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U.S. sanctions target Russian corruption, human rights violations

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
  • -
  • Russia, USA
  • -
  • May 7 2013

Asserting that "the protection of human rights is not left exclusively to the internal affairs of any one country," in December 2012 the

Census changes foreign trade regulations: new filing requirements

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 2 2013

On Thursday, March 14, the Census Bureau published a final rule (available here) implementing changes to the Foreign Trade Regulations (FTR), 15 C.F

Line in the sand: Siemens Argentina case limits personal jurisdiction under the FCPA

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
  • -
  • Argentina, USA
  • -
  • March 8 2013

A New York federal district court judge has dismissed a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA") claim against a former executive of Siemens, S.A

Iran, China, and prison: a recap of 2012’s major export enforcement and embargo-related criminal cases

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
  • -
  • China, Iran, USA
  • -
  • January 9 2013

The start of the new year is the perfect time to reflect on the international trade enforcement actions of the past year and to predict what they might

Smaller FCPA story but we’re sure you’re following it: DOJ issues new Opinion Procedure Releases

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 6 2012

While the FCPA world and this blog has been abuzz thanks to the new FCPA Guide, on a relatively mundane note, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) also recently issued two Opinion Procedure Releases (OPRs) with respect to whether the DOJ would take enforcement action against particular conduct

What’s in the new FCPA Resource Guide: some welcome clarity and unexpected muddling

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • December 6 2012

Much has been said about what is missing from the new FCPA Resource Guide (the Guide) published by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC

CFIUS update: President blocks ralls transaction

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 19 2012

As addressed in our September 27 blog, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) was sued in U.S. District Court by Ralls Corp relating to the acquisition by Ralls of four Oregon companies whose assets consisted solely of windfarm development rights and to CFIUS’s determination to block the transaction

Update on U.S.-Myanmar relations: the thaw continues

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
  • -
  • Myanmar, USA
  • -
  • October 19 2012

As we have reported in recent months, the United States consistently has been taking steps to expand diplomatic and commercial relations with Myanmar

CFIUS sued by Chinese investors

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
  • -
  • China, USA
  • -
  • September 27 2012

The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) has been sued

Iran, Syria sanctions strengthened by new U.S. law

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 17 2012

While the United States has long maintained sanctions on Iran and has expanded those sanctions several times recently, none of those recent actions has had such a direct impact on U.S. companies as the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act that President Obama signed into on August 10, 2012 (the “Act”

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