The 50th G7 Summit was held this past week from June 13-15 in Puglia, Italy. As one of the only law firms with sanctions experts in every G7 country, we monitored the Summit with our eyes and ears open for clues on the G7’s collective sanctions priorities — and what they mean for our clients who do business across the G7. We share our thoughts below. The authors of this blog post include representatives…
On June 27th, colleagues from Baker McKenzie’s Rome, London, and Washington DC offices will host a webinar focused on the latest US, EU, Italian and UK sanctions and export controls developments in an environment of ongoing geopolitical disruption. As part of our series of insights from senior officials, Baker McKenzie’s team will also be joined by Giovanni Brignone, Embassy Counsellor of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Armament Materials Authorization Unit, as well as Filippo Mancuso,…
On Monday 27 May 2024, the EU established a new sanctions framework for the implementation of restrictive measures against those responsible for serious human rights violations or abuses, for the accelerating and systematic repression of civil society and democratic opposition, and for undermining democracy and the rule of law in Russia. As set out in Council Decision (CFSP) 2024/1484 and Council Regulation (EU) 2024/1485 (“Russia Human Rights Regulation”). In its press release (here), the European…
Please join Baker McKenzie and ICPA for a fireside chat with Lawrence Scheinert, Associate Director for Enforcement, Compliance, and Analysis at the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). During the discussion, Lawrence will outline OFAC’s enforcement program and priorities. He will also share his insights on enforcement actions, multilateral coordination and cooperation with other US regulators such as BIS, FinCEN, and the DOJ, impact of enforcement actions on non-US companies, among other topics. Please…