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Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Oligarch Roman Abramovich transferred the ownership of his $400 million luxury jets to his children the same month Russia invaded Ukraine, FBI alleges
An FBI agent has alleged in court documents that Russian Billionaire, Roman Abramovich, made his children beneficiaries of two trusts, and by shifting legal ownership, the Oligarch has avoided Russian…
Wills, Trusts & Estates Prof Blog
Oligarch Roman Abramovich transferred the ownership of his $400 million luxury jets to his children the same month Russia invaded Ukraine, FBI alleges
An FBI agent has alleged in court documents that Russian Billionaire, Roman Abramovich, made his children beneficiaries of two trusts, and by shifting legal ownership, the Oligarch has avoided Russian…
International Trade Law
Sanctions/Export Highlights [As of June 16, 2022]
By Frances P. Hadfield, Anand Sithian, Rachel Schumacher
Russia Sanctions: The U.S. today designated two key supporters of an extremist group called the Russian Imperial Movement (“RIM”) under the Specially Designated Global Terrorist program. OFAC explained that “RIM…
Trade Compliance Resource Hub
What is impact of EU and U.S. sanctions on public procurement?
By James Willn, Leigh T. Hansson, Soham Panchamiya
Governments around the world have imposed an unprecedented range of sanctions on Russia, as a result of its prolonged invasion of Ukraine. As each time a new sanctions package is…
White Collar Law & Investigations
Russia and Belarus Sanctions and Export Controls Update – June 14, 2022
Key Takeaways: US Actions: The Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) imposes new restrictions on the export of certain industrial EAR99 items to Russia OFAC extends expiration date for general…
Trade Compliance Resource Hub
Could the easing of sanctions herald the beginning of a new relationship between the U.S. and Cuba?
By Leigh T. Hansson, Alexander Brandt, Ray-Shio Ho, Tan Albayrak, Ozra Ajizadeh
The U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced on June 8, 2022, that it is amending the Cuban Assets Control Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 515 to…
Legal Profession Blog
Federal Sanction Reduced
The Indiana Supreme Court has imposed substantially different reciprocal discipline in a matter involving a federal court two-year suspensionthe Court does find, pursuant to Rule 23(20)(e)(4), that the misconduct established…
Capital Thinking
Transatlantic Trade | US and Europe – June 1-10
The United Kingdom (UK) celebrated Her Majesty The Queen on the occasion of her Platinum Jubilee, marking 70 years of her reign. The United States (US) hosted the Summit of…
Israel Global Gateway
Canada imposes new sanctions on key sectors of Russian economy
By Israel Group
Canada imposes a new round of economic sanctions on Russia aimed at the oil, gas, mining and chemical industries. Read the blog post here.
Ship Law Log
EU sixth package of sanctions against Russia
By Leigh T. Hansson, Katherine Stavis
On June 3, 2022, the European Union Council adopted a sixth package of sanctions against Russia, which will phase-out the import of Russian oil and petroleum products over the next…