Why Hong Kong is China’s Sanctions Hot Spot
Clifford Chance’s Wendy Wysong and Nick Turner discuss the sanctions risks looming in Hong Kong and what companies operating there ...
Tag: Sanctions
Economic Sanctions Compliance in the Age of Blockchain
4 Considerations to Mitigate Risk Among the chief concerns of those using blockchain (and its critics) is the lack of ...
Crossing the Dotted Line: OFAC Penalty Clarifies Rules on Sanctioned Execs
With contributing authors Ali Burney and Nicholas Turner The Office of Foreign Assets Control has just levied a penalty against ...
Asia-Pacific’s Link to the Russian Oligarchs
A Compliance Challenge On April 6, the U.S. imposed economic sanctions on a number of Russian individuals and entities (specially ...
Clarity on Sanctions Compliance: Examining OFAC Guidance and Enforcement
With U.S. sanctions compliance fines at a decade high, organizations should be taking note of how to address emerging areas ...
The Helms-Burton Act: Maintaining Compliance with U.S. Regulations and Sanctions
The Trump administration’s policies toward Cuba have recently shifted, creating some urgency for U.S. firms that do business with the ...
A Compliance Crisis in North Korea
How to Avoid Sanctions Risks A recent advisory issued by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets ...
Managing the Risks of a U.S.-Iran Nuclear Deal Withdrawal
Practical Steps Non-U.S. Companies Can Take Now The international business community is watching intently to see whether the United States ...
OFAC Puts Asian Companies on Notice with “Compliance Framework”
The Clifford Chance team covers OFAC’s recently published “Framework for OFAC Compliance Commitments,” with a particular focus on how the ...
5 Common Weaknesses in OFAC Sanctions Compliance Programs
If your business activities take place in the U.S., you need to be doing OFAC screening. Michael Volkov offers five ...
Catching Up with OFAC Sanctions Enforcement Actions
Michael Volkov highlights three sanctions-related enforcement actions all breaking in the last six weeks – and two of which involved ...
Sanctions with Chinese Characteristics: PRC Government Threatens to Brand “Unreliable” Foreign Companies
The government of China recently announced its intentions to publish a list of foreign entities that harm the interests of ...
