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Compliance into the Weeds - SAP Trade Sanctions Enforcement Action
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A Look Ahead at the Biden Administration’s Regulatory and Enforcement Priorities
Compliance Perspectives: The German Corporate Sanctions Act
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This alert discusses two recent significant developments at either end of the UK sanctions spectrum, covering off designation (a recent Supreme Court decision providing important guidance as to the assessment of...more
HM Treasury (HMT) has published a consultation paper on proposed reforms to the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation's (OFSI) civil enforcement processes. The aim is to improve the efficiency, transparency and...more
Each quarter, I send my clients a trade compliance update, highlighting important developments over the last few months and summarizing key points for important sanctions programs. In addition to a variety of ad hoc...more
Last year, the Department of Justice (DOJ) National Security Division (NSD) updated its Enforcement Policy for Business Organizations to include guidance related to voluntary self-disclosures in connection with acquisitions....more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has significantly increased its focus on sanctions compliance for “financial gatekeepers,” including financial institutions and other firms...more
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
The award-winning Compliance into the Weeds is the only weekly podcast that takes a deep dive into a compliance-related topic, literally going into the weeds to more fully explore a subject. Looking for some hard-hitting...more
The Trump Administration is aggressively pursuing export controls and sanctions enforcement. In two separate cases, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Asset Control and the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry...more
In this episode, host Lauren Pryor and her colleagues discuss the recent actions by FinCEN, which designated three Mexican financial institutions as primary money laundering concerns under the expanded Section 311 authority,...more
What happens when companies ignore red flags, bypass legal advice, and underestimate the reach of U.S. export laws? In this episode, Michael Volkov unpacks two major enforcement actions from the Department of Commerce’s...more
On July 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) reached a settlement with Key Holding, LLC (Key Holding) concerning its non-U.S. subsidiary’s violations of the Cuban Assets...more
On Wednesday, July 9, President Trump issued letters to eight additional trade partners notifying them of their country-specific reciprocal tariff rates that will go into effect on August 1. An updated reciprocal tariff chart...more
The Israel Securities Authority (ISA) has recently begun to take a clearly more aggressive approach toward administrative enforcement. Originally, pecuniary sanctions were intended to provide a swift, proportional, and...more
European Commission ("EC") issues its first fining decision for a no-poach agreement, and also sanctions for the first time the exchange of sensitive information between a company and its competing, non-controlling minority...more
On February 20, 2025, the United States designated eight cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) and Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs). Since then, the US...more
The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), the body responsible for enforcing Québec’s legislation concerning the financial sector, recently adopted a Self-Reporting and Cooperation Policy. The policy, adopted on May 20,...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
On May 9, 2025, the Tianjin Municipal Administration for Market Regulation (“Tianjin AMR”) announced administrative penalties against four manufacturers of dexamethasone sodium phosphate (“DSP”) active pharmaceutical...more
On May 12, 2025, the Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) released its criminal—and, more specifically, white collar crime enforcement—initiatives under the current administration. This is typical each time new leadership...more
On April 22, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) handed down harsh penalties on Fordham University’s men’s basketball program in what it referred to as a Level II “Major Infractions Case” via a negotiated...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
The court rejects the SEC's per se materiality argument and requires proof of a causal connection between the defendant's allegedly inadequate disclosures and purported unlawful profits....more
OVERVIEW: •On March 22, 2025, the Trump administration published a Presidential Memorandum titled: Preventing Abuses of the Legal System and the Federal Court. •The memo directs Attorney General (AG) Pam Bondi to seek...more
In this weekly update, we summarise the most notable updates in the UK sanctions world...more
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