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In a continued effort to hinder Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. government has deployed a whole-of-government approach to impose sanctions and tighter export controls on Russia and Belarus. This alert...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 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
Citing Russia’s “transition to a full war economy,” the United States imposed sweeping new sanctions and export controls on Russia and Belarus today, including companies and individuals that continue to supply Russia’s...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
Contemporaneous with the European Union’s adoption of its 13th package of Russia sanctions, on February 23, 2024, the United States imposed sanctions against nearly 500 targets in continued response to Russia’s aggression...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
Current as of June 29, 2023 - This update discusses the May 19, 2023 and subsequent actions taken by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) in response to the continued aggression of...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
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
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
As we pass the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. government has launched an interagency initiative to crack down on evasion and violations of U.S. sanctions and export controls targeting Russia...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
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
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
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
UPDATE – December 2022 was another busy month for Entity List additions by BIS. Effective Dec. 21, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) further tightened controls on the Wagner...more
On September 15, 2022, the United States imposed further export control and sanctions measures in response to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Among the additional measures implemented are the following...more
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
After reports of humanitarian atrocities and further details of the continued Russian aggression in Ukraine emerged over the weekend, the United States and its allies responded with further sanctions and export controls. “The...more
As the conflict in Ukraine escalates, the United States and its allies continue to ramp up pressure against the Russian government with new, increasingly punitive sanctions and other economic measures. The latest wave of...more