With attempts to secure a negotiated settlement to the Ukraine war at an apparent impasse, the U.S. government imposed blocking sanctions on the two largest Russian oil producers – Rosn...
FinCEN and the federal banking agencies released new FAQs intended to streamline suspicious activity reporting obligations for financial institutions. Together with other recent actions, ...
The Bureau of Industry and Security issued an interim final rule, effective immediately, that extends U.S. export control restrictions applicable to the Entity, MEU, and SDN lists to all ...
FinCEN announced that it will postpone the effective date of a final rule that would impose anti-money laundering compliance requirements on investment advisers, indicating the agency wil...
The President has signed the bipartisan GENIUS Act into law. Our client update breaks down the AML/CFT and sanctions compliance requirements of the GENIUS Act. A companion update provides...
The CFTC issued an advisory on when it would refer cases to DOJ for criminal investigation and prosecution. The guidance is relatively brief and straightforward, and implements the Presid...
In a significant step towards modernizing Bank Secrecy Act compliance, FinCEN and the federal banking agencies are providing flexibility in “know your customer” requirements for banks.
Davis Polk partner and White Collar Defense & Investigations practice chair Neil MacBride, AML/CFT head Dan Stipano, partners Paul Marquardt and David Portilla and associate Josh Slifka a...
On June 9, 2025, DOJ announced new guidelines for the investigation and enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The Head of DOJ’s Criminal Division also provided additi...
The Treasury and State Departments have issued sanctions relief permitting U.S. and foreign persons to engage in a broad set of transactions with Syrian businesses, the Syrian government ...
