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…
On May 2, 2024, the Ministry of Trade of Türkiye announced on its official X account that Türkiye implements complete export and import restriction against Israel effective immediately. This decision was made following the export restriction imposed on April 9, 2024 by Türkiye against Israel targeting 54 product groups, such as electric panels, aluminum wires, cement, sulfur, ceramics, marble, varnishes, and mineral fertilizers. The announcement of the Ministry of Trade can be reviewed on the official…
Please join Baker McKenzie and ACC Minnesota at Hewing Hotel on Wednesday, May 1st to hear from the international speakers, bringing perspective from the US, EMEA, Asia and LATAM. Focusing on the evolving global geopolitical landscape, they will discuss the legal and compliance considerations that play an increasingly central role in mitigating against geopolitical risks and informing critical business decisions. Click here for additional information about this program for in-house counsel and to register.
Last week, the G7 foreign ministers met on the island of Capri in Italy, which is currently serving in the role of the G7 Presidency. As one of the only law firms with offices and sanctions experts in every G7 country, we watched the meeting with great interest to see how the G7 will be approaching sanctions in the near future. We wanted to flag two quick takeaways from the statements coming out of the…