1/16/2025 6:51:34 PM OFAC Sanctions Russia's Energy Sector By Jacques Semmelman In an effort to reduce Russian energy revenues being used to fund the war against Ukraine, on January 10, 2025, the United States...
1/8/2025 10:02:41 PM U.S. Eases Economic Sanctions on Syria By Jacques Semmelman In the aftermath of the overthrow of the Assad government on December 8, 2024, the United States has eased (but has not lifted) its...
11/25/2024 4:50:18 PM OFAC Warns Foreign Financial Institutions Against Joining Russian Financial Messaging Center By Jacques Semmelman On November 21, 2024, the United States Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") issued an alert cautioning...
11/13/2024 6:16:10 PM OFAC Publishes Sanctions Guidance for the Maritime Shipping Industry By Jacques Semmelman On Oct. 31, 2024, The Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") of the U.S. Department of the Treasury published a “Sanctions Guidance...
11/5/2024 9:27:29 PM Hydrochloric Acid, Sewage Backup, and the Use of Independent Contractors By Joseph Fiorill A federal court in West Virginia has ruled – in case you had any doubts – that using an independent contractor to transport your product...
10/29/2024 5:52:23 PM In Settlement, Don't Promise What You Can't Control (and Beware of Limited-Choice Forms) By Joseph Fiorill Filling out a form with limited-choice options that do not correspond to the answers you would like to provide is a frustrating...
10/24/2024 6:57:49 PM Answer Your Lawyer's Emails By Joseph Fiorill A recent opinion of the D.C. Court of Appeals is, on the surface, about procedural doctrines on service of process and court notices. ...
8/16/2024 7:58:59 PM SEC Scrutiny into Cash Sweep Programs: What Investment Advisers Need to Know By Michael Diver Susan Light Wayne Aaron Lindsey Smith David Luger David Goldberg +3 more... Show less In recent years, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has initiated several probes into how advisory firms manage their cash...
7/24/2024 7:15:50 PM OFAC Announces Forthcoming Expanded Recordkeeping Rule By Jacques Semmelman On July 22, 2024, the Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") of the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a Guidance on Extension of...
9/21/2023 9:41:54 PM Humanitarian Channel in Qatar to Administer $6 Billion in Funds Transferred Under Deal Releasing U.S. Citizens Wrongfully Held in Iran By Jacques Semmelman In connection with the recently negotiated deal releasing five U.S. citizens wrongfully imprisoned by the government of Iran, on...
8/14/2023 4:35:16 PM President Biden Issues Executive Order Targeting Certain Investments in China By Jacques Semmelman On August 9, President Biden issued an Executive Order on Addressing United States Investments in Certain National Security Technologies...
8/10/2023 7:05:40 PM OFAC Issues Guidance for the Provision of Humanitarian Assistance to Syria By Jacques Semmelman On August 8, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a Guidance for the Provision of...
6/28/2023 6:01:19 PM U.S. Government Issues Africa Gold Advisory By Jacques Semmelman On June 27, a broad lineup of U.S. government departments and agencies issued an “Africa Gold Advisory.” The 29-page Advisory, jointly...
6/16/2023 2:06:19 PM OFAC Issues Fact Sheet on Provision of Humanitarian Assistance to Sanctioned Countries By Jacques Semmelman On June 14, the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) published a Fact Sheet: Provision of Humanitarian...
5/22/2023 1:53:46 PM OFAC Imposes New Reporting Requirement in Connection With Russia Sanctions By Jacques Semmelman On May 19, the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued an amendment to Directive 4 of the Russian...
5/18/2023 8:28:01 PM OFAC to Issue Revised Sanctions Regs Against South Sudan By Jacques Semmelman On May 17, the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced it will be issuing a revised set of sanctions...