Just before a major development in the Panama Papers document leak, the United States Treasury Department announced a series of initiatives signaling an increased regulatory focus on offs...
Based on certifications by the International Atomic Energy Agency, the United States, European Union (“EU”), and Iran declared January 16, 2016 to be “Implementation Day” under th...
On July 14, 2015, the permanent members of the UN Security Council plus Germany (the “P5+1”), the High Representative of the European Union (“EU”) for Foreign Affairs and Security...
On May 22, 2015, President Obama signed into law the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015 (INARA). INARA establishes a mechanism for Congressional review of any new agreement reached...
U.S. companies with foreign subsidiaries and other affiliates are required to report detailed information to the Bureau of Economic Analysis by May 29 or June 30, depending on the number ...
Companies contemplating U.S. acquisitions or with existing U.S. investments should be aware of two recent regulatory developments involving notifications to U.S. authorities. The Federal ...
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) has recently published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (the “Proposed Rule”) that would enhance customer due diligence (“CDD?...
The permanent members of the United Nations Security Council, plus Germany (the “P5+1”), announced on January 20 that they are beginning to implement the November 24, 2013 Joint Plan ...
On December 4, 2012, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) published Compliance and Disclosure Interpretations (“CDIs”) related to the new disclosure requirement...
The recently enacted Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (the “Act”) strengthens existing sanctions on Iran, especially those aimed at third-country nationals eng...
