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On March 12, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) allowed General License (GL) 8L under the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations to expire. As a result, broad OFAC...more
In its continuing response to 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 summarizes...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
On April 15, the U.S. Department of the Treasury published a proposed rule that would enhance certain Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the Committee) procedures and increase CFIUS penalty and...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
Key Points - On December 22, 2023, President Biden issued E.O. 14114 “Taking Additional Steps With Respect to the Russian Federation’s Harmful Activities.” Specifically, E.O. 14114, which amends E.O. 14024 and E.O. 14068,...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
The U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) recently announced several sanctions-related actions, including President Biden’s new Executive Order (E.O.) Imposing Sanctions on Certain Persons...more
The EU’s “maintenance and alignment” sanctions target additional Russian persons, enhance existing sanctions, and implement new prohibitions - including on the import of Russian gold. This Client Alert is published in the...more
U.S. contractors with global operations are likely aware of the significant restrictions imposed by the federal government in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, in the form of new sanctions, allied trade embargoes,...more
Recently, NAVEX hosted a webinar featuring Michael Volkov and Jessica Sanders from the Volkov Law Group, titled Russia Sanctions: Impact on Your Third-Party Compliance. If you missed the webinar, visit the events page to...more
Following a meeting of G7 leaders on May 8, 2022, the United States enacted additional sanctions and export control measures in response to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Among the changes: a prohibition on U.S. persons...more
The U.S., European Union (EU), United Kingdom (U.K.) and many other countries have imposed similar but not necessarily identical sanctions on Russia. In corporate jet transactions, the sanctions laws of several jurisdictions...more
The Bass, Berry & Sims international trade team is actively monitoring the situation in Russia and Ukraine and providing real-time advice to clients on managing the situation. This post summarizes new U.S. sanctions and...more
On March 24, 2022, the United States designated additional parties as sanctions targets in Russia in response to the conflict in Ukraine. Companies should continue to conduct restricted party screening of all parties involved...more
We wanted to share an update on Russia sanctions developments in the United Kingdom, European Union, and the United States that occurred between March 16 and 24. As summarized below, key global jurisdictions have continued to...more
As the Russian invasion of Ukraine reaches the one-month mark, the United States government, its allies, and several U.S. states continue to roll out new measures to further isolate Russia from the global economy. The latest...more
The Week in Review delivers the impact and analysis for the public, private, and non-profit sectors from our daily reporting of the evolving global sanctions campaign against Russia. ...more
BACKGROUND AND OVERVIEW - In the last few weeks, the European Union has adopted measures to react to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. These new sanctions are in addition to the restrictive measures already imposed by the...more
On 3 March 2022, K2 Integrity hosted a webinar on the developing sanctions against Russia and what it means for global markets and businesses. This article summarizes the key points and analysis from the event....more
The UK first announced a further package of sanctions measures targeted at Russia as a result of the invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, and the government has since continued to announce new sanctions and restrictions...more
The threats posed by Russia to the Ukraine, and the worldwide implications, are deeply concerning and we denounce the invasion of the Ukraine by Russia and hope that this crisis can be resolved quickly through diplomacy. ...more
On 28 February 2022, the European Union ("EU") adopted its third package of sanctions against Russia, imposing asset freezes on various Russian businesspersons active in the oil, banking and finance sectors, while closing off...more
On 24 and 25 February 2022, the European Union (EU) imposed additional extensive sanctions on Russia—and new ones on Belarus—in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In this On the Subject, our trade and sanctions team...more
Earlier this week, following Russia’s aggressive incursion into Ukraine, we reported on the imposition of U.S. sanctions in response — a modest response that reserved the heavier sanctions that have been anticipated. On...more