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Syria Sanctions: OFAC Issues New General License Authorizing Publishing-Related Transactions

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) commonly issues general licenses to sharpen and fine tune its

OFAC Sanctions & Family Law: An Odd Coupling of Practice Areas

My law offices are often contacted by people in the midst of a family law dispute. These calls have been from people

Backsliding Political Reforms in Burma Will Harm Investors in U.S., Europe, and Asia

In a recent op-ed by Simon Tay and Cheryl Tan that appeared in The Japan Times, the authors suggested that it is

Extension of Limited Iran Sanctions Relief Includes Civilian Passenger Aircraft Parts

On July 19, 2014 the United States and its partners in the P5+1 (China, France, Germany, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the

OFAC Issues New Sectoral Sanctions List Against Russia

On July 16, 2014 the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ramped up its Ukraine-related sanctions program

Will OFAC Respond to Stalled Democratic Reform in Burma?

Current crisis could spur OFAC to re-implement some, if not all, of the economic sanctions lifted in 2013. Since at least last

Smurfing and OFAC

Originally Published June 10, 2014 How Your Under-$10,000 Transactions Can Actually Raise Your Profile for Investigations by the Feds Whenever a U.S.

OFAC Lifts Remaining Sanctions on the Cali Cartel

308 NAMES REMOVED FROM THE SDN LIST IN SINGLE LARGEST ACT OF DELISTING OFAC announced today that it has removed the names of over

OFAC’S Blocked Entity Guidance Appears in South Sudan-Related Sanctions FAQ

Originally Published June 5, 2014 OFAC's recent activity re: the South Sudan-related sanctions program reaffirms its "affirmative determination" opinion highlighted in our last blog post. In that

Russia Sanctions: Is OFAC Flip-Flopping on its Blocked Entity Guidance?

Originally Published May 27, 2014. An interesting Russia sanctions revelation was made in the most recent chapter of the SpaceX bid protest

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