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U.S. Treasury announces expansion of Ukraine-related sanctions
The US Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") has implemented extensive new sectoral sanctions in response to the situation in Ukraine and added …
US Federal Appeals Court limits extraterritorial application of anti-fraud provisions of the U.S. Federal securities laws
In Parkcentral Global Hub Limited v. Porsche Automobile Holdings, SE, 11-397-CV (2d Cir. N.Y. Aug. 15, 2014), the US Court of Appeals for the Second …
US Federal Court orders Microsoft to produce e-mail content stored outside the United States
In a decision that may have implications for the way US technology companies, and in particular data storage or "cloud" providers, do business with …
LME held immune from anti-trust suit under US Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act
In re: Aluminum Warehousing Antitrust Litigation, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, No. 13-md-02481, Judge Katherine Forrest has …
Banking Litigation update
We have published our latest Banking Litigation Update, summarising some of the more important cases and developments affecting UK financial institutions …
US Federal Appeals Court holds that the Dodd-Frank Act's whistleblower anti-retaliation provisions do not apply extraterritorially
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in Liu Meng-Lin v. Siemens AG, 13-4385-cv (2d Cir. N.Y. Aug. 14, 2014) upheld a lower-court's …
Sanctions update: recent developments in UK, EU and US
The UK's Export Control Organisation (ECO) has published FAQs on the EU's trade sanctions on Russia which restates some of the information already …
US: Herbert Smith Freehills obtains important decision for non-US banks which maintain a branch office in New York
In a case of first impression in the New York state courts - Gliklad v. Bank Hapoalim, B.M., No. 155195/2014 (N.Y. Sup. Ct. N.Y. Cnty. Aug. 11, …
Corporate Crime Update - July 2014
Welcome to the July 2014 edition of our corporate crime update - our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, fraud, …
US issues new Ukraine-related sanctions and additional guidance
The US Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") has issued several new sanctions designations in response to the developing situation in relation to …
Interim relief from Iran sanctions extended to November 2014
In January 2014, the P5+1 (China, France, Germany, Russia, the UK and the US) agreed a six month suspension of EU and US sanctions against Iran as part …
Sanctions update: OFAC extends asset freeze and introduces new sanctions on energy and financial sector
The US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") has imposed several new Ukraine-related sanctions as of July 16, 2014. …
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