In its first hearing of the year, the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs expressed support for potential reforms to the U.S. anti-money laundering (“AML”) and cou...
On October 13, 2017, President Trump announced that he would not make a quarterly certification required by the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act (“INARA”) because he was unable to ce...
On September 21, 2017, President Trump issued a new Executive Order (“E.O.”), “Imposing Additional Sanctions With Respect to North Korea.” According to Treasury Secretary Mnuchin...
Last week saw two significant developments for the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”). First, on Wednesday, September 13, acting on the recommendation of C...
The State Department confirmed during a September 14, 2017 press briefing that the Trump administration has executed a necessary waiver to continue the United States’ nuclear sanctions ...
On August 24, 2017 the Trump Administration issued a new Executive Order (“E.O.”), “Imposing Additional Sanctions With Respect To The Situation In Venezuela.” The new E.O. impose...
On August 2, 2017, President Trump signed into law the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act of 2017 (the “Act”). The measure, which was passed by substantial bipa...
After several weeks of negotiations between the House and the Senate, on July 25, the House passed by an overwhelming margin (419-3, with 12 members not voting) the Countering America’s...
The Trump Administration submitted its second certification to Congress regarding Iranian compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (the “JCPOA”) on July 17, 2017. Like ...
2017 Enforcement Trends: Mid-Year Review
Please join us for a discussion on some of this year’s key enforcement trends and developments in U.S. Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering.
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