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Shipping insurer settles with OFAC under Iranian, Cuban and Sudanese sanctions

  • Edwards Wildman Palmer LLP
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  • Cuba, Iran, Sudan, USA
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  • May 15 2013

On May 9, 2013, the Office of Foreign Asset Control ("OFAC") announced a settlement with the American Steamship Owners Mutual Protection and

OFAC gets hot, bothered on Iran and Cuba: how economic sanctions work today

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
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  • Cuba, Iran, USA
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  • May 7 2013

People who practice U.S. economic sanctions law like to talk about how sanctions are policy-oriented, or an engine of U.S. foreign policy. Whereas

Logistics companies update: Iran sanctions

  • Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
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  • Iran, USA
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  • March 14 2013

On March 14, 2013, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) at the U.S. Department of the Treasury updated the Specially Designated Nationals

New US sanctions in FY 2013 National Defense Authorization Act expand on trend to apply pressure on third country business with Iran

  • Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP
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  • Iran, USA
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  • January 15 2013

On January 2, 2013, President Obama signed a law significantly expanding existing US economic sanctions against Iran and targeting non-US third

SEC filings under the new Iran disclosure obligations have reached a steady drumbeat

  • Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
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  • Iran, USA
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  • March 5 2013

In the last several weeks, over sixty issuers have disclosed activities involving Iran or certain so-called bad actors, as mandated by Section 219 of

SEC staff issues guidance on disclosure of sanctionable activity involving Iran

  • Hogan Lovells
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  • Iran, USA
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  • December 10 2012

On December 4, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance issued seven Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (CDIs) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 relating to the new disclosures in periodic reports required by the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (Act

Tough new Iran sanctions could impact automotive suppliers

  • Foley & Lardner LLP
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  • Iran, USA
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  • March 14 2013

Multinational companies in the automotive supply sector could face heightened enforcement risks under new sanctions on Iran. Effective March 8, 2013

Office of Foreign Assets Control issues final rule implementing National Defense Authorization Act sanctions on Iran

  • Alston & Bird LLP
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  • Iran, USA
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  • February 27 2012

Effective February 27, 2012, the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a final rule (the “Rule”) implementing Section 1245(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (NDAA), which requires the imposition of sanctions on the Central Bank of Iran and designated Iranian financial institutions

OFAC provides much needed guidance for anyone wishing to export personal communications services or software to Iran

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
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  • Iran, USA
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  • April 5 2012

The U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) has issued welcome guidance for those wishing to provide personal communications services or software to individuals in Iran

President issues two new Executive Orders tightening sanctions on Iran and Syria

  • Alston & Bird LLP
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  • Iran, Syria, USA
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  • May 3 2012

President Obama has issued two new Executive Orders that impose significant new extraterritorial sanctions on persons who do business with Iran or Syria