Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
Anniversary Round of U.S. Sanctions, Export Controls Impose and Enhance Restrictions Against Financial and Material Support for Russia’s War Efforts
Last Friday, on the anniversary of the Ukraine invasion, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) took significant action by imposing sanctions against the Russian economy, targeting…
OFAC Settlement Highlights Need for Compliance Training Across Subsidiaries for Multinational Firms
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) recently announced a settlement agreement with Danfoss A/S (“Danfoss” or “the company”) in response to allegations that Danfoss directed its customers in Iran, Syria, and…
OFAC Sanctions Potanin, Interros, and Rosbank; but Norilsk Nickel is Excluded
Today, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) added Russian oligarch Vladimir Potanin along with several of his companies to the Specially Designated Nationals (“SDN”) List. OFAC’s action specifically targets…
Initial Restructuring of the International Traffic in Arms Regulations
As part of a comprehensive streamlining effort, the U.S. State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) issued an interim final rule that reorganizes and restructures Part 120 of the International…
CFIUS Issues New Enforcement and Penalty Guidance
On October 20, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the Committee) issued a press release laying out new guidance to provide clarity about how the Committee assesses violations of the…