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Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Whistleblower Provision Expanded to Cover Economic Sanctions Violations, Increase Incentives for Reporting

USA - February 1 2023 On Dec. 29, 2022, the Anti-Money Laundering Whistleblower Improvement Act (the “Whistleblower Improvement Act” or “Act”), enacted as part of the…

Kara M. Bombach, Kyle R. Freeny, Nathan J. Muyskens, Marina Olman-Pal

New Executive Order Identifies National Security Risks for CFIUS to Consider When Assessing Foreign Investment in US Businesses

USA - September 15 2022 On Sept. 15, 2022, President Biden issued an Executive Order (EO) providing formal direction to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United…

Kara M. Bombach, Cyril T. Brennan, Francisco J. Vélez

Export Controls & Economic Sanctions

Russia, Ukraine, USA - May 18 2022 On May 8, 2022, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced new sanctions against Russia, including a ban…

Kara M. Bombach, Cyril T. Brennan, Francisco J. Vélez

United States continues to escalate sanctions against Russia, targeting Putin personally and cutting off Russia from SWIFT

Russia, Ukraine, USA - March 1 2022 Beginning Feb. 21, 2022, the U.S. government began to issue sanctions on Russian officials in its continued response to the Russian invasion of…

Kara M. Bombach, Cyril T. Brennan, Francisco J. Vélez

United States issues significant bank sanctions and historic Export Controls targeting Russia

Russia, Ukraine, USA - February 28 2022 On Feb. 24, 2022, President Biden announced significant new export controls and sanctions against Russia in response to the Russian invasion of…

Kara M. Bombach, Cyril T. Brennan, Francisco J. Vélez