Key Takeaways:
- After a 5-month pause, OFAC recently announced four sanctions enforcement actions, making clear it is rigorously enforcing sanctions violations across a wide range of programs (including Russia, Iran,...more
7/10/2025
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Cuba ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Iran ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Penalties ,
Russia ,
Settlement ,
Trump Administration ,
Venezuela
After coming into office, President Donald Trump has invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”) to impose a series of tariffs on imports from worldwide trading partners. The President’s numerous...more
With recent increases in U.S. tariffs and the increasing complexity of determining applicable duties for different products, importers are looking for ways to reduce their tariff exposure. Since a product’s tariff treatment...more
5/19/2025
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Customs and Border Protection ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fraud ,
Imports ,
International Trade ,
Misclassification ,
National Security ,
Penalties ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration
This is the final in our 2025 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year.
Throughout 2024, enforcement of international trade laws continued to gather pace...more
3/14/2025
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Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Compliance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
Export Controls ,
International Trade ,
Iran ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Penalties ,
Russia ,
Sanction Violations ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Treasury ,
UK