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Stankie Law

Revocation of Syrian Sanctions: Opportunities, Risks, and Changes under Executive Order 14312

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President Trump continued his flurry of sanctions actions with the recent revocation of the Syrian sanctions program. On June 30, 2025, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order (“EO”) 14312 “Providing for the Revocation...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

US Lifts Most Sanctions on Syria

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On May 23, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued Syria General License 25 (GL 25), effectively lifting most sanctions imposed under the Syrian Sanctions Regulations (SSR) (31...more

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U.S., EU, and UK Move to Ease Sanctions on Syria, but Compliance Complexity Remains

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Key Takeaways: - In a sweeping policy reversal unveiled in Riyadh on May 13, 2025, President Trump pledged to lift the entire U.S. sanctions regime on Syria. - Although the Trump administration seeks quick sanctions relief...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

U.S. Sanctions Enforcement: 2024 Lessons Learned and 2025 Expectations

As the third month of the second Trump administration comes to a close, the lack of any public enforcement action by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctions watchers...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] Trade & Sanctions Compliance for the Oil and Gas Industry - May 21st - 22nd, Houston, TX

Between tariffs, tightening export controls, evolving sanctions, and ramped up enforcement, the cost and complexity of compliance is rising for oil and gas supply chains. ACI’s Trade & Sanctions Compliance for the Oil and...more

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How CCOs Can Play a Role in Supply Chain Risk Management

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Look around the business landscape today, and supply-chain risks are everywhere –  which means that sooner or later, those risks will appear on the compliance function’s radar screen too. They probably already have....more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Virtual Conference] Ensuring Compliance with U.S. and China Economic Sanctions - September 21st, 11:00 am - 5:00 pm EDT

ACI’s premier conference “Ensuring Compliance with U.S. and China Economic Sanctions” will take place on September 2021 (EDT) in a virtual format. On November 12, 2020, President Trump signed Executive Order 13959...more

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State Department signals increased focus on surveillance technology and human rights abuses

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On 4 September 2019 the U.S. State Department issued "Draft 'U.S. Government Guidance for the Export of Hardware, Software and Technology with Surveillance Capabilities and/or parts/know-how'" (draft guidance). ...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Podcast: Sanctions and Transactions

In this episode, Akin Gump cross-border transactions partner Melissa Schwartz discusses economic sanctions and their impact on transactions, specifically, how businesses minimize the risk they face of sanctions violations. ...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - October 2017

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS – Global Compliance Overhaul for SAP as DOJ and SEC Investigate Payments Allegedly Related to South African Government Contracts – On October 26, 2017, German software company SAP SE...more

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