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9 Feb, 2024

Licencia 43a: reimposición de sanciones en Venezuela

Por: Matt Stankiewicz socio en Volkov Law Group (mstankiewicz@volkovlaw.com) y Daniela Melendez asociada en Volkov Law Group (dmelendez@volkovlaw.com) El 18 de octubre de 2023, la Oficina de Control de Activos Extranjeros (“OFAC”) del Departamento del Tesoro de los Estados Unidos tomó varias medidas para proporcionarle a Venezuela un alivio limitado a las sanciones económicas impuestas. El alivio incluyó Licencias Generales que autorizaban transacciones y negocios...

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7 Feb, 2024

BIS Imposes $153,175 Penalty Against Wabtec Corporation to Resolve Multiple Violations of Antiboycott Regulations

By: Alex Cotoia, Regulatory Compliance Manager at the Volkov Law Group (acotoia@volkovlaw.com) and Daniela Melendez, Associate at the Volkov Law Group (dmelendez@volkovlaw.com) Wabtec Corporation (“Wabtec”)—a global manufacturer and supplier of rail technology headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania—recently settled an administrative enforcement proceeding with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) involving forty-three (43) apparent violations of the antiboycott provisions of the Export...

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18 Dec, 2023

Biden Administration Issues New Guidance for Freight Forwarders

By: Daniela Melendez (Associate at The Volkov Law Group) and Alex Cotoia (Regulatory Compliance Manager) New guidance from the Biden Administration mandates that freight forwarders are responsible for complying with trade sanctions and export compliance. On December 11, 2023, the Biden Administration released a 10-page sanctions advisory (“advisory note”) detailing the critical role that freight forwarders occupy in maintaining compliant supply chains. The advisory note...

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7 Dec, 2023

U.S. Government Charges Parties with Violating U.S. Sanctions and Export Control Laws 

By: Alexander J. Cotoia currently serves as the Regulatory Compliance Manager at The Volkov Law Group, where he regularly advises the firm and its clients on the latest developments implicating trade compliance concerns. He may be reached at acotoia@volkvovlaw.com; and Daniela Melendez, Associate at the Volkov Law Group she may be reached at dmelendez@volkovlaw.com As we have repeatedly noted in the context of other blog...

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7 Dec, 2023

Combatting Corruption: Marking the Anniversary of the Anniversary of the UN Corruption Convention’s Ratification

By: Daniela Melendez Garces, Associate at The Volkov Law Group UN Corruption Convention’s Ratification In October 2003, the General Assembly officially ratified the United Nations Convention against Corruption (“Corruption Convention”). Since that time, a total of 190 countries have ratified the Corruption Convention and agreed to be bound by its anti-corruption obligations. This marks the first time in recent history, where most of the countries...

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28 Nov, 2023

Two UK Reinsurance Brokers Settle with DOJ for FCPA Violations in Ecuador (Part I of III)

By MICHAEL VOLKOV, NOVEMBER 27, 2023 DOJ announced two recent FCPA settlements with U.K. based reinsurance brokers involving a long-running bribery scheme involving two Ecuadoran state-owned insurance companies.  While DOJ has had a slow year in FCPA enforcement, DOJ is probably likely to announce additional FCPA settlements by the close of the year.  In its most recent announcement, DOJ announced settlements with two U.K.-based reinsurance...

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8 Nov, 2023

A pesar del alivio en materia de sanciones comerciales por parte del gobierno de EE.UU al sector del petróleo y gas en Venezuela todavía hay retos por superar

Matt Stankiewicz, socio en The Volkov Law Group PC, se une otra vez a nuestro blog para discutir el context del Alivio de las sanciones en Venezuela por parte del gobierno de EEUU. Matt lo pueden contactar en mstankiewicz@volkovlaw.com.  Este blog fue traducido por: Daniela Melendez, la pueden contactar en dmelendez@volkovlaw.com. Como lo mencionamos en nuestro artículo la semana pasada, la Oficina de Control de...

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31 Oct, 2023

La Oficina de Control de Activos Extranjeros (OFAC) otorgó alivios a las sanciones comerciales en Venezuela y autorizó ciertas transacciones en la industria de petroleo y gas.

Matt Stankiewicz, socio en The Volkov Law Group PC, se une nuevamente en nuestro blog con una tema de suma importancia, alivios del gobierno de Estados Unidos respecto del programa de sanciones comerciales de Venezuela por parte de la OFAC. Para mayor información: mstankiewicsz@volkovlaw.com El 18 de octubre de 2023, la Oficina de Control de Activos Extranjeros (“OFAC”) del Departamento del Tesoro de los Estados...

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