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The Volkov Law Group

Interactive Brokers Settles with OFAC for $11.8 Million for Violations of Multiple Sanctions Programs

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) announced on July 15, 2025, that Interactive Brokers LLC (“IB”)—a globally active electronic brokerage firm headquartered in Greenwich,...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Midyear Momentum, July 2025 - FinCEN Uses the FEND Off Fentanyl Act for First Time To Prohibit Funds Transfers With Three Mexican...

On June 25, 2025, FinCEN announced its first orders under the 2024 FEND Off Fentanyl Act, finding that three Mexican financial institutions—CIBanco S.A. Institución De Banca Multiple (“CIBanco"), Intercam Banco S.A.,...more

Amundsen Davis LLC

How to Be Removed From a U.S. Sanctions Watchlist List

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U.S. sanctions are a powerful tool used to influence the behavior of foreign governments, individuals, and entities. Placement on any sanctions watchlist maintained by a regulatory agency can have devastating financial,...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Protect Yourself: U.S. Exporters Advised To Obtain End-Use and End-User Statements for All Exports, Including EAR99 Items

According to a trade press report, a Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS"), Department of Commerce official speaking at the March 2025 BIS Update Conference on Export Controls and Policy recommended that U.S. exporters...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

OFSI Imposes Monetary Penalty Against Former Moscow Office of International Law Firm for Sanctions Breaches

On March 20, 2025, the U.K.’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) announced that, in accordance with section 146 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017 (PACA), a monetary penalty of £465,000 had been imposed...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Walking the Tightrope: EU’s Sanctions Enforcement Directive Puts Violators on Notice

In a bold move to tighten its sanctions enforcement, the EU rolled out Directive 2024/1226, establishing minimum rules for defining criminal offenses and penalties related to the violation of EU sanctions. Effective May 19,...more

K&L Gates LLP

Brussels Regulatory Brief: Winter 2023-2024

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Antitrust and Competition - The European Court of Justice Held Rules Set by Sports Governing Bodies Must Comply With EU Competition Law - On 21 December 2023, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) held in a preliminary ruling...more

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