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FATCA Update: First-ever conviction signals increased enforcement risk
The former CEO of Saint Vincent-based Loyal Bank pleaded guilty and was convicted on 11 September of conspiring to defraud the US by failing to comply …
Herbert Smith Freehills edits and contributes chapters to Getting the Deal Through – Financial Services Litigation 2018
There has been a significant rate of global growth of litigation in the financial services sector following the 2008 global financial crisis. While the …
Corporate Crime summer update 2018
Welcome to the summer 2018 edition of our corporate crime update - our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money …
US Appellate Court Rejects DOJ's Expansive Use of Conspiracy for FCPA Jurisdiction
On August 24, 2018, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals rejected the government's broad interpretation of the jurisdictional reach of the Foreign Corrupt …
First wave of United States sanctions against Iran re-imposed on 7 August 2018, as the amended EU Blocking Statute comes into effect on the same day
End of first wind-down period Following President Trump's decision on 8 May 2018 to withdraw the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of …
Corporate Crime update - June 2018
Welcome to the June 2018 edition of our corporate crime update - our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, fraud, …
UNITED STATES ANNOUNCES COMPLETE WITHDRAWAL FROM THE JCPOA, AND PROVIDES WINDING-DOWN PERIOD BEFORE SANCTIONS RE-IMPOSITION
On May 8, 2018, President Trump announced that the United States will completely withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (the "JCPOA"). The …
US ANNOUNCES NEW RUSSIA SANCTIONS DESIGNATIONS, RELEASES NEW GUIDANCE
On April 6, 2018, the US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") announced new designations of seven high-net-worth …
US IMPOSES SANCTIONS TARGETING DIGITAL CURRENCIES ISSUED BY THE VENEZUELAN GOVERNMENT AND DESIGNATES MORE VENEZUELAN OFFICIALS
On March 19, 2018, President Trump issued an executive order that aims to curb sanctions circumvention by the Maduro regime in Venezuela through …
Corporate Crime update - February 2018
Welcome to the February 2018 edition of our corporate crime update - our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money laundering, …
US SUPREME COURT LIMITS THE SCOPE OF "WHISTLEBLOWERS" UNDER DODD-FRANK ACT'S ANTI-RETALIATION PROVISION
On February 21, 2018, the US Supreme Court decided that the Dodd-Frank Act’s whistleblower protections do not extend to an individual who has not …
TRUMP ADMINISTRATION CONTINUES IRAN SANCTIONS WAIVERS, BUT SIGNALS DESIRE FOR CHANGES
Following the announcement of the new strategies on Iran in October 2017, on January 12, 2018, the Trump administration announced that it will continue …
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