Compliance in the Former Soviet Central Asian Republics
Episode 330 – Halyna Senyk on Anti-Corruption Progress in Ukraine
FINCast Ep. 39 – State of Russia Sanctions Two Years After the Invasion
Season 2 Episode 4 - Russia Enforcement and the involvement of DOJ's Task Force KleptoCapture
The Justice Insiders Podcast: The Latest on Russia Sanctions and the Enhanced Enforcement Environment
Episode 271 -- Deep Dive into Microsoft's OFAC Settlement for $3 Million
The New Cold War: Risk, Sanctions, Compliance Episode 27: “The Yukos Case: 20 Years Later”
The New Cold War: Risk, Sanctions, Compliance Episode 26: “International Sports: Politics, Corruption, Doping and Compliance”
The New Cold War: Risk, Sanctions, Compliance Episode 25: “Can the U.S. Seize the Russian Central Bank’s Assets?”
The New Cold War: Risk, Sanctions, Compliance Episode 23: "Former FBI Acting Director Andrew McCabe”
The New Cold War: Risk, Sanctions, Compliance Episode 20: "Rich Russians: From Oligarchs to Bourgeoisie"
The New Cold War: Risk, Sanctions, Compliance Episode 19: “Psychological Profiling, Crisis Management, and the New Cold War”
Compliance in Ukraine
FINCast Ep. 34 - A Storied Journey in the World of Financial Integrity: A Conversation with Stuart Levey
Putin's Oil Heist - Episode 5: Fighting From Afar
FCPA Compliance Report - Josh Fitzhugh on Trade Compliance Since the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Navigating Russia Sanctions
Never The Same - Episode 4: Cyber Security Will Never Be the Same
Putin's Oil Heist Episode 4: Fleeing Russia
FCPA Compliance Report - Mike DeBernardis on Compliance Developments from Q1 2022
In response to Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, lawmakers in both chambers of Congress have introduced legislation aimed at penalizing Russia through the imposition of sanctions and other economic measures. The...more
On 20 May 2025, the EU adopted its 17th package of sanctions against Russia since its invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The package expands the products included in the export ban on advanced technology items, subjects more...more
In this month’s deep dive, Frost Brown Todd D.C. Partner-in-Charge Jonathan Miller interviews attorney and tariff expert Jan de Beer to discuss how businesses can navigate the United States’ ever-evolving tariff policies....more
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) held its May Open Meeting on Thursday, May 22, during which it voted to adopt three items: (1) a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that proposes to require holders of certain...more
The Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025 (S.1241/H.R.2548) is currently under consideration in both the Senate and the House in response to Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. The Senate version, introduced on April 1, 2025, by...more
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This regular alert covers key policy and regulatory developments related to EU geopolitical risks, including in particular, economic security, Russia’s war against Ukraine, health threats, and cyber threats. It does not...more
In this weekly update, we summarise the most notable updates in the UK sanctions world. ...more
Effective July 1, 2025, a recently enacted Florida law, Senate Bill 700, will broadly prohibit those involved with charitable solicitations or sales promotions from receiving or soliciting funds from individuals and entities...more
I. U.S. Sanctions - President Trump Threatens Sanctions on Russia Following Drone Attack on Ukraine: On May 28, Bloomberg reported that President Trump said he was “‘absolutely’ considering new sanctions against Russia as...more
On May 23, 2025, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued Syria General License 25 (“GL 25”), effectively lifting U.S. sanctions on Syria. This move follows President Trump’s announcement on...more
Less than two weeks after President Donald Trump announced that his administration would lift U.S. sanctions on Syria, the U.S. Departments of the Treasury and State took significant first steps to provide the anticipated...more
On May 22, 2025, the House passed the legislation entitled “The One Big Beautiful Bill” (the “BBB”) that would, if enacted into law, severely restrict clean energy tax incentives. This client update addresses the BBB’s...more
A Russian expatriate with a Canadian-registered company has been charged by the RCMP under both the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations (“Russia Regulations”) and the anti-money laundering provisions of the...more
The Russia-Ukraine ceasefire and peace negotiations remain uncertain, the European Union and United Kingdom are considering more sanctions against Russia, and the US administration’s next steps are unclear. Anticipating...more
Last week, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) took three separate actions to control foreign influence over US communications products and services. These decisions fit within the FCC’s broader efforts to safeguard...more
On May 27, 2025, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (Foreign Adversary NPRM or NPRM) that seeks to promote U.S. national security by providing “a new and...more
In this weekly update, we summarise the most notable updates in the UK sanctions world. RUSSIA SANCTIONS - UK Government amends one entry on UK sanctions list under the Russia regime: On May 23, 2025, the UK...more
Disruption, volatility, and uncertainty aren’t new operating conditions by any means. But the assumptions that have long driven corporate thinking—the role of government, geopolitical norms, and consistency in US policies as...more
Earlier this week, U.S. Senators Jim Risch (R-Idaho), chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, Chris Coons (D-Del.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Energy...more
On May 20, 2025, the European Union ("EU") and the United Kingdom ("UK") adopted new sanctions targeting Russia, reflecting prior commitments to apply "further pressure on Russia to hinder its ability to wage its war of...more
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Below is this week’s congressional update by BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team. We’ll continue to post in weeks when both chambers of Congress are in session....more
The Texas legislature has been active recently in proposing bills that seek to restrict foreign ownership of real estate and businesses in Texas. Texas does not currently have state-level restrictions on foreign ownership of...more
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