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Mayer Brown

UK Weekly Sanctions Update - Week of August 18, 2025

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In this weekly update, we summarise the most notable updates in the UK sanctions world. ...more

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UK Weekly Sanctions Update - Week Of February 26, 2024

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In this weekly update, we summarise the most notable updates in the UK sanctions world. ...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

U.S. Piles on Array of New Sanctions Against Russian Military-Industrial and Financial Sectors

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On February 23, building mainly upon the broad authority of Executive Order 14024 (“EO 14024”)[1] issued by President Joe Biden in 2021, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), the...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

International Trade Enforcement Roundup – October 2023 Update

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October saw two major enforcement actions involving Russia. First, three individuals were indicted for facilitating the export of controlled U.S.-origin electronics to Russia. Second, the president of a U.S. steel trading...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

International Trade Enforcement Roundup – July 2023 Update

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July saw two noteworthy Russia enforcement actions. A Russian national was arrested in Estonia and extradited to the United States after being charged with conspiring to procure U.S.-origin technologies and ammunition on...more

White & Case LLP

On Anniversary of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine, US Announces Additional Sanctions and Export Controls, Imposes Higher Tariffs

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On the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the US imposed additional sanctions and export controls measures on Russia. The restrictions include a new determination targeting the metals and mining sector of...more

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Marking One Year of War, US Broadens Sanctions and Export Controls Against Russia and Other Actors

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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

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Russia, Ukraine: Update as of October 3

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The Bass, Berry & Sims international trade team is actively monitoring the situation in Russia and Ukraine and providing real-time advice to clients on managing the situation. This post summarizes new U.S. sanctions and...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

U.S. Government Expands Restrictions on Exports to China, Iran, and Russia and Issues New Business Advisory Regarding Forced Labor...

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The Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) in U.S. Department of Commerce has added 34 more companies to its Entity List in its continued expansion of U.S. export controls to address human rights in the Xinjiang Uyghur...more

The Volkov Law Group

The Mighty Amazon Falls to the OFAC Sanctions Sword

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Amazon joins the exclusive club of high-tech OFAC violators.  Last year, Apple settled with OFAC for sanctions violations.  This year, we can add Amazon to the list of OFAC violators. ...more

Hogan Lovells

BIS adds a number of companies to the Entity List, including Iran Air

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As of 16 March 2020 Iran Air and a number of other entities were placed on the Bureau of Industry and Security's (BIS) Entity List. Summary - Companies that use Iran Air as transport, particularly companies engaging in...more

Jones Day

United States' Withdrawal From "Iran Deal" Will Reimpose Sanctions

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On May 8, 2018, President Trump announced that the United States would cease participating in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action ("JCPOA"), commonly known as the Iran Deal. This will reimpose, by no later than November 5,...more

Hogan Lovells

Obama Administration Issues Changes to Iran Sanctions Regulations That Benefit Exporters of Medicine, Medical Devices and...

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On December 23, 2016, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) published a number of changes to the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations (“ITSR,” 31 C.F.R. Part 560) that expanded the...more

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2017 Key Trade Issues: U.S. Embargoes and Economic Sanctions on Iran, Russia, and Cuba

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U.S. embargoes and economic sanctions on countries such as Iran, Russia and Cuba were discussed at length by both candidates during the 2016 Presidential campaign, and President-Elect Trump has stated that he intended to...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

OFAC Authorizes Certain Commercial Passenger Aircraft Transactions with Iran

On March 24, 2016, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued General License I authorizing U.S. persons to undertake certain transactions ordinarily incident to the negotiation of, and...more

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Key Export Compliance Issues For 2016

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The following are a number of important strategic issues to be considered in the export compliance area for the new year. 1. Recent Country Amendments – New Obligations and New Opportunities. There have been export...more

Morgan Lewis

US and EU Iran Sanctions Relief: What Non-US Persons Need to Know

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Even in light of EU and US relaxation of sanctions against Iran after Implementation Day, non-US Persons should evaluate any proposed dealings with Iran to make sure such activities do not violate any new or continuing...more

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