We are closely monitoring the developing situation in Venezuela and are focused on everyone’s safety. Since we are already receiving questions about what this means for US sanctions targeting Venezuela, we wanted to confirm that as of now, there have not been any changes to the US sanctions regime. We will share any updates on this blog both as to US sanctions changes or local Venezuelan reactions, in coordination with our local team. If you…
What should we expect in the world of sanctions, export controls, and national security in 2026? In what is sure to remain a dynamic environment, how can we look ahead and be prepared? We are excited to invite you to an event we are co-hosting with the Customs & International Trade Bar Association (CITBA) in our DC office and online. The details and registration link follow. Date: Monday, January 12 Time: 5:15 – 7:30 PM EDT Location: (Hybrid):…
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) has amended two Russia-related General Licenses (“GLs”) —131A and 128B—affecting (i) contingent contract negotiations for acquisition of and maintaining/winding down transactions with certain Lukoil entities and (ii) retail transactions with ex-Russia Lukoil service stations. More information regarding each GL is below and our blog post regarding prior iterations of these GLs can be found here. Amended GL 131A On December 10, 2025, OFAC…
We are flagging a recent example of continued coordination on sanctions between the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia focused on cybercrime. On November 19, 2025, the United States, United Kingdom, and Australia jointly imposed sanctions on Russia-based bulletproof hosting (“BPH”) service providers Media Land and ML Cloud and 2 of their key personnel after determining they had supported ransomware operations and other cybercrimes. The US OFAC announcement is here, the UK Government announcement is…