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Eased sanctions present new opportunities and risks

  • Foley & Lardner LLP
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  • Libya, Myanmar, USA, Yemen
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  • April 1 2013

The past two years have witnessed substantial changes in the scope and effect of U.S. economic sanctions. In most instances, such as Iran and Syria

Newly issued general license authorizes additional U.S. economic activity in Burma

  • Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
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  • Myanmar, USA
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  • February 27 2013

On February 22, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) at the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued General License 19 to authorize additional

New law expands scope of Iran sanctions in new ways

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
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  • Iran, USA
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  • February 14 2013

As the new year brings in a new term for the Obama Administration, the pace of Iran sanctions shows no sign of slowing. As we reported in October and

Congress passes new legislation tightening sanctions on Iran

  • Alston & Bird LLP
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  • USA
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  • December 21 2012

On December 19, 2012, House and Senate conferees reached agreement on the final language of the Menendez Amendment (SA 3232) (the "Amendment") to the

2012 post-election advisory

  • Alston & Bird LLP
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  • USA
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  • November 9 2012

On January 2, 2013, $1.2 trillion in automatic, across-the-board spending cuts to defense and domestic programsknown as “sequestration”are set to begin as mandated by the Budget Control Act of 2011

Post election update

  • Bracewell & Giuliani LLP
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  • USA
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  • November 9 2012

The voters have now spoken in one of the most hotly contested and expensive races in American history, and the net effect of countervailing political winds was ironically to perpetuate the political status quo

The Syrian sanctions regime

  • Eversheds LLP
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  • European Union, Global, Syria, USA
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  • July 19 2012

The continuing crisis in Syria is now well documented by national and international press

U.S. issues further sanctions waivers under the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012

  • Sidley Austin LLP
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  • USA
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  • July 11 2012

June 28, 2012 marked the day on which President Obama may begin imposing sanctions under the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 (“NDAA”) on foreign financial institutions that knowingly finance or otherwise facilitate petroleum-related transactions with Iran

General counsel update

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • China, European Union, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Mongolia, Singapore, United Kingdom, USA
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  • July 11 2012

This is the thirtieth in our series of general counsel updates which aim to summarise major developments in key areas

Department of State announces seven further country waivers on petroleum transactions with Iran

  • Steptoe & Johnson LLP
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  • USA
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  • June 18 2012

On June 11, 2012, President Obama issued a new determination under Section 1245(d)(4) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (NDAA) that a “sufficient supply” of petroleum and petroleum products from countries other than Iran continues to exist

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