Executive order targets new sectors of Iranian economy for sanctions: are you prepared to comply? *

USA - June 17 2013
Effective July 1, 2013, President Obama's Executive Order 13645 implements certain provisions of the Iran Freedom and Counter-Proliferation Act of…

Co-authors: Amanda C. Blunt, Lindsay B. Meyer, Carrie A. Kroll.

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FMC publishes proposed OTI rules, seeks public comment *

USA - June 3 2013
On May 31, 2013, the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rule regarding Ocean Transportation Intermediaries…

Co-authors: Amanda C. Blunt, Elizabeth K. Lowe.

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FMC approves proposed rewrite of OTI regulations *

USA - May 15 2013
Today, the U.S. Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) voted 3-2 to move forward with reforming the Ocean Transportation Intermediaries (OTI) rules…

Co-authors: Amanda C. Blunt, Elizabeth K. Lowe.

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Obama nominates key 2nd term trade positions *

USA - May 6 2013
Yesterday, President Obama put forth nominations for two posts critical to the trade community - U.S. Trade Representative and Secretary of Commerce…

Co-authors: Amanda C. Blunt, Lindsay B. Meyer, Kelly Suzanne Herman .

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FCPA snapshot - 2012 *

USA - March 28 2013
In 2012, DOJ and the SEC brought 25 new Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) enforcement actions, a significant decrease from the number of FCPA…

Co-authors: Jan Lawrence Handzlik, Lindsay B. Meyer, Victoria R. Danta , Robert L. Meyerhoff , William (Widge) Devaney.

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