
By Wendy Wysong, Ali Burney, Wilson Zhao
This year, we have witnessed an extraordinary set of coordinated economic sanctions and export control regulatory actions against Russia after its invasion of Ukraine. In contrast to the fast and…
Consumer Financial Services Law Monitor
Piecing It All Together: OFAC Combines Seven Years of Regulations, Amendments, and Interpretations All in One
By Ronald I. Raether, Jr., Sadia Mirza, Edgar Vargas, Kamran Salour
Your business was hit with a ransomware attack over the weekend, and the critical systems are locked up (i.e., encrypted). To unlock those valuable systems and continue operating the business,…
Latham.London
Navigating Sanctions in M&A: Seven Questions for Deal Teams to Consider
M&A deal teams face complicated legal issues amidst rapidly changing global sanctions and guidance. By Richard Butterwick, Les P. Carnegie, Charles Claypoole, Beatrice Lo, Mikhail Turetsky, Andrew P. Galdes, Ruchi…
Lawels Blog
First Legal Forum 2023 in Warsaw, Poland
By Lawels
Call applications for the First Legal Forum 2023 in Warsaw, Poland. The following issues are planned to be discussed during the Forum: How to effectively cooperate with businesses from the…
Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
U.S. Extends General License Allowing Certain Administrative Transactions with the Russian Government
By Wyatt Mince
On September 8, the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) extended a general license authorizing certain administrative transactions involving the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, the National Wealth…
International Trade Law
Sanctions/Export Highlights [As of September 8, 2022]
By Jeffrey L. Snyder, Carlton Greene, Anand Sithian, Rachel Schumacher, Edward Goetz
Crude Oil and Petroleum Price Cap: On September 2 2022, the G7 Finance Ministers issued a statement demonstrating their intent to implement a price cap on Russian-origin crude oil and…