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EU Targets Russia’s Energy, Financial and Defense Sectors in 18th Sanctions Package

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 8/1/2025

- What is new: The EU adopted its 18th sanctions package against Russia and Belarus, imposing asset freezes on 55 additional individuals and entities, expanding sectoral sanctions and introducing new restrictions targeting...more

Sanctions Against Russia: U.S. Introduces New Russia-Related Sanctions Targeting Foreign Financial Institutions And Tightens Other...

K2 Integrity on 1/11/2024

On 22 December 2023, the Biden administration issued Executive Order 14114, “Taking Additional Steps with Respect to the Russian Federation’s Harmful Activities” (EO 14114), thereby amending EOs 14024 and 14068. The new EO...more

[Virtual Conference] U.S.-China Trade Controls - September 20th, 10:00 am - 5:15 pm EDT

American Conference Institute (ACI) on 7/15/2021

Industry's Annual Forum on MEU and MIEU Rules, New Legislation, Data Transfers and Emerging Technology Rules - ACI’s 3rd Virtual U.S.-China Trade Controls Conference will take place September 20, 2021, in a virtual format....more

Biden Administration Imposes New Russia Sanctions And Establishes Framework For Future Expansion Of Russian Sanctions Regime

Husch Blackwell LLP on 4/21/2021

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

Biden Administration Issues Sweeping New Sanctions On Russia In Response To Election Interference, Malicious Cyber Activity, And...

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 4/20/2021

On April 15, 2021, following discussions just days earlier of a potential summit between President Biden and Russian President Putin and as Russian troops amassed along the Ukrainian border, the Biden Administration issued...more

President Biden Orders 100-Day Review of America’s Supply Chains for Semiconductors, Batteries, Critical Minerals and APIs

ArentFox Schiff on 3/1/2021

Changes are afoot for key industry sectors with complicated global supply chains. “As this pandemic has made clear, we can never again be in a position where we have to rely on a foreign country that doesn’t share our...more

Airbus Agrees Record-Breaking €3.6 Billion Settlement to Avoid Prosecution

A&O Shearman on 2/12/2020

On 31 January 2020, Airbus SE (Airbus) reached final agreements with the French Parquet National Financier (PNF), the U.K.’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) in order to resolve...more

Expanding Cybersecurity Safeguarding Requirements, Reporting Obligations, and Cloud-Based Security: A Brief Guide to Understanding...

McCarter & English, LLP on 11/6/2015

The United States Department of Defense promulgated an “interim” rule, effective August 26, 2015, which placed imposing and costly burdens on all DoD contractors and subcontractors (including small businesses and commercial...more

Former Aerospace Engineer Pleads Guilty to Misappropriation of Trade Secrets Intended for Iran

Orrick - Trade Secrets Group on 3/16/2015

Although it appears that the U.S. and Iran are moving closer to a deal regarding Iran’s nuclear program, Iran’s allies appear to remain committed to acquiring military-grade technology from U.S. companies by way of engineers...more

Russia, Venezuela and North Korea: U.S. Trade Sanctions Expand in International Markets

Perkins Coie on 1/7/2015

During the same week that President Barack Obama announced sweeping changes in the diplomatic and trade relationships between the United States and Cuba, the president signed congressional legislation authorizing additional...more

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