Building on the Quick Take Alert K2 Integrity published on 15 May 2025, this alert outlines the recent developments regarding the easing of Syria sanctions. While the United States has not fully lifted its Syria sanctions, it...more
U.S. and Mexican companies and financial institutions are seeking to navigate AML/CFT, sanctions, export control, and tariff and supply chain concerns as their governments’ make rapid changes around trade and tariffs and ramp...more
4/30/2025
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Anti-Money Laundering ,
Best Practices ,
Cartels ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Drug Trafficking ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Controls ,
FATF ,
Financial Institutions ,
Mexico ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Terrorist Financing ,
Terrorist Organizations ,
Webinars
On 24 March 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14245 authorizing Secretary of State Marco Rubio to impose a 25 percent tariff on all goods imported into the United States from any country that directly or indirectly...more
Economic sanctions have been increasingly used by countries and international organizations as a tool of foreign policy and national security. This increase in the use of sanctions, particularly by the U.S. Department of the...more
6/11/2021
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Contractual Safeguards ,
Due Diligence ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Foreign Policy ,
Foreign Subsidiaries ,
Internal Controls ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Risk Management ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs) ,
Training
Many private sector firms may understand the important role economic sanctions play in U.S. foreign policy. However, many businesses that operate internationally lack awareness of how such multinational operations expose them...more
6/5/2020
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Economic Sanctions ,
General Electric ,
Multinationals ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Retail Market ,
Shipping ,
Software ,
Supply Chain ,
U.S. Treasury ,
US Department of State