Canada yet to develop appetite for sanctions cases
Canada has active sanctions on more countries than the US but unlike its southern neighbour appears to have made little effort to enforce them.
Akin Gump registers to lobby for ZTE
Chinese phone parts manufacturer ZTE has retained Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld to “educate” the US government about its improved sanctions compliance.
DOJ demands Halkbank pay $1 million per day for contempt
US prosecutors have asked a New York judge to impose daily penalties against Halkbank for refusing to answer charges linked to a multibillion-dollar sanctions evasion scheme.
Lobbying firm fined for terrorist sanctions breaches
The US Treasury Department has fined a New York firm for apparent sanctions breaches caused by agreeing to lobby for a Somalian company’s removal from a US list of barred entities.
DOJ indicts five individuals over barred Pakistan shipments
US prosecutors have indicted five men for allegedly shipping equipment from US companies to be used in Pakistan’s nuclear programme.
The Netherlands publishes anti-torture-focused export control guidance
The Dutch government has said it expects companies to implement procedures to prevent their products from being used to violate human rights abroad.
US sanctions enforcer wants companies to check their own backyard
The US Treasury Department has shown through recent penalties that it wants US companies to improve tracking of product movement and more thoroughly scrutinise foreign subsidiaries.
OFAC’s rare loss puts spotlight on public statements
A court’s dismissal of ExxonMobil’s $2 million fine for alleged Russian sanctions violations could make the US Treasury Department rethink how it issues compliance advice.
The Netherlands publishes anti-torture-focused export control guidance
The Dutch government has said it expects companies to implement procedures to prevent their products from being used to violate human rights abroad.
DOJ counterintelligence chief teases self-disclosure tweaks
The chief of the US Justice Department’s counterintelligence and export control section has alluded to an updated policy on how companies are expected to report misconduct.
- US Treasury Department’s “devastating” legal brain drain continues
- OFAC publishes inaugural sanctions compliance guidance
More Policy news
Editor's picks
US Treasury Department’s “devastating” legal brain drain continues
The small office of lawyers within the US Treasury Department that scrutinises all sanctions activity has lost its second-in-command, as the drain of institutional knowledge persists under President Trump.
Trade secret theft: approach US prosecutors with caution
For corporate victims of trade secret theft, the decision of whether to inform the US government is simultaneously the most important and most complicated.
More Editor's picks
The DC sanctions lawyers to have on speed dial
The specialists to call for sanctions investigations and enforcement.
Sign up for Just Sanctions news alerts
A new newsletter covering sanctions investigations and enforcement.
Coming soon: The GIR Guide to Sanctions
The first ‘how-to’ guide providing insight and analysis on sanctions investigations.
Other areas of business law
-
Getting the Deal Through
Real Estate 2020
-
Global Arbitration Review
Nine promoted across five offices at Curtis
-
Global Competition Review
Germany publishes draft amendment to its competition law
-
Global Restructuring Review
Bumble Bee sale approved in Delaware
-
Latin American Corporate Counsel Association
BHP, Uber and Diageo among LACCA Award winners
-
Latin Lawyer
Fernanda Cirne Montorfano Gibson
-
Who's Who Legal
Geoffrey Senogles Opens New Consultancy Practice in Switzerland