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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

Federal Appeals Court deals blow to Florida’s so-called “Cuba amendment”

  • Duane Morris LLP
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  • Cuba, USA
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  • May 9 2013

The case involves a Florida law, known as the "Cuba Amendment," 2002 Fla. Laws 196, 2, that broadly prohibits any company that does business in

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

Twitter, Facebook and instant messaging - the export of personal communication capabilities to Iran, Cuba, and Sudan

  • Reed Smith LLP
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  • Cuba, Iran, Sudan, USA
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  • May 4 2010

In recent months, the United States has taken steps to relax sanctions imposed against Sudan, Iran, and Cuba

OFAC promulgates general licenses and special licenses to authorize certain activities, transactions, and dealings in support of the Cuban people

  • Steptoe & Johnson LLP
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  • Cuba, USA
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  • January 31 2011

The US Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Controls (“OFAC”), has amended the Cuban Assets Control Regulations (“CACR”), 31 C.F.R. Part 515, promulgating general licenses and specific licenses to authorize certain activities, transactions, and dealings in support of the Cuban people

The present and future of U.S.Cuba relations

  • Venable LLP
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  • Cuba, USA
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  • May 14 2009

For over 40 years, the U.S. has maintained a comprehensive trade embargo against Cuba

Significant regulatory changes to U.S.Cuba sanctions to benefit U.S. telecommunications, health care, and agriculture companies

  • Reed Smith LLP
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  • Cuba, USA
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  • September 3 2009

The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") this afternoon announced various amendments to the Cuban Assets Control Regulations ("CACR"), implementing a previously announced policy initiative by President Barack Obama

Historic civil penalties in U.S. sanctions case offer a warning to companies involved in international trade

  • Locke Lord LLP
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  • Cuba, USA
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  • June 14 2012

The U.S. Department of Treasury’s recent settlement agreement with Dutch-based ING Bank, N.V. (“ING”) wherein ING agreed to pay $619 million in civil penalties for its role in alleged violations of U.S. sanctions is the largest Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) settlement of any kind in history

U.S. Treasury Department announces amendments to OFAC's Cuba regulations

  • Wiley Rein LLP
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  • Cuba, USA
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  • September 3 2009

Today, the U.S. Treasury Department announced significant amendments to OFAC’s Cuban Assets Control Regulations which are meant to implement an April 2009 Presidential initiative on Cuba

Treasury and Commerce ease Cuba restrictions

  • Sidley Austin LLP
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  • Cuba, USA
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  • September 10 2009

On September 3, 2009, the Departments of the Treasury and Commerce put flesh on the bones of President Obama’s announcement in April of this year that the U.S. Government would ease restrictions on Cuba

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