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UK Weekly Sanctions Update - Week of July 14, 2025

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RUSSIA SANCTIONS - UK Lowers Oil Price Cap on Seaborn Russian Crude Oil, OFSI publishes related FAQs: On July 18, 2025, the UK Government, alongside the EU, announced that it will lower to Oil Price Cap on seaborne Russian...more

King & Spalding

Recent OFAC and DOJ Activity Signals Potential New Era of Control-Based Sanctions Enforcement

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U.S. sanctions enforcement is evolving to adopt a “control” analysis similar to the analysis employed by the European Union and United Kingdom based on a recent major enforcement action by the U.S. Department of the...more

K&L Gates LLP

European Union Adopts 16th Package of Sanctions Against Russia

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In a bid to further increase the pressure on Russia, the Council of the European Union has adopted additional measures which have been introduced in its 16th sanctions package. The new measures amending the framework Council...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

UK Sanctions: A New Package, Guidance and Legal Clarifications

The future of international sanctions on Russia is not settled. Whilst the representatives of the US and Russia met in Saudi Arabia on 18 February 2025 to discuss possible avenues to peace in Ukraine, the foreign ministers of...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Thursday January 2, 2025

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December 30, 2024- U.S. Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee Ranking Member Tim Scott (R-S.C.) released his 2024 Year-in-Review and Oversight Report for the 118th Congress, highlighting Banking Committee...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

OFAC Takes More Aggressive Action to Deter Foreign Financial Institutions’ Participation in Russian Financial Sector

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On November 21, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) took further action to restrict Russia’s access to the international financial system by designating Gazprombank Joint Stock...more

BakerHostetler

Weekly Blockchain Blog - November 2024 #2

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Crypto Firms Launch Stablecoin Network and Custody Service, Achieve Licenses - According to recent press releases, multiple major fintech and digital asset companies have partnered to introduce the Global Dollar Network...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

Developments in Global Sanctions Compliance with a Focus on Russia, Belarus and China

Sanctions imposed by the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union against Russia, China, and other parts of the world are fast-evolving. Such geopolitical shifts are creating new risks and placing further...more

The Volkov Law Group

State Street’s $7.45MM OFAC Penalty Highlights Importance of Sanctions in M&A Due Diligence

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) has released a $7.45 million penalty against State Street Bank and Trust Company and its non-bank, fintech subsidiary Charles River Systems for...more

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[Event] 23rd Annual Canadian Forum on Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crime - June 5th - 6th, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Hosted by the Canadian Institute, the 23rd Annual Canadian Forum on Anti-Money Laundering and Financial Crime returns for another exciting year. The event features carefully curated programming providing practical guidance...more

BakerHostetler

Current State of U.S. Economic Sanctions Imposed on the Russian Federation and Covered Regions of Ukraine in Response to the...

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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

A&O Shearman

A designation challenge fails and two enforcement actions are announced: the UK’s Russia sanctions in motion

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Three decisions in recent weeks have demonstrated the breadth of the UK Government’s sanctions-related powers and underline a push by the UK to demonstrate the robustness of its sanctions and a focus on their enforcement....more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

All Consuming - Financial Litigation Insights, V 4, Issue 1, June 2023

CFPB - Regulators Take Aim at AI to Protect Consumers and Workers - “In the past year, the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau said it has fined banks over mismanaged automated systems that resulted in wrongful home...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Treasury official warns Turkish companies on engaging with Russian entities

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

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

FinCEN Issues ‘First-of-its-Kind’ Order Against Crypto Asset Exchange Linked to Illicit Russian Activity

On January 18, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) designated Bitzlato Limited (Bitzlato), a crypto asset exchange business incorporated in Hong Kong, as a “primary money...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

FinCEN alert covers potential CRE investments by sanctioned Russians

On January 25, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an alert to financial institutions on potential investments in the U.S. commercial real estate sector by sanctioned Russian elites, oligarchs, their...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Increased Scrutiny in the U.S. and the UK on the Financial Activity of Russian Oligarchs

As the war in Ukraine rages on, recent advisories from financial crime agencies in the United States and the United Kingdom indicate heightened scrutiny on financial activity of Russian individuals and entities, including...more

K2 Integrity

FINCast Ep. 34 - A Storied Journey in the World of Financial Integrity: A Conversation with Stuart Levey

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Stuart Levey, the first ever Under Secretary of the US Treasury for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, joins his former colleague Juan Zarate, Global Co-Managing Partner, for a one-on-one conversation about Levey’s career...more

Morgan Lewis

Update: New Mechanism Established for Repayment of Russian Sovereign Debt

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Russian President Vladimir Putin signed Decree No. 394 on June 22, establishing the new mechanism for settlements under the sovereign bonds of the Russian Federation denominated in foreign currency (Eurobonds)....more

Foley Hoag LLP

OFAC Releases Guidance Regarding Prohibition on New Investment in Russia and Provides Further Clarifications Regarding Investments...

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I. OFAC Publishes FAQs Addressing Ban on New Investment in Russia On April 6, 2022, President Biden signed Executive Order (“EO”) 14071, which prohibits all “new investment in the Russian Federation by a United States...more

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U.S. Sanctions and Export Controls Against Russia Continue Expansion as Efforts to Target Sanctions Evasion Come into Clearer...

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As the Russian invasion of Ukraine enters its fifth month, the United States continues to enact economic measures to discourage Russia from continuing hostilities, as well as impair their military operations in the country. ...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Saturday, June 4, 2022

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Federal Agencies- Federal Reserve Board- Speech: Risk in the Crypto Markets- June 3, 2022- Federal Reserve Board Governor Christopher J. Waller gave a speech at the SNB-CIF Conference on Cryptoassets and Financial...more

Morgan Lewis

Update: Russian Borrowers Must Repay Russian Syndicate Members Directly; Widespread Defaults Anticipated

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A new statement from the Russian Ministry of Finance requires Russian borrowers to repay debt owed to Russian lenders participating in international syndicates directly (bypassing mechanisms established by the relevant loan...more

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Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Friday, June 3, 2022

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Federal Agencies- U.S. Department of the Treasury- U.S. Treasury Severs More Networks Providing Support for Putin and Russia's Elites-...more

Morgan Lewis

Russian Law Restricts Compliance with US National Defense Authorization Act

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Russia President Vladimir Putin signed the federal law, “On Amendments to the Federal Law ‘On Measures of Influence (Counteraction) on Unfriendly Actions of the United States of America and Other Foreign States,’” on May 1,...more

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