On February 21, the Trump Administration released the America First Investment Policy (the memo or memorandum). The wide-ranging memo formally targets investment from the People’s Republic of China, including Hong Kong and...more
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You are reading the December 2024 Update of the Bass, Berry & Sims Enforcement Roundup, where we bring notable enforcement actions, policy changes, interesting news articles, and a bit of our insight to your inbox.
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1/13/2025
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You are reading the October 2024 Update of the Bass, Berry & Sims Enforcement Roundup, where we bring notable enforcement actions, policy changes, interesting news articles, and a bit of our insight to your inbox.
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11/8/2024
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December saw continuing enforcement actions involving Russia. First, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) settled investigations into apparent sanctions violations by a New York-based insurance...more
1/10/2024
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October saw two major enforcement actions involving Russia. First, three individuals were indicted for facilitating the export of controlled U.S.-origin electronics to Russia. Second, the president of a U.S. steel trading...more
11/9/2023
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The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is a federal law that will require various types of businesses – such as corporations, limited liability companies, and limited partnerships operating in the United States – to begin to...more
The U.S. government continues to aggressively monitor and impose restrictions on transactions deemed to threaten U.S. national security.
On a day-to-day basis, restrictions arise most commonly in the context of export...more