To offer a consolidated faculty of speakers across the globe that will deliver cutting-edge insights and guidance virtually on key global compliance, investigations and ethics trends, our Annual Mid-Year Trade Compliance sessions are now part of our Annual Compliance Conference that will be taking place virtually from 30 April – 6 June this year (with a vacation break during the week commencing 27 May). With 14 virtual sessions across five weeks, we want to…
On April 24, 2024, President Biden signed into law a national security package (H.R. 815) that includes the 21st Century Peace through Strength Act, the fourth pillar of a broader foreign aid package to assist Israel, Ukraine, and the Indo-Pacific. The law contains policy provisions under which (i) the statute of limitations for US sanctions violations would be doubled; (ii) frozen Russian state-owned assets could be seized and used to support Ukraine, (iii) additional sanctions…
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.
On April 15, 2024, Canada announced new sanctions regulations under the Special Economic Measures Act in response to gross and systematic violations of human rights. The Special Economic Measures (Sudan) Regulations (the “Regulations”) designate six individuals and entities and entered into force on April 12, 2024. The Regulations were announced on the one-year mark of the ongoing conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forced (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan, who are fighting…