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New Syria General Licenses Issued

<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://sanctionlaw.com/new-syria-general-licenses-issued/"></div>This week the United States Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued Syria General Licenses 11 and 12, further clarifying the activities which are and are not prohibited under the U.S. economic sanctions imposed against Syria earlier this year. These general licenses address issues concerning transactions for services in support of […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt

OFAC’s Designation and Blocking Process Takes a Hit in the

<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://sanctionlaw.com/ofacs-designation-and-blocking-process-takes-a-hit-in-the-al-haramain-case/"></div>Last Friday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, found that parts of the designation and blocking process that the United States Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) engages in are unconstitutional. Specifically, the court held that OFAC’s designation and blocking process, in regards to domestic organizations, violates the 5th Amendment to […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_

This Couldn’t Be Another Libya General License….Could It?

<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://sanctionlaw.com/this-couldnt-be-another-libya-general-license-could-it/"></div>Yes, it is. I may soon have to consider changing Sanctionlaw.com to Libyagenerallicenses.com at the rate which the United States Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is issuing general licenses to authorize transactions previously prohibited by the Libyan sanctions. On Friday OFAC issued Libya General License 8a. This new general license […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on

Criminal Consequences of Violating Sanctions Regulations

<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://sanctionlaw.com/criminal-consequences-of-violating-sanctions-regulations/"></div>Yesterday, the Assistant Attorney General for National Security, Lisa Monaco, offered a statement before the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Terrorism. The statement discussed the combating of terrorist financing and indirectly offered insight into a side of U.S. sanctions that is not regularly discussed: criminal liability. Below I have outlined some of the more […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_

OFAC SDN Designations and Removals in Light of OFAC’s Budget

<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://sanctionlaw.com/ofac-sdn-designations-and-removals-in-light-of-ofacs-budget-considerations/"></div>Today the United States Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated a number of individuals and entities pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Trafficking Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act). In addition to these designations, OFAC also removed a number of individuals and entities, most of which had been designated under the Columbia […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_

Libya Sanctions Cautiously Being Removed

<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://sanctionlaw.com/libya-sanctions-cautiously-being-removed/"></div>As the United Nations and the European Union continue to take measures to remove the economic sanctions imposed upon Libya earlier this year, the United States through the U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has continued to do the same. Yesterday, OFAC issued two general licenses, Libya General License 7a […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_

New Kingpin SDN Designations

<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://sanctionlaw.com/new-kingpin-sdn-designations-made/"></div>Last week the United States Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated a number of individuals as Specially Designated Nationals (SDNs) pursuant to the Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act (Kingpin Act) for their alleged narcotics trafficking activities. The four designated individuals are all Mexican nationals whom OFAC believes are involved in […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_

Iran Sanctions Seminar at Stanford University on Oct. 20, 2011

<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://sanctionlaw.com/iran-sanctions-seminar-at-stanford-university-on-oct-20-2011/"></div>Iran Sanctions SF Event<div class="at-below-post-cat-page addthis_

More Syrian General Licenses Issued

<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://sanctionlaw.com/more-syrian-general-licenses-issued/"></div>Last Friday, the United States Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued another series of general licenses authorizing certain transactions which would otherwise be prohibited under the Syria sanctions program. Those general licenses include authorizations for the following activities: 1. Wind down transactions: This general license allows for all transactions incidental […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_excerpt

Cuban Cigars Makers Stand Up in USPTO Ruling

<div class="at-above-post-cat-page addthis_tool" data-url="https://sanctionlaw.com/cuban-cigars-makers-stand-up-in-uspto-ruling/"></div>Last month the Trade Trial Appeal Board (TTAB) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) rejected a motion to dismiss for lack of standing a petition by Cuban cigar makers to cancel a trademark registration by a Dominican cigar company. This ruling is remarkable as it shows that despite the restrictions contained in […]<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings below via filter on get_the_

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