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Byline: David J. Lynch President Donald Trump's successful showdown with Colombia over the deportation of unauthorized migrants from the United States may end up undermining one of his central economic [...]

Byline: Abigail Hauslohner U.S. lawmakers are moving to pass a law that some of Washington's top European allies fear will ǣcrippleǥ the world's preeminent international court, enable war criminals to [...]

Byline: Jeff Stein President Donald Trump has already threatened to impose major economic penalties on at least a half-dozen countries, alarming global leaders as he uses the prospect of sanctions [...]

The largely symbolic move is in response to the Biden administration's latest arms sales to Taiwan, the island democracy that China considers its own. China imposed sanctions on more than [...]

Before Donald J. Trump takes office, the West wants to call out Iran for failing to adhere to treaty obligations to be transparent about its nuclear past and present. Three [...]

The list of barred journalists includes the top editor of The Wall Street Journal. Dozens of other Americans are also forbidden to enter Russia, which said the move was in [...]

Treasury officials want to impose penalties on tankers that help Russian oil evade sanctions. White House aides worry that risks making gasoline more expensive. Officials in President Biden's Treasury Department [...]

The Biden administration announced the measures as U.N. restrictions approved with the 2015 nuclear deal expired. The Biden administration on Wednesday imposed new sanctions aimed at Iran's ballistic missile and [...]

August 11, 2023 - In the weeks following the adoption of the eleventh package of sanctions against Russia, the European Union ('EU') took a series of actions against Iran and [...]

Washington, D.C. (August 2, 2023) - On July 19, 2023, the United States Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Society (BIS) released new best practices guidance for exporters dealing [...]

In May 2023, the leaders of the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, and the United Kingdom gathered in Hiroshima, Japan, for the annual G7 summit. The symbolic significance [...]

The Swiss Federal Council continues aligning the Swiss sanctions regime to the EU sanctions against Russia. On March 29, 2023, the Swiss Federal Council adopted remaining measures against Russia, in [...]

Byline: Karen DeYoung The Biden administration said on Saturday it would lift a key oil sanction against Venezuela, marking the first significant crack in a years-long U.S. embargo that could [...]

The oligarch Oleg Deripaska is accused of conspiring to violate sanctions, including by arranging for his girlfriend to travel to America to give birth so his children could have U.S. [...]

Washington, D.C. (February 17, 2023) - In a continuation of effort to increase the bite of U.S. sanctions, on December 29, 2022, President Biden signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of [...]

On November 14, 2022, HM Treasury's Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation ('OFSI') published detailed guidance on the recently published ban on the provision of maritime transportation of Russian oil and [...]

Key Takeaways: The U.S. Department of Commerce imposes additional export controls on Russia and Belarus, including on new categories of EAR99 items that did not previously require an export license [...]

The U.S. Government has imposed additional punitive measures against Russia in response to Russia's actions in Ukraine. The new measures include a prohibition on imports of Russian gold into the [...]

In June 2022, the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) published new Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) regarding the prohibition of new investment and the provision of certain accounting, [...]

June 13, 2022 - On June 3, 2022, the European Union ('EU') released a sixth package of restrictive measures (sanctions) against Russia and Belarus 'in light of Russia's continuing war [...]

PART I INTRODUCTION This series of articles are expected to provide a brief overview of the grounds, the procedures, and the direct legal consequences of the inclusion of the Russian [...]

Last Friday, the European Union adopted its sixth round of sanctions against Russia, including the highly anticipated ban on imports of Russian seaborne crude oil and petroleum products and the [...]

No monkey business: Bored Ape Yacht Club hacked Yuga Labs, the collective behind the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFTs, was targeted in a hacking attack via Instagram this week. [...]

On 6 April 2022, the European Commission ('Commission') issued Guidance to Member States on how to screen foreign direct investment ('FDI') from Russia and Belarus into the EU, in light [...]

Updated as of April 11, 2022 As an update to Lowenstein's previous alert, 'Notable U.S. Sanctions and Export Controls Levied Against Russia and Belarus in Response to the Ongoing Conflict [...]

This briefing summarises the latest UK and EU sanctions developments in response to the conflict in Ukraine, and in particular the EU's 'fifth package' of sanctions. UK New designations On [...]

We are all, we hope, sticklers for ethics here, particularly when dealing with litigants in person. Which is why the judgment in Jenkinson v Robertson [2022] EWHC 756 (Admin) has [...]

Following events in Ukraine, Russia is finding itself subject to a broad range of new sanctions, internationally. As part of this collective response, the UK Government has implemented a series [...]

We wanted to share an update on Russia sanctions developments in the United Kingdom, European Union, and the United States that occurred between March 16 and 24. Key global jurisdictions [...]

FinCEN and Bank Secrecy Act Reporting On March 7, 2022, the Financial Crime Enforcement Network ('FinCEN'), a bureau of the U.S. Department of the Treasury alerted financial institutions 'to be [...]

Recently, the National Insurance Commission ('NAICOM') issued the Insurance Web Aggregators Operational Guidelines (the 'Guidelines') which set out the regulatory framework for the deployment and operation of web aggregator platforms [...]

1.1 Which laws and regulations govern the capital markets in your jurisdiction? The main capital markets legislation applicable to issuers whose shares are listed and admitted to trading on a [...]

On March 2, 2022, the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a Final Rule that has added new license requirements and review policies for Belarus to [...]

As Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, the White House countered with another wave of sanctions and export controls. Building on the restrictions discussed in our Phase I and Phase II [...]

Over the last two weeks, the United States, European Union, and allied countries imposed a broad range of sanctions and export control restrictions on Russia and Belarus in response to [...]

At a time when sanctions are very much in the spotlight, the UK government has proposed amendments to its sanctions regime in order to introduce a 'strict civil liability' test [...]

In response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. and its allies have incrementally ramped up repercussions against Russia, with sizeable, targeted sanctions against the institutions and individuals most responsible [...]

On March 2, 2022, in response to the increased escalation in Ukraine, the U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) imposed new export control measures targeting Belarus for [...]

The U.K. Government has 'toughened and expanded' its sanctions against Russia. The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 were laid before Parliament at 4 p.m. on 10 February 2022 [...]

After less than a week of a full-scale war between Russia and Ukraine, the post-Cold War global architecture appears irrevocably shattered, as Western nations line up to offer support and [...]

February 28, 2022 - As a result of Russian President Vladimir Putin's ongoing assault on Ukraine, President Joe Biden has taken additional measures to isolate Russia from the global financial [...]

Following similar measures imposed by the United States, the European Union imposed an array of new export controls and sanctions targeting Russia. Regulation (EU) 2022/328 amends Regulation (EU) 833/2014 to [...]

As previewed by President Biden in his press conference on February 24, 2022, the U.S. Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is imposing additional export control measures targeting [...]

Sanctions Orders are extended by Statutory Instrument to the British Overseas Territories, including the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands (the 'BVI'), to give effect to sanctions regimes implemented [...]

Note: This alert originally was published on February 25, 2022, and has been supplemented to reflect additional developments. On February 21-23, in response to escalating Russian aggression towards neighboring Ukraine, [...]

Last week, Canada announced and implemented two rounds of sanctions and economic measures in response to Russia's recognition of two breakaway regions in Eastern Ukraine and subsequent launch of a [...]

Over the past few days, in close coordination with the United States and Canada, the United Kingdom and European Union have expanded the sanctions in response to Russia's invasion of [...]

Over the past week, the Russian Federation has taken a number of aggressive steps toward Ukraine in furtherance of its ultimate invasion-steps that were immediately condemned by the international community [...]

On February 24, 2022, and February 28, 2022, the Government of Canada announced wide-ranging new economic sanctions and other measures targeting Russia in connection with the escalating conflict in Ukraine. [...]