BSA, OFAC, KYC, and CIP – What do they mean to me? [More with McGlinchey, Ep. 29]
Polsinelli Podcast - An International Trade Issue That May Impact Your Business
In one of the first enforcement actions of 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued a final order against Haas Automation, Inc., a leading manufacturer of computer numerical...more
On December 18, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued General License (GL) 1B (Authorizing Certain Activities Involving Federal State Budgetary Institution Marine Rescue...more
In its continuing response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. government has deployed a whole-of-government approach to impose sanctions and tighter export controls on Russia. This alert summarizes key economic...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (“OFAC”) on (i) July 10, 2024, extended General License (“GL”) 13J (“Authorizing Certain Administrative Transactions Prohibited by Directive 4 under...more
On July 3, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) announced that it had amended entries for a multitude of entities sanctioned under the Treasury’s Russian Harmful Foreign...more
In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. government has deployed a whole-of-government approach to impose sanctions and tighter export controls on Russia. ...more
On February 23, 2024, on the 2nd anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced significant new sanctions, adding nearly 300 Russian and select...more
On February 23, 2024, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) and Department of State together announced more than 500 sanctions designations targeting government officials, companies, and...more
In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. government has deployed a whole-of-government approach to impose sanctions and tighter export controls on Russia. This alert summarizes the key export restrictions...more
In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. government has deployed a whole-of-government approach to impose sanctions and tighter export controls on Russia. This alert summarizes key economic sanctions imposed by...more
On January 18, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) designated Hennesea Holdings Limited (“Hennesea”) and multiple vessels owned by Hennesea to the Specially Designated...more
On December 12, 2023, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) and the U.S. Department of State (“DOS”) sanctioned more than 250 individuals and entities by adding them to the List of...more
On May 19, 2023, the US Department of Treasury, State, and Commerce imposed the most significant tranche of sanctions and export control measures in several months. The measures included (i) new designations on the Specially...more
The rise of ransomware attacks has prompted the international community to explore a range of approaches to deter these attacks, including the use of sanctions, the further development and instantiation of norms governing...more
In conjunction with the G7 Summit in Japan, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) introduced additional economic sanctions on May 19, 2023, with the aim of further limiting the...more
On April 12, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) published four new General Licenses (“GL”) (GL 62, GL 63, GL 64, and GL 65), revoked GL 15, and issued FAQ 1122 related to the...more
On April 12, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), in coordination with the United Kingdom, announced sanctions targeting Russian financial facilitators to curb the country’s access to the...more
New announcements and rules expand the scope of existing sanctions and export controls on Russia. This Client Alert is published in the context of ongoing developments and should be read in conjunction with the Latham’s...more
Broadening its response to Russia’s one-year-old assault on Ukraine, the United States announced additional export control and sanctions measures, effective February 24, 2023. These new measures expand restrictions on...more
On February 24, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) released a new determination targeting the metals and mining sector of the Russian Federation economy under Executive Order...more
The Biden Administration continues to place pressure on Russia, and on Feb. 24, 2023, marked the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine with additional sanctions, export controls and tariffs. These new policies...more
On February 24, 2023—the first anniversary of the Russian Federation’s Ukraine incursion—the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) and the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of...more
Last week, on the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. Departments of Treasury and Commerce adopted an extensive package of new economic sanctions and export controls targeting key industries, entities, and...more
On February 8, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) published FAQ 1113 related to the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations, 31 CFR Part 587 (the...more