New Russia sanctions legislation provides “secondary tariff” authority to target countries most involved in the Russian oil and gas trade (and Russia itself) and codifies and incremen...
On August 24, 2026, the U.S. government announced an escalation of Iranian sanctions. As part of this action, OFAC suspended five general licenses, newly designated nearly 60 entities and...
Just over a year has passed since the enactment of the GENIUS Act, and the latest possible effective date of the Act is under six months away. Our client update summarizes progress in imp...
The Federal Reserve and FDIC took actions last week designed to facilitate crypto-related activities. The Federal Reserve rescinded its anti-crypto 2023 policy statement and replaced it w...
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 ...
Beginning in April 2025, the new rule will require many U.S. companies to adopt government-imposed cybersecurity standards before entering into, or prohibit altogether, a wide range of tr...
The final rule continues CFIUS’s emphasis on enforcement by expanding its ability to require information production and significantly increasing maximum penalties.
The Treasury Department has released a final rule, effective January 2, 2025, that will impose extensive diligence requirements and, in some cases, prohibitions on U.S. investment in Chin...
The FDIC’s proposed brokered deposit rule would expand the definition of deposit broker and eliminate and narrow exceptions. Changes would affect sweep deposit and fintech arrangements.
