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On April 10, the Trump administration announced, through an executive order (EO), a new initiative to reform the defense sales system, with the goal of improving the speed and accountability of the system....more
Reform the foreign defense sales system by: (a) Improving accountability and transparency throughout the foreign defense sales system to ensure predictable and reliable delivery of American products to foreign partners in...more
On Friday, February 21, 2025, President Trump issued a National Security Presidential Memorandum (“NSPM”) titled “America First Investment Policy” which directed multiple federal agencies to take action to further restrict...more
On Friday, February 21st, President Trump issued a National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM) that is aimed at promoting foreign investment while protecting America’s national security interests, particularly from...more
“With the return of President Trump and his America First foreign policy, leaders around the world are coming to terms with the realization that Trump’s first term approach to geopolitics can no longer be viewed as an...more
President Trump issued a new Executive Order renewing a commitment to imposing “maximum pressure” on the Iranian government to “end its nuclear threat, curtail its ballistic missile program, and stop its support for terrorist...more
Imposes maximum pressure on the Iranian regime to end its nuclear threat, curtail its ballistic missile program, and stop its support for terrorist groups. Relevant Secretaries are required to impose and enforce sanctions,...more
Following President Trump’s February 1, 2025, announcement of a sweeping set of tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China, citing immigration concerns and the flow of fentanyl, trade tensions have lurched...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
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
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
In recent years, the U.S. has pursued a whole-of-government approach to target Chinese technology and service providers in furtherance of foreign policy and national security objectives....more
On May 19, 2023, the Biden Administration along with leaders of the Group of Seven (G7), unveiled a new package of sanctions. The G7 leaders released a joint statement reaffirming their commitment to offer “the financial,...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
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
In recognition of the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)...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
This update addresses the full implementation of the price cap policy for crude oil and petroleum products of Russian origin by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). On Feb. 3, OFAC...more
Keeping up with the Russia Sanctions and Export Controls is a challenge. Each day a new sanction or restriction is adopted with ripple actions by United States Allies and partners....more
As an update to K&L Gates’ previous alerts of 24 February and 25 February, U.S. President Joe Biden issued two executive orders (EOs) last week imposing additional sanctions against Russia. The first order, EO 14066, issued...more
As part of its expanding sanctions against Russia, the Biden Administration on March 8, 2022, issued Executive Order 14066 (“EO 14066,” see here) to bar imports into the United States of Russian crude oil, petroleum;...more
In response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the Biden Administration has implemented significant sanctions on Russia's financial institutions, state-owned companies, and individuals close to Putin which will restrict U.S....more
In a final rule issued last week, the U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has amended and reissued the Somalia Sanctions Regulations, which can be found in 31 C.F.R. Part 551....more
Recently, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) sanctioned various individuals and entities connected to Russia’s technology sector and also expanded sanctions against dealings in Russian...more