Developments in Venezuela are raising new considerations for companies with operations in Venezuela and those that are considering business opportunities there, both in the energy sector and beyond. Finding the intersection of risk mitigation and opportunity requires understanding and balancing the legal, geopolitical and practical challenges that lie ahead. If you missed our first webinar on January 16, we’ve shared our key takeaways from the discussion here.
Baker McKenzie is pleased to invite you to our upcoming webinar on the evolving business and legal environment in Venezuela.Join our panel of leading lawyers from our offices in the United States and Venezuela. We are one of the few international law firms with an uninterrupted presence in Venezuela, having established our Caracas office 70 years ago.The discussion will cover: Our live, one-hour webinar will be held via Zoom on Friday, 16 January at 11 AM…
We are providing a brief update on the latest developments in the US sanctions targeting Venezuela: To date, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has not published any regulatory changes, general licenses, or licensing policies on its website that change current US sanctions. We continue to closely monitor Venezuela sanctions developments and will provide updates on this blog. Please reach out to the authors or any member of our US…
El 18 de octubre de 2023, la Oficina de Control de Activos Extranjeros (“OFAC”) del Departamento del Tesoro de EE.UU. aplicó un levantamiento limitado de las sanciones bajo el Reglamento de Sanciones contra Venezuela (el “VSR”) al Gobierno de Venezuela (el “GOV”) y ciertos sectores de la economía venezolana en respuesta a la firma de un acuerdo de hoja de ruta electoral entre representantes del GOV y los partidos políticos de la oposición venezolana. La…