On September 15, 2022, the United States imposed further export control and sanctions measures in response to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Among the additional measures implemented are the following...more
9/22/2022
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Following a meeting of G7 leaders on May 8, 2022, the United States enacted additional sanctions and export control measures in response to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Among the changes: a prohibition on U.S. persons...more
5/13/2022
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The United States has taken further export control and sanctions measures in response to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Among the changes: SDN designations of additional persons, entities and vessels, ban on new investment...more
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As part of the sweeping restrictive measures that the United States has issued in response to the conflict in Ukraine, on March 31, 2022, the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign...more
4/4/2022
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On March 24, 2022, the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) updated General License 6 of Executive Order (“EO”) 14024 under the Russia Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations....more
On March 2, 2022, in response to the increased escalation in Ukraine, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) imposed new export control measures targeting Belarus for its assistance to Russia...more
3/4/2022
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On September 27, 2021, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) of the U.S. Department of Treasury announced a $1,423,766 settlement with Houston-based supplier, Cameron International Corporation (“Cameron”) to resolve...more
11/9/2021
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Effective September 7, 2021, the U.S. government imposed a second round of sanctions on Russia in connection with its determination that the Russian Federation violated the Chemical Weapons Convention based on the attack on...more
On April 29, 2021, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) of the U.S. Department of Treasury, and the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) of the U.S. Department of Commerce announced settlements with German...more
5/26/2021
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In response to a variety of activities allegedly undertaken by Russia, the U.S. Government has imposed a series of additional sanctions and export control measures since early March. Collectively, the March and April...more
4/30/2021
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Building on the export controls and sanctions measures already imposed by the U.S. government in February in response to the military coup in Burma, the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) imposed additional export...more