The Duality of SDN Designations…..You Know the OFAC Thing
If you’re on the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control’s (OFAC) email subscription list, then…
A New(?) Trend in Sanctions: Designation of Prisoners
Today the Treasury and State Departments each issued their own set of designations, which alerted us to a curious mini-trend…
Bad Sanctions: Who’s to Blame?
I was recently re-reading the Judicial Review Commission Report on Foreign Assets Control (“Report”), a 2000 report on the implementation…
Is Removal From the OFAC SDN List Possible?
I often hear from frustrated practitioners, as well as Specially Designated Nationals (SDN), contesting SDN designations by the United States…
OFAC SDN Reconsiderations: What OFAC Needs to See from Kingpin and Other Designees
For those that find themselves on the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons administered by the United States…
Another Iranian Airline is Designated for Placement on the OFAC SDN List
Today, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated several entities and individuals as…
Ninth Circuit Denies Government’s Petition for Rehearing in Al Haramain
Yesterday, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals denied the government’s petition for rehearing in Al Haramain Islamic Foundation, Inc. v.…
OFAC SDN Designations and Removals in Light of OFAC’s Budget Considerations
Today the United States Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated a number of individuals and…
New Kingpin SDN Designations
Last week the United States Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated a number of individuals…
Kingpin Designations Issued Against Venezuelan Government Officials
Today, the United States Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated four individuals pursuant to the…