Policy change in Washington since the change in administration has been swift, dramatic in many areas and executed with unprecedented pace. One area, however, has been relatively stable in the administration’s first two...more
Starting in February 2025, the Trump administration announced a series of actions providing itself with the legal authority to impose significant tariffs on trade in goods from Canada, China and Mexico (followed by a series...more
Recent legislation, H.R. 815, the National Security Supplemental (“the Act”) – further explained by guidance issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) on July 22, 2024 – has...more
7/25/2024
/ Cybersecurity ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement ,
EU ,
Export Controls ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Iran ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Trading with the Enemy Act ,
U.S. Treasury ,
UK ,
US Department of State
On October 4, 2023, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco (the “DAG”) announced a new Mergers & Acquisitions (“M&A”) Safe Harbor Policy issued by the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) as part of her comments detailing increased...more
10/10/2023
/ Anti-Corruption ,
Antitrust Division ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Misconduct ,
Criminal Mischief ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Due Diligence ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Mergers ,
National Security ,
Safe Harbors ,
Voluntary Disclosure
On July 26, 2023, the U.S. Departments of Justice, Treasury, and Commerce issued a joint compliance note (“JCN”) regarding voluntary self-disclosure (“VSD”) policies that apply to potential violations of U.S. sanctions...more
8/4/2023
/ Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Export Controls ,
FinCEN ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Whistleblowers
On 17 October 2022, the respective directors of the United Kingdom’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (“OFSI”) and the United States’ Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), Giles...more