Baruch Weiss

Nov 4, 2024 | yated.com | Baruch Weiss

The passing of Reb Isaac Reichmann marks the end of an era. Reb Isaac was the youngest child of the legendary baalei tzedokah va’chesed Reb Shmaya and Mrs. Renée Reichmann, and the last of the famous trio of Reichmann brothers (Reb Beri, Reb Moshe, and Reb Isaac) who, from their headquarters in Toronto, Ontario, redefined the entire concept of hachzokas haTorah in modern times. With his petirah on Sukkos, we have lost one of the last remnants of that era.

Mar 20, 2024 | arnoldporter.com | John Barker |Soo-Mi Rhee |Baruch Weiss |Tal R. Machnes

On March 6, 2024, the U.S. Departments of Commerce, Treasury, and Justice issued a Tri-Seal Compliance Note emphasizing non-U.S. persons’ obligations to comply with U.S. sanctions and export control laws, and the potential enforcement actions that may result from compliance failures.

Dec 28, 2023 | arnoldporter.com | John Barker |Soo-Mi Rhee |Baruch Weiss |Michael Mancusi

On December 22, President Biden signed an Executive Order (E.O.) granting the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury Department) additional authority to impose sanctions on foreign financial institutions (FFIs) that directly or indirectly aid Russia’s military-industrial base.

Jun 21, 2023 | washingtonpost.com | Baruch Weiss

Comment on this storyCommentBaruch Weiss, a former federal prosecutor in the U.S. attorney’s office for the Southern District of New York, is a partner at Arnold & Porter and a criminal defense lawyer who handles Espionage Act cases. The charges in the indictment against Donald Trump might seem simple: Trump finished his term as president, became an ordinary citizen, yet retained 31 classified documents that, under the Espionage Act, he should have returned to the government upon demand.

Feb 15, 2023 | yated.com | Baruch Weiss

A Conversation with Mr. Eli Beer, President and Founder of United Hatzalah Yated: Thank you for talking to us, Reb Eli. Could you take me back to the beginning, when you first heard of the earthquake in Turkey? EB: Sure. As Israel is a neighbor of Turkey and on the Syrian-African Fault Line, almost everyone in Israel felt the second tremor of the earthquake; some Israelis felt the first one as well.