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Troutman Pepper Locke

Financial Transactions Related to Russian Energy Now Prohibited: Expiration of OFAC ‎General License 8L

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On March 12, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) allowed General License (GL) 8L under the Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions Regulations to expire. As a result, broad OFAC...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Executive Order Imposes New Russia Sanctions for Foreign Financial Institutions and Prohibits Additional Russian Imports

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On December 22, 2023, President Biden issued Executive Order 14114, which amended previous Executive Orders in order to authorize the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) to impose additional...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

U.S. Authorizes Secondary Sanctions on Banks Supporting Russia’s Military-Industrial Base

After two years of aggressive sanctions against Russia for its ongoing war in Ukraine, the United States has broadly expanded those sanctions to threaten foreign financial institutions (FFIs) that support Russia’s...more

Williams Mullen

U.S. Sanctions Laws: Dangers Ahead For Foreign Companies (Part II)

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The following is Part II of this article. Secondary Sanctions – Requirements On Non-U.S. Parties That Have No Contacts With the U.S. OFAC also has adopted sanctions that specifically apply to non-U.S. companies and...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Skadden's 2019 Insights: Key Developments in US Sanctions

In 2018, the United States continued to expand its sanctions programs and increase enforcement. While President Donald Trump’s decision to re-impose nuclear-related sanctions on Iran has perhaps drawn the most attention, key...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Trump Administration Sanctions Chinese Entity and its Director in First Imposition of Secondary Sanctions under Section 231 of...

• On September 20, 2018, for the first time, the Trump administration imposed sanctions on a non-U.S. entity and its director for engaging in “significant transactions” with a Russian defense sector company included on the...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

US Treasury Department’s New Designations Under the Russia-Related Sanctions: 3 Key Takeaways (Russian version)

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The new designations of Russian individuals and entities broadly expand the scope and impact of sanctions. Background - On April 6, 2018, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) added more...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

US Imposes New Russia Sanctions Targeting Oligarchs, Senior Government Officials and Entities

On April 6, 2018, the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced sanctions against seven Russian oligarchs, 12 companies owned or controlled by these oligarchs, 17 senior Russian government...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Expanded Russia, Iran, and North Korea Sanctions; Top 10 Takeaways (Japanese Translation)

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President Trump signs the “Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act,” which — among other measures — requires Congressional review to ease Russia-related sanctions. On Wednesday, August 2, 2017, President...more

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