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
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
The EU and UK sanctions regimes on Russia continue to expand as both jurisdictions seek to increase pressure on President Putin. As with previous recent packages, Russia’s military, energy and financial sectors have again...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
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
The UK’s sanctions regimes remain dynamic as they continue to respond to geopolitical changes. In recent weeks, the UK has enhanced its Russia sanctions, despite the uncertain direction of the international sanctions on...more
On 1 April 2025, the UK government confirmed that the Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS) — which was established under the National Security Act 2023 — will come into force from 1 July 2025. The UK government has...more
The European Union (EU) has reaffirmed its sanctions policy toward Russia by implementing two rounds of restrictive measures that are intended to further intensify pressure on Russia’s government and economy. Specifically,...more
Background - The war in Ukraine has taken a new diplomatic turn in recent weeks. Having historically aligned with the European Union (EU) and United Kingdom (UK) on its condemnation of Russia’s war in Ukraine, and the need...more
This is the final in our 2025 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. Throughout 2024, enforcement of international trade laws continued to gather pace...more
In this weekly update, we summarise the most notable updates in the UK sanctions world. If you have any questions in respect of any of the developments set out below, please do not hesitate to contact a member of our London...more
New U.S. and UK sanctions target Russia’s energy sector and supporting infrastructure. On January 10, 2025, the United States and the United Kingdom imposed additional sanctions against Russia, with a focus on its energy...more
Key Points - - Political transitions in the West notwithstanding, we expect economic sanctions to remain a key response to geopolitical issues. - Current sanctions policy priorities are unlikely to shift markedly in...more
The past weeks and months have brought about tremendous political change in the West, as we move toward a new U.S. administration, a new College of Commissioners in Brussels and a new Polish presidency of the Council of the...more
On 27 September 2024, the UK’s financial sanctions regulator, the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), announced that it had issued its first monetary penalty for a breach of UK financial sanctions imposed...more
The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) recently issued an interim final rule implementing licensing requirements for these emerging technology products for export to all foreign countries. See the...more
The measure also harmonizes Russia sanctions rules with allies, and intensifies penalties against Iran - The National Security Act, 2024 (Pub. L No 118-50) was enacted on April 24, 2024. In addition to the Act’s provisions...more
The U.S. Government recently announced the largest round of sanctions against the Russian Federation (Russia) since the invasion of Ukraine two years ago. This multi-agency effort enacted over 500 sanctions against foreign...more
The centrality of international trade laws in the development and execution of U.S. foreign policy has never been more evident than in 2022. Companies that have not invested in international trade compliance programs are...more
This guidance does not constitute legal advice. To the extent that you have any questions arising out of the guidance, please speak to a member of the Orrick team who will be happy to assist. The invasion of Ukraine by...more
Over the past few weeks, we have been speculating on the international trends and tides we expect to see in the next four years under a new U.S. presidential administration. So that you can enjoy our prognostications (before...more
In Washington: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) who have not agreed on much related to the COVID-19 response in recent months, differed again Friday when asked about when...more
The geopolitical environment continues to drive reform of foreign investment rules in Europe, with government proposals clarifying and tightening such rules in the interest of national security. Recent foreign state-backed...more
Despite a year of continued global political uncertainty and increasing enforcement, shareholder activism and foreign investment control activity, the 2018 outlook for Europe is positive overall. Skadden partners in the U.K.,...more
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS – SBM Offshore N.V. Agrees to Pay $238 Million to Resolve DOJ FCPA Enforcement Action - On November 29, 2017, SBM Offshore N.V. (SBM), a Netherlands based company specializing in the...more
On January 25, 2017, Skadden hosted a panel discussion at the London Stock Exchange on the potential policy direction of the Trump administration. The panel touched on tax reform, trade agreements, inbound and outbound U.S....more