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Poland post-regime change: shifting enforcement approaches to state-owned enterprises and their business partners

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There was significant legal and regulatory scrutiny across both private and state-owned sectors in Poland in 2024, focusing on business fraud, sanctions compliance, money laundering, and bribery. State-owned enterprises,...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Political Changes Are Unlikely To Fundamentally Alter Key Sanctions

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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

EU Updates Sanctions Best Practices, Clarifying Ownership Threshold for Asset Freeze Restrictions

The Council of the European Union (Council) has updated its EU Best Practices for the Effective Implementation of Restrictive Measures. Published on 3 July 2024, the new version clarifies the threshold for the ownership test...more

Mayer Brown

US, EU and UK Adopt New Russia Sanctions and Export Controls as Ukraine War Hits Two-Year Mark

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Following the invasion of Ukraine by Russia on February 24, 2022, the United States ("US"), the European Union ("EU"), and the United Kingdom ("UK") adopted—together with their allies—successive waves of sanctions, in an...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Western Governments Impose Range of New Russia Sanctions with Focus on Sanctions Evaders

The U.S., EU and UK have imposed significant new sanctions and are stepping up enforcement against sanctions evaders on the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. On February 23, 2024, the U.S....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

UK Introduces Legal Services Ban

In response to the continued invasion of Ukraine, the United Kingdom has added to its measures targeting Russia by introducing a ban on the provision of certain legal advisory services. While the UK government press...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Unwelcome Intrusion: Reckoning with the Impact of Economic Sanctions on Derivatives Transactions

I. A Growing Risk - The United States, along with the United Kingdom and European Union, has increasingly wielded economic sanctions against major commercial actors and financial transactions, sometimes roiling global...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Impact of Brexit on UK and EU Sanctions Frameworks

The U.K. adopted an autonomous financial sanctions regime when it exited the European Union on December 31, 2020. The U.K. and EU have both stated that they intend to coordinate post-Brexit sanctions policy as much as...more

Hogan Lovells

OFAC, EU, and UK financial sanctions - are you compliant? Top tips for financial institutions, private equity, debt funds and...

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On 6 November we held a breakfast seminar focusing on the most important sanctions issues affecting the City and how to manage compliance with different financial sanctions regimes effectively. ...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Government Enforcement Investigations – What You Need to Know in 2018

On October 4, 2017, Skadden presented the seminar “Government Enforcement Investigations – What You Need to Know in 2018.” Skadden partners Ryan Junck and Elizabeth Robertson, both based in London, moderated the panel...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"FinCEN Finalizes Customer Due Diligence Rule Amid Other Actions to Enhance Financial Transparency"

In the wake of the Panama Papers controversy, the U.S. government has taken major steps this month to promote financial transparency. First, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) finalized its proposed rule issued...more

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