FSR and Corporate Crime Notes

Corporate Crime update - Autumn 2019

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

Corporate Crime update – Spring 2019

Updated DOJ Guidance Steers Effective Compliance and Remediation Programmes

OFAC Emphasizes Importance of Risk-Based Sanctions Compliance Programs for US and International Companies

Authors: John O'Donnell, Jonathan Cross, Geng Li, Christopher Milazzo, Susannah Cogman and Daniel Hudson Further emphasizing its expectation that all …

No More "Significant Reduction Waivers" – The Trump Administration Further Strengthens Sanctions against Iran

On April 22, 2019, the White House announced that the Trump administration will not issue further "significant reduction waivers" exempting specified …

High Court refuses permission for collateral use of disclosed documents and witness statements to respond to US grand jury subpoena

In a decision illustrating the court’s strict approach to the rule prohibiting the use of disclosed documents and witness statements for a collateral …

Corporate Crime Update - Winter 2019

The importance of supply chain due diligence and the risks of modern slavery – OFAC settles North Korean sanctions case with fine

Authors: Kyle Wombolt, Jeremy Birch, Antony Crockett and Emily Purvis. A recent enforcement action by the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of …

OFAC Imposes Blocking Sanctions on PdVSA

Authors: Susannah Cogman, Partner, London; Daniel Hudson, Partner, London; Jonathan Cross, Counsel, New York; Geng Li, Associate, New York; and …

Corporate Crime autumn update 2018

Welcome to the autumn 2018 edition of our corporate crime update - our round up of developments in relation to corruption, money …

Second Wave of United States Sanctions Against Iran Re-Imposed

Following President Trump’s decision on May 8, 2018 to withdraw the United States from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (“JCPOA”), the US …