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SK Innovation avoids US import ban with $1.8 billion settlement
SK Innovation avoids US import ban with $1.8 billion settlement

LG Chem and SK Innovation resolved the closely-watched trade secret theft dispute with a settlement negotiated with the help of senior members of the US and South Korean governments.

OFAC fines Italian heating company for egregious Iran sanctions breaches
OFAC fines Italian heating company for egregious Iran sanctions breaches

Nordgas for several years used code words for Iran in its correspondence with a US company it bought air pressure switches from to hide the ultimate destination of the goods, the agency said.

Individual charged in Iranian sanctions case alleges FBI misconduct
Individual charged in Iranian sanctions case alleges FBI misconduct

A New York businessman charged with taking part in an alleged scheme to sell Iranian oil in China has accused the FBI of making false statements to obtain a warrant to illegally examine his electronic devices and denying him his rights during questioning.

Luokung lays out US allegations of links to Chinese military

The Beijing data processing technology company has disclosed the US’s basis for allegations it is tied to China’s military, shortly after fellow Chinese company Xiaomi won a rare reprieve from an investment …

Miami cruise line’s correspondence with lawyers targeted in Cuba trafficking lawsuit

The Havana Docks Corporation argues that parties who believe they’ve acted lawfully cannot claim attorney-client privilege over advice regarding the legality of their conduct.

US export control agency eying more robust enforcement

“You’re going to see a new way in which cases are built,” said the former head of the Bureau of Industry and Security in an interview with GIR.

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Xiaomi ruling to inspire more challenges to US sanctions
Xiaomi ruling to inspire more challenges to US sanctions

“It really makes you doubt the entire basis for these designations, it makes them seem much more politically motivated than based on national security concerns,” said one US corporate lawyer.

Companies eye structural changes amid bleak outlook for China trade restrictions
Companies eye structural changes amid bleak outlook for China trade restrictions

Multinationals are drawing up plans to sever their US and China operations amid fears that complying with trade restrictions could become impossible if relations between the two countries deteriorate further.

US Treasury sparks confusion with China sanctions “guessing game”
US Treasury sparks confusion with China sanctions “guessing game”

The Treasury Department’s guidance on the China Military Companies Sanctions has been described by one expert as “truly bizarre”.

US companies’ foreign subsidiaries continue to pose major sanctions risk
US companies’ foreign subsidiaries continue to pose major sanctions risk

The Treasury Department has underscored through penalties it has handed down this year for sanctions violations that US-based companies must subject their foreign subsidiaries to intense scrutiny.

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