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Sanctions Relief For Syria: The United States And European Union Offer Broad Sanctions Relief To Syria

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Building on the Quick Take Alert K2 Integrity published on 15 May 2025, this alert outlines the recent developments regarding the easing of Syria sanctions. While the United States has not fully lifted its Syria sanctions, it...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Rules in Motion, May 2025 - U.S. Issues Broad Sanctions Relief for Syria

On May 23, 2025, the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued Syria General License 25, which provides broad authorization for U.S. persons to engage in dealings prohibited under the Syrian Sanctions...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Syria sanctions lifted after decades

On May 23, 2025, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued General License 25 (GL 25), authorizing transactions prohibited by the Syrian Sanctions Regulations, effectively lifting sanctions on Syria. This comes 10...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

International Trade Enforcement Roundup – November 2024

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You are reading the November 2024 Update of the Bass, Berry & Sims Enforcement Roundup, where we bring notable enforcement actions, policy changes, interesting news articles, and a bit of our insight to your inbox. -...more

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Weekly Blockchain Blog - December 2024

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New Crypto Products Announced by Financial Services Firms, Exchanges, DEXs - A major U.S. cryptocurrency exchange recently announced that it has integrated a major mobile payments application into its Onramp tool to enable...more

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U.S. Treasury announces new sanctions targeting Russian banks, warns foreign financial institutions from using Russian alternative...

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has designated dozens of Russian banks including Gazprombank and issued an alert warning foreign financial institutions of the risk of U.S. sanction for...more

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OFAC Targets Gazprombank and More Than 50 Other Banks in New Wave of Sanctions Against Russia’s Financial System

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On November 21, 2024, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) placed Gazprombank – Russia’s largest remaining non-designated bank – and more than 50 other Russian banks on its Specially...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

Emerging Expectations from the Latest Enforcement Actions Over Off-Channel Communications

Since December 2021, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have levied almost $3.0 billion in penalties for longstanding failures by 39 broker-dealers, swap dealers,...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Biden Administration Adds Sanctions Against Foreign Financial Institutions Supporting Russia’s Military-Industrial Base

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As the February 2022 Russian invasion of neighboring Ukraine approaches its second anniversary and as Russia has increasingly turned to covert relationships with third country providers to avoid U.S., European Union and other...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New Russia Sanctions Intensify Pressure on Banks Worldwide

On December 22, 2023, President Biden signed a new Executive Order (E.O. 14114) containing the latest round of sanctions against the Russian Federation. Shortly thereafter, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen stated that the...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Venezuela Update: December 13, 2023 (Spanish)

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Holland & Knight's Venezuela Focus Team invites you to read our Venezuela Update, in which we discuss the latest news, trends and developments in Venezuela that impact the interests of businesses across all industry sectors. ...more

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Venezuela Update: November 14, 2023

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Holland & Knight's Venezuela Focus Team invites you to read our Venezuela Update, in which we discuss the latest news, trends and developments in Venezuela that impact the interests of businesses across all industry sectors. ...more

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[Event] New York Forum on Economic Sanctions - December 13th - 14th, New York, NY

Back by popular demand, ACI’s acclaimed 13th Annual New York Forum on Economic Sanctions returns to NYC this December. Regarded as the must attend conference for legal and compliance professionals working for financial...more

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Enhanced Global Russian Sanctions and Export Controls to Counter Circumvention

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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

Torres Trade Law, PLLC

New Anti-Money Laundering Whistleblower Law Makes Economic Sanctions Violations Reportable

To more effectively counter transnational corruption and economic sanctions evasion, recent changes to the U.S. anti-money laundering (“AML”) whistleblower regime expand and reinforce whistleblower protections and rewards in...more

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What You Need to Know about the New Russia/Belarus Sanctions, Export Controls, Tariffs & Duties

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On Friday, February 24, the one-year anniversary of Russia’s further invasion into Ukraine, President Biden, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the US Department of State, and the US Department of Commerce, Bureau...more

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Sanctions Round Up: Second Quarter 2022

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With the war in Ukraine raging on, the U.S. continued to escalate its sanctions response against Russia. The U.S. announced extensive trade and investment bans that prohibit U.S. persons from making any “new investment” in...more

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Protecting IP in the Face of Russia Sanctions

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The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) has issued two general licenses relevant to intellectual property matters authorizing transactions that would otherwise be prohibited by the sanctions...more

The Volkov Law Group

Banco Popular de Puerto Rico Settles with OFAC for $255,937 for Violations of Venezuela Sanctions Program

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The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (“OFAC”) is a busy enforcement agency.  OFAC has implemented the comprehensive Russia Sanctions Program in response to Russia’s invasion of the Ukraine.  The scope and...more

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New U.S. Sanctions and Export Restrictions Target Professional Services and Russia’s Media, Banking, Defense, and Industrial...

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On May 8 and 9, 2022, the Biden Administration imposed new Russia-related sanctions and export restrictions, including a prohibition on the provision of certain professional services to any person located in Russia, sanctions...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

New U.S. Sanctions on Russian Banks and Elites, Expanded Export Controls, and Other Updates

The U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC or the Treasury) unveiled a new wave of sanctions targeted against Russia, Russian entities, and Russian individuals during the week of April 4, in...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Russia Sanctions Update - April 7, 2022

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I. New Executive Order Bans U.S. Investment in Russia - On April 6, 2022, President Biden issued a new Executive Order, “Prohibiting New Investment in and Certain Services to the Russian Federation in Response to...more

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Biden Administration Rolls Out New Tranche of Sanctions on Russia Blocking Major Russian Banks and Elites and Prohibiting New...

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On Wednesday, April 6, 2022, the U.S. Government, in concert with the G7 and European Union, took significant additional sanctions actions against Russia “to impose severe and immediate economic costs on the Putin regime for...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Russian Financial Sector Sanctions: A Summary

The international sanctions targeting the Russian Federation include significant financial sanctions against Russian banks. We’re monitoring these actions and have created a summary of financial sanctions against Russian...more

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WorldSmart: The Extraordinary Sanctions Against Russia - What Happens Next?

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ArentFox Schiff sanctions advisors Kay Georgi and Matthew Tuchband talk with WorldSmart co-hosts Hunter Carter and Malcolm McNeil about greatly expanded export controls, blocking sanctions, and banking sanctions in response...more

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