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2 months ago | 
concurrences.com | Ana Vidal |Julien Blanquart |John Carroll |Stephanie Zeppa
DOJ Gun-Jumping Complaint Highlights Importance of Careful Preparation of Interim Operating Covenants to Avoid HSR Act Violations* A recent civil complaint from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) highlights the importance of carefully planning interim operating covenants in M&A deals and (…)
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Oct 29, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Curtis M. Dombek |Julien Blanquart |Elisavet Papathanasiou
In 2021, the EU adopted an updated version of the EU Dual-Use
Regulation, which establishes common standards for the control of
dual-use item exports by EU member states. Among its new
provisions, Regulation (EU) 2021/821 introduced, in its
Article 5, a "catch-all control" for cyber-surveillance
items.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Julien Blanquart |Curtis M. Dombek |Elisavet Papathanasiou
In 2021, the EU adopted an updated version of the EU Dual-Use Regulation, which establishes common standards for the control of dual-use item exports by EU member states. Among its new provisions, Regulation (EU) 2021/821 introduced, in its Article 5, a “catch-all control” for cyber-surveillance items.
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Jul 29, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Julien Blanquart |Lisa C. Mays |Elisavet Papathanasiou
On July 22, 2024, the Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced a significant planned extension to its recordkeeping requirements, which will increase the retention period from five to ten years. OFAC expects to publish an interim final rule to provide an opportunity to comment. The change will increase compliance obligations for entities engaged in transactions subject to U.S. sanctions.
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Jul 29, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Julien Blanquart |Elisavet Papathanasiou |Lisa C. Mays
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On July 22, 2024, the Department of Treasury, Office of Foreign
Assets Control (OFAC) announced a significant planned extension to
its recordkeeping requirements, which will increase the retention
period from five to ten years. OFAC expects to publish an interim
final rule to provide an opportunity to comment. The change will
increase compliance obligations for entities engaged in
transactions subject to U.S. sanctions.
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Jul 16, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Julien Blanquart |J. Scott Maberry |Jonathan Wang
As we pass the midpoint of a year marked by assertive enforcement of dual use laws, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an updated version of its Don’t Let This Happen to You! Guide. That guide, which was last updated in March 2024, includes numerous case examples illustrating BIS’s criminal and administrative enforcement actions.
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Jul 16, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Reid Whitten |J. Scott Maberry |Jonathan Wang |Julien Blanquart
As we pass the midpoint of a year marked by assertive
enforcement of dual use laws, the Department of Commerce's
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an updated version
of its
Don't Let This Happen to You! Guide. That guide,
which was last updated in March 2024, includes numerous case
examples illustrating BIS's criminal and administrative
enforcement actions.
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Jun 14, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Reid Whitten |Julien Blanquart
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Sheppard Mullin is a full service Global 100 firm with over 1,000 attorneys in 16 offices located in the United States, Europe and Asia. Since 1927, companies have turned to Sheppard Mullin to handle corporate and technology matters, high stakes litigation and complex financial transactions. In the US, the firm’s clients include more than half of the Fortune 100.
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Jun 13, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Julien Blanquart |Reid Whitten
On June 12, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced new measures targeting Russia’s financial infrastructure, including: Expanding the scope of financial sanctions: Extending prohibitions to include information technology (IT) consultancy, design services, and IT support services for enterprise management and design/manufacturing software, effective September 12, 2024, under the authority of Executive Order 14071 (See Determination)...
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May 23, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Reid Whitten |Julien Blanquart |Elisavet Papathanasiou
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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton
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Sheppard Mullin is a full service Global 100 firm with over 1,000 attorneys in 16 offices located in the United States, Europe and Asia. Since 1927, companies have turned to Sheppard Mullin to handle corporate and technology matters, high stakes litigation and complex financial transactions. In the US, the firm’s clients include more than half of the Fortune 100.
