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EU Adopts 18th Package Against Russia & Parallel Sanctions On Belarus

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Presented as “one of its strongest sanctions packages against Russia”, the European Union (“EU”)’s 18th package against Russia was officially published on July 19, 2025, along with mirror amendments to the Belarus sanctions...more

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Prospects for Latin American Finance Under a Second Trump Administration

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Latin American economies are uniquely positioned due to their geographical proximity to the United States, extensive economic integration, significant immigration patterns and potential for growth. The U.S. serves as the...more

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Global M&A Insights Q4 2024

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Welcome to the latest edition of M&A Insights, where we bring together partners from across the A&O Shearman network to explore the themes shaping global dealmaking. The election of Donald Trump as President is expected to...more

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Global M&A Insights Q4 2024 - introduction

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In our biannual M&A trends report we explore the possible impact of the new U.S. administration on dealmaking, the dynamics of transatlantic M&A, private equity exits, and Mario Draghi’s proposals to reshape the European...more

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Indonesia in Focus Newsletter - September 2021

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Construction begins on Southeast Asia's largest floating solar power plant in Indonesia - In early August 2021, plant developer PT PJB Masdar Solar Energi (PMSE) announced that it had reached financial closing for the 145...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 15th Flagship Conference on U.S. Economic Sanctions Enforcement and Compliance - December 7th - 8th, Washington, DC

LIVE and IN-PERSON ACI’s Flagship Conference in December! ACI’s 15th Flagship Conference on U.S. Economic Sanctions Enforcement and Compliance is North America’s largest and most comprehensive conference on economic...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] London Forum on Global Economic Sanctions - November 17th - 18th, London, United Kingdom

Practical Guidance to Staying Compliant with Multiple Regimes - 10th London Forum on Global Economic Sanctions will return on November 17-18, 2021, IN PERSON! This program will provide you with all the current...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Virtual Event] Flagship Conference on Economic Sanctions Enforcement and Compliance - July 29th - 30th, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT

The ACI’s 13th Advanced Flagship Conference on Economic Sanctions Enforcement and Compliance is going virtual and will be held on July 29-30, 2020.  From the comfort of your home office, virtually attend the industry’s...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

What's New in Washington - November 2019

Congress returns to Washington this week after the Thanksgiving recess to find a feast of leftover legislative items still on the table. Congress has a limited number of days remaining on the 2019 legislative calendar to...more

Bennett Jones LLP

New Russia Sanctions Designations

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On Friday, March 15, 2019, the Government of Canada amended its Russia economic sanctions regulations to add a number of new individuals and entities to the restricted party list. See Regulations Amending the Special Economic...more

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Ten years on: The surprising resilience of European leveraged finance: The market pauses for breath in 2018

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• In Europe, leveraged loan issuance is down 28 per cent year-on-year to €202.5 billion in 2018, but is up on all years between 2014 and 2016 • High yield bond issuance is down 37 per cent year-on-year • Leveraged loans...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

USMCA to Remove “in Canada” Record-Keeping Requirements for Financial Institution Sectors

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), announced on September 30, 2018, looks to remove certain record-keeping requirements for financial institution sectors. The USMCA is a new treaty between Canada, Mexico and...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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The SEC has taken its first enforcement action against a hedge fund over its cryptocurrency investments—namely, falsely holding itself out as the “first regulated fund in the U.S. focused on crypto assets.” It also targeted a...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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Big tech (including Facebook, Google [theoretically], and Twitter) is heading back to the Hill (with @jack pulling double-duty, because that’s how he rolls). Here’s what to expect today based on their prepared testimony....more

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What President Andrés Manuel López Obrador's Election Means to Business in Mexico - An Outlook for Several Key Sectors, Including...

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• Mexico recently voted for a new president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador, in the biggest – and likely the most important – election in the country's history, electing the first left-wing candidate in Mexico. • While it is...more

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President Trump’s Cuba Proposals Would Roll Back Current Policies

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On June 16, 2017, President Trump proposed new Cuba policies that would roll back certain changes made by the Obama Administration. Chief among the President’s sought changes are: a complete ban on economic activities that...more

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Post-Election Update on Cuba

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New Administration’s Cuba Policy Plans - Prior to President Trump’s inauguration, and in an effort to continue normalizing U.S.-Cuba relations, President Obama ended the "wet-foot, dry-foot" policy which since 1995 has...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Orrick's Financial Industry Week In Review

Financial Industry Developments - Class Action Against Lending Club and WebBank Headed to Defeat - On Monday, January 31, 2017, a federal district court in the Southern District of New York granted a motion to...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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The recent US rejection of the TPP will have wide-reaching effects in Asia. Among them is the strong likelihood of 80s-style trade warring between Japan and the US....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Obama Administration Further Eases Sanctions in Advance of Cuba Visit

On Wednesday, March 16, 2016, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) implemented amendments to the Cuban...more

Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP

Important Changes to Byzantine Cuban Assets Control Regulations

For over 50 years, the ability to travel to Cuba and do business or trade with Cuban nationals has been governed by a byzantine set of regulations administered by the Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

U.S. Business Interests and the 2015 Iran Nuclear Settlement: A Critical First Appraisal

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This has been a historic month for the United States and several other leading nations as they reached an apparent settlement with Iran over the development of its nuclear program. On July 14, the five permanent members of...more

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Joint Plan of Action Regarding Iran's Nuclear Program Announced

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US sanctions are not immediately lifted due to the announcement. On July 14, the United States, European Union, United Kingdom, France, China, Russia, and Germany (P5+1/E3/EU+3 countries) and Iran reached a Joint...more

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Final Deal Reached on Iran Sanctions Relief

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On July 14, 2015, the United States and its P5+1 negotiating partners, together with Iran, announced the final terms of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) concerning Iran’s nuclear program. The JCPOA is designed...more

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Open for Business: Who's Investing in Latin America

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Latin America is open for business and the world is taking notice. Foley Partner Jeffery Atkin outlines which countries are actively taking on development projects in Latin America and how the culture is affecting the way...more

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