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Significant U.S. Sanctions Relief for Syrian Arab Republic

Patomak Global Partners on 7/16/2025

The United States had imposed layers of sanctions on Syria since deeming it a State Sponsor of Terrorism in 1979. The U.S. Treasury imposed most sanctions during the Iraq War and the Syrian Civil War. In December 2024, Hay’at...more

M&A and Global Compliance Lessons From OFAC’s Settlement With Key Holding

Troutman Pepper Locke on 7/15/2025

On July 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) reached a settlement with Key Holding, LLC (Key Holding) concerning its non-U.S. subsidiary’s violations of the Cuban Assets...more

The United States Terminates Countrywide Syria Sanctions and Is Working Towards Lifting Additional Trade Restrictions

K2 Integrity on 7/15/2025

Building on prior relief of sanctions and other restrictive trade measures earlier this year (as described in K2 Integrity alerts dated 15 May and 09 June 2025), on 30 June 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump issued a new...more

Quarterly Sanctions Update | Q1 2024

McDermott Will & Schulte on 4/8/2024

The European Union and the United Kingdom continue to tighten sanctions against Russia, particularly in the wake of the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the sudden death of Russian opposition leader...more

Swiss Finance Company to Pay Almost $4 Million for Sanctions Violations

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC on 3/20/2024

On March 14, the U.S. Treasury Department, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced that EFG International AG (EFG), a Switzerland-based bank, had agreed to pay roughly $3.74 million to settle allegations that it had...more

Hamas Attack on Israel: Geopolitical & Business Impacts

J.S. Held on 10/10/2023

In this article, we provide an update on the highly significant Hamas attack on Israel, and its potential wider economic and geopolitical impact on the Middle East and beyond. Israel suffered the deadliest day in its...more

The Year in International Law & Trade – Popular Reads on JD Supra

Beacon Insights by JD Supra on 2/3/2023

A recap of some of the most widely read international law & trade updates, commentary, and guidance published on JD Supra throughout 2022....more

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