Penalties, Economic Sanctions, Corporate Counsel

BIS Levies $4.25 Million Penalty Against Alpha and Omega Semiconductor for Unauthorized Exports to Huawei

The Volkov Law Group on 7/15/2025

On June 27, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued a final order resolving administrative enforcement proceedings against Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Incorporated (“AOS”), a...more

Lessons from the First Four OFAC Sanctions Enforcement Actions under the Second Trump Administration

Foley Hoag LLP on 7/10/2025

Key Takeaways: - After a 5-month pause, OFAC recently announced four sanctions enforcement actions, making clear it is rigorously enforcing sanctions violations across a wide range of programs (including Russia, Iran,...more

OFSI Issues First-Ever Monetary Penalty for a Failure To Provide Information: Key Considerations for Companies

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 5/19/2025

The Offence and Penalty - On 8 May 2025, the UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) published its 11 April 2025 notice of its first-ever monetary penalty for an information offence relating to financial...more

U.S. Sanctions Enforcement: 2024 Lessons Learned and 2025 Expectations

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 4/25/2025

As the third month of the second Trump administration comes to a close, the lack of any public enforcement action by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctions watchers...more

State Street’s $7.45MM OFAC Penalty Highlights Importance of Sanctions in M&A Due Diligence

The Volkov Law Group on 8/6/2024

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) has released a $7.45 million penalty against State Street Bank and Trust Company and its non-bank, fintech subsidiary Charles River Systems for...more

OFAC 2020 Year In Review

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 2/16/2021

In too many ways to count, 2020 was an extraordinary year. As we move into 2021 with optimism for an end to the pandemic and better days ahead, we understand that the activity last year of the U.S. Department of the...more

OFSI imposes first multi million pound penalty for UK sanctions breach

White & Case LLP on 4/20/2020

The UK sanctions authority, the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), has announced its first multi million pound fine since its establishment in 2016. The fine confirms OFSI’s increasing enforcement activity...more

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