All Things Investigations – Navigating Secondary Tariffs with Mike Huneke and Brent Carlson
FCPA Compliance Report: The Impact of Secondary Tariffs on Global Trade with Mike Huneke and Brent Carlson
10 For 10: Top Compliance Stories For the Week Ending June 14, 2025
Daily Compliance News: June 9, 2025, The Repugnant Edition
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
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced a historic $215,988,868 civil monetary penalty against GVA Capital Ltd. (GVA), a venture-capital firm registered in the Cayman Islands...more
Welcome to Secretariat’s April 2025 edition of Rebuilding Ukraine, where we explore the evolving landscape of Ukraine’s reconstruction, the challenges ahead, and the opportunities emerging. Stay informed with our insights on...more
When Russia invaded Ukraine on 22 February 2022 most Bermudian residents did not think it would have much impact to the island. However as both an overseas territory of the United Kingdom and as an international finance...more
We previously have blogged on actions taken by the DOJ’s “Task Force KleptoCapture,” an interagency law enforcement task force with a mandate to target sanctioned Russian and pro-Russian oligarchs. While explicitly launched...more
The U.S. government is turning up the dial on its efforts to combat evasion of export controls and sanctions against Russia. The severe trade restrictions against Russia (and Belarus) have seen continuous escalation since...more
The European Union (EU)’s tenth package of sanctions against Russia, adopted 25 February 2023, imposed an asset freeze against 121 individuals and entities and expanded the scope of sectoral sanctions....more
In December 2022, Congress handed would-be whistleblowers reporting money laundering and sanctions violations fresh financial incentives when it passed the Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Whistleblower Improvement Act. The Act...more
On February 3, Under Secretary of the Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, Brian E. Nelson, met with the Banks Association of Turkey to discuss international sanctions actions against Russia for its war against...more
Companies are increasingly choosing not to pay ransom for ransomware and extortionware due to the growing associated risks. In fact, a recent report by crypto-crime analyst firm Chainalysis found that payments to threat...more
On 18 January 2023, K2 Integrity hosted a webinar to review the multifaceted set of sanctions and trade controls imposed in response to Russian aggression in 2022 and to discuss what is expected in 2023...more
Welcome to Banking Bites! This is our short summary flagging some key developments in your sector that we hope will inform your activities in your market....more
In their June 2022 report “The cost of complacency: illicit finance and the war in Ukraine”, the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Committee (the “FAC”) condemned the UK Government’s historic lack of commitment to tackling...more
Earlier this spring, following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Biden administration issued a series of executive orders imposing strong sanctions against Russia. Over the last few months, those sanctions have continued...more
The Week in Review delivers information and analysis on recent developments related to sanctions against Russia and key implications for the public, private, and non-profit sectors as the United States (U.S.), the European...more
After the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the world of business will never be the same again. Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco recently said that the world’s “geopolitical landscape is more challenging and complex than...more
At a sanctions conference held in Washington D.C. on May 5, government officials, practitioners and corporations highlighted the government’s broadening focus on anti-corruption enforcement, across more traditionally siloed...more
Welcome to Banking Bites! This is our short summary flagging key developments in the UK that we hope will inform your activities in your market....more
...Since the start of the invasion of Ukraine by Russian forces on February 24, the United States (U.S.), United Kingdom (UK), and the European Union (EU) have led a global sanctions campaign against Russia that has been...more
Companies seeking to help their Ukrainian employees safely exit Ukraine should be aware of potential risks related to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and other U.S. laws and regulations. Following Russia’s invasion...more
Increased defense spending and assistance to the Ukrainian government in Kyiv grabbed many of the headlines regarding President Biden’s fiscal year 2023 budget. However, funding requests for key functions within the...more
In the early hours of 15 March 2022, the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act (the “Act”) came into force. The rapid passage of the Act through the UK Parliament, after years of delays, came in response to...more
As another measure to support Russia’s financial market, Presidential Decree No. 126 imposes further limitations on cross-border monetary transfers for both Russian and non-Russian residents. However, Decree No. 126 also...more
Following Russia’s recognition of breakaway regions in Ukraine and full-scale invasion of the country, authorities in the United States, United Kingdom, European Union, and across the globe imposed a sweeping array of trade...more
On March 11, 2022, the UK Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”), the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (part of HM Treasury) and the Bank of England published a joint statement (the “Statement”) on sanctions and the...more
In the latest sanctions-related developments, Canada’s FINTRAC has agreed to work with other financial intelligence units in relation to sanctions and related anti-money laundering, while Canada has also imposed an additional...more