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Unpacking the U-Turn: What the Syria Sanctions Repeal Really Means

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 7/22/2025

The United States has taken a historic step by terminating the Syria Sanctions Program, marking the most significant shift in U.S. foreign policy towards Syria since the fall of the Assad regime. In our earlier post, we...more

Trump Administration Issues Broad Sanctions Relief for Syria, Effectively Lifting 14 Years of Comprehensive Economic Sanctions –...

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 6/12/2025

On May 23, 2025, 10 days after President Trump announced his directive to lift U.S. sanctions on Syria during his visit to Saudia Arabia last month, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control...more

New Multi-Jurisdictional Sanctions Continue to Target Broad Scope of Activities With Russia

WilmerHale on 7/1/2024

In conjunction with the Group of Seven (G7) leaders meeting in Italy earlier this month, key jurisdictions issued the latest in a series of coordinated economic restrictions on Russia in light of its invasion of Ukraine in...more

Russia/Ukraine Sanctions Update - Month of March

Mayer Brown on 3/29/2024

I. US SANCTIONS - US Department of the Treasury Sanctions Russian Companies Based on a Determination that They Were Supporting Sanctions Evasion: On March 25, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets...more

New EU & UK Sanctions

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 12/27/2023

EU’s 12th Sanctions Package - On 19 December 2023, the Council of the European Union (EU) together with the Commission published its 12th round of sanctions....more

The EU’s 11th Sanctions Package: The Long(er) Arm of the Law

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 6/26/2023

On June 23, 2023, the EU released its 11th package of sanctions on Russia. This package is designed to improve enforcement with new anti-circumvention rules, new trade restrictions, and new designations. The...more

Enhanced Global Russian Sanctions and Export Controls to Counter Circumvention

WilmerHale on 6/5/2023

On May 19, in response to Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the United States, in coordination with allies and partners, announced new sanctions restrictions and export controls targeting Russia’s evasion networks,...more

Significant new U.S., UK and EU measures mark anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Hogan Lovells on 3/7/2023

On 24 February 2023, the U.S. intensified its sanctions on Russia and released new trade control measures targeting key sectors, evasion efforts, and military supplies. Taken together, the additional sanctions, export...more

Friday Development: New Sanctions and Export Controls to Address Russia’s Ongoing Aggression in Ukraine (Including the use of...

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/28/2023

In response to Russia’s ongoing aggression in Ukraine, both the United States and the European Union have imposed additional sanctions and further restricted exports to Russia and Iran. These new controls span many...more

Latest EU Russian Sanctions Expand Sector Restrictions and Add Designated Individuals and Entities

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 12/23/2022

On 16 December 2022, the European Union (EU) adopted a ninth package of sanctions against Russia. These impose an asset freeze on almost 200 additional individuals and entities pursuant to Council Regulation No. 269/20141...more

Russia and Belarus sanctions update - December 2022

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 12/12/2022

Oil price cap - The oil price cap has been co-ordinated by the G7 in order to make EU, UK and US services (including (re)insurance) available to third country importers and exporters as long as the price paid for...more

New Sanctions and Export Controls in Global Response to the Attempted Annexation of Ukrainian Territory

Pillsbury - Global Trade & Sanctions Law on 10/7/2022

In the final few days of September, the U.S. and global allies issued a number of sanctions and export controls against actors who have supported Russia’s referendums in Ukraine and related attempts to annex four Ukrainian...more

Sanctions Against Russia: Recent Developments

K2 Integrity on 9/16/2022

K2 Integrity delivers information and analysis on recent developments related to sanctions against Russia and key implications for the public, private, and non-profit sectors as the United States (U.S.), the European Union...more

Russia Update: U.S. Tightens Pressure on Russia with New, Coordinated Sanctions Package | Insights

Venable LLP on 6/30/2022

This is part of a series of advisory alerts from Venable's International Trade and Logistics Group, published in response to the ongoing war in Ukraine. Earlier alerts on Russia and Ukraine sanctions are available in...more

Russia and Belarus Sanctions and Export Controls Update – June 14, 2022

Foley Hoag LLP on 6/14/2022

BIS Imposes New Export Controls on Certain Industrial EAR99 Items - Currently, all items on the Export Administration Regulations’ (“EAR“) Commerce Control List (“CCL”) require a license for export, re-export or transfer...more

Sanctions and Export Controls Update: US, UK, and EU Developments Relating to Russia

Latham & Watkins LLP on 5/16/2022

New rules and announcements expand existing sanctions and export controls relating to Russia. This Client Alert is published in the context of ongoing developments and should be read in conjunction with the Latham &...more

Navigating Russian Sanctions in Corporate Jet Transactions

Holland & Knight LLP on 5/10/2022

The U.S., European Union (EU), United Kingdom (U.K.) and many other countries have imposed similar but not necessarily identical sanctions on Russia. In corporate jet transactions, the sanctions laws of several jurisdictions...more

Sanctions Against Russia: Understanding the Evolving Picture and How to Respond

K2 Integrity on 5/9/2022

...Since the start of the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces on February 24, the United States (U.S.), United Kingdom (UK), and the European Union (EU) have led a global sanctions campaign against Russia that has been...more

Sanctions Against Russia: The Week in Review - April 2022 - 4

K2 Integrity on 4/29/2022

The Week in Review delivers the impact and analysis for the public, private, and non-profit sectors from our regular reporting of the evolving global sanctions campaign against Russia. This week, we reviewed the recent...more

Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Sanctions Climate for Foreign Investment in Russia - Part I of II

K&L Gates LLP on 4/20/2022

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and subsequent revelations of alleged atrocities in territories previously controlled by Russia have had a global impact. Dozens of foreign countries (States) have imposed a wide variety of...more

U.S. and Allies Impose Additional Severe Costs on Russia for Atrocities in Ukraine (update)

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 4/13/2022

Updated as of April 12, 2022 - It has now been more than 40 days since the start of Putin’s brutal invasion of Ukraine. Today, following the recent revelations of the atrocities committed in Bucha, Ukraine by Russian armed...more

New Sanctions Targeting Russia

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 4/11/2022

The United States, the European Union and the United Kingdom recently imposed new Russia-related sanctions in response to Russia’s continued hostilities in Ukraine...more

Russia Sanctions Update – March 28, 2022

Foley Hoag LLP on 3/29/2022

U.S. Sanctions - The U.S. continued to expand its Russia-related sanctions with new additions to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (“SDN List”) made by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office...more

Russia and Belarus sanctions update - March 2022

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 3/23/2022

Following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, the UK, EU and US have all responded by announcing significant sanctions in respect of Russia and Belarus. The sanctions landscape has been changing at a fast pace and further...more

Recent Developments in US Sanctions and Export Controls Targeting Russia

Perkins Coie on 3/22/2022

Following Russia’s recognition of breakaway regions in Ukraine and full-scale invasion of the country, authorities in the United States, United Kingdom, European Union, and across the globe imposed a sweeping array of trade...more

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