FSR and Corporate Crime Notes

OFAC, State Department, and Coast Guard Issue New Guidance About Sanctions Evasion Practices in Shipping Industry

On May 14, 2020, the US Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), the US Department of State, and US Coast Guard issued a …

Corporate Crime update - Spring 2020

LIBOR Transition: Is ARRC’s Proposed Legislative Fix Constitutional?

In early March, 2020, the Alternative Reference Rates Committee (ARRC) in the US published a proposal for New York legislation to assist the …

OFAC Issues Finding of Violation — but No Penalty — for Sanctions Violations Caused by Compliance System Defects and Human Error

On April 30, 2020, the US Department of Treasury (“Treasury”)’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued a Finding of Violation to …

LIBOR transition: What does the US regulator’s proposed legislative fix mean for UK financial markets?

Corporate Crime update - Winter 2020

The month ahead in financial services regulatory developments…

The month ahead in financial services regulatory developments…

Corporate Crime update - December 2019

Corporate Crime update - Autumn 2019

High Court finds terms of English law Facility Agreement allowed borrower to withhold interest payments given risk of US “secondary” sanctions

President Trump Issues New Executive Order Blocking Property of the Government of Venezuela