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U.S. Declares National Emergency On Cuba And Announces Tariff Framework Targeting Oil Suppliers

On Jan. 29, 2026, President Donald J. Trump issued a new executive order titled Addressing Threats to the United States by the Government of Cuba and released an accompanying White House Fact Sheet...

United States International

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

Sanctions Year In Review: 2025 Developments And What They Mean For 2026

The sanctions landscape of 2025 marked a shift in U.S. economic statecraft, with sanctions increasingly integrated alongside tariffs, trade controls, and enforcement actions to advance strategic policy objectives.

United States International

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K2 Integrity

Export Enforcement Update: EAR99 "In-Country" Transfers Lead To Penalty

On January 7, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an Order resolving allegations that Exyte Management GmbH...

United States Government

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Bass, Berry & Sims

The Maritime Sector: A "Front Line" Of U.S. Sanctions

The maritime shipping sector has become a key target of sanctions policymakers and enforcement agencies in the U.S.

United States Transport

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Holland & Knight

OFAC Issues General License 47 To Authorize The Sale Of US-Origin Diluents To Venezuela, Complementing Recent Authorization Related To Venezuelan-Origin Oil

Worldwide International

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Breaking China's Stranglehold: Trump's $12B Critical Minerals Stockpile

United States International

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Holland & Hart

Sanctions Update: February 9, 2026

Worldwide International

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Steptoe LLP

Aviation Finance: 2025 Sanctions Update And 2026 Outlook

United States Transport

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Holland & Knight

Weekly Sanctions Update: February 9, 2026

Worldwide International

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Steptoe LLP

OFAC Issues General License 47 Continuing Venezuela Licensing Activity

Worldwide International

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Maritime Finance: A Look Back At 2025 And Trends To Watch In 2026

United States Transport

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Holland & Knight

When Export Controls Meet IP: Lessons From Westinghouse v. KEPCO

United States International

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Can You Sell Venezuelan-Origin Oil Now? Try Our Checklist And See!

United States International

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ArentFox Schiff

Oil & Gas In 2026: Trade Policy

Worldwide Energy

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Federal Circuit: Priority Document That 'Broadly Outlines' Possible Structures Fails To Provide Adequate Written Description Support For Subgenus Of Linkers In Antibody-Drug Conjugate

United States IP

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Food Venture Financing News – Weekly Issue No. 265

United States Healthcare

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Davis Wright Tremaine

The Mediation Timing Dilemma: Four Factors Every General Counsel Should Consider

United States Litigation

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JAMS

December 2025 Crypto Update: New Changes And Challenges In U.S. Regulation Of Digital Assets

United States Technology

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Benesch Friedlander Coplan & Aronoff LLP

Colorado "Opt-Out" Litigation – Petition For Rehearing En Banc And Amicus Briefs In Support

United States Finance

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Ballard Spahr LLP

OFAC Authorizes Certain Venezuelan Oil Sector Activities Following Venezuelan Reform

The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has issued two general licenses to provide limited sanctions relief for Venezuela's oil sector after the Venezuelan National Assembly passed sweeping legal reforms.

United States International

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Holland & Knight

OFAC Issues General License 46 Targeting Venezuelan Oil Sector

On January 29, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") issued Venezuela-related General License 46 ("GL 46"), "Authorizing Certain Activities Involving Venezuelan-Origin Oil".

United States International

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Month In International Trade – January 2026

Brussels – January 13, 2026: Liesbeth Truyens has joined Crowell & Moring as a partner in its International Trade Group in Brussels, further strengthening the firm's ability to serve sophisticated clients across the EU facing complex sanctions and export control issues...

Worldwide International

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Crowell & Moring LLP

AI Hallucinated Case Citations Prompt Sanctions And Delay Class Action Settlement

Duane Morris Takeaways: On November 20, 2025, in Buchanan v. Vuori, Inc., No. 5:23-CV-01121 (N.D. Cal. Nov. 20, 2025), Magistrate Judge Nathanael M. Cousins of the U.S. District Court...

United States Technology

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Duane Morris LLP

Advisory Opinions From DDTC – What Are They?

United States International

GGI Global Alliance

OFAC Authorizes Transactions Involving Venezuelan Origin Oil: What Companies Need To Know

United States International

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

OFAC Issues General License 46, Authorizing Certain Activities Involving Venezuelan-Origin Oil

United States International

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

OFSI Steps Up Enforcement Action On Sanctions Evasion Involving Cryptoassets

United States International

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Steptoe LLP

United States Eases Sanctions On Venezuelan Oil, Furthering President Trump's Vision Of US Companies Reviving The Long-Inaccessible Industry

United States International

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Bracewell

OFAC Issues New General License Authorizing Established US Companies To Engage In Trade Of Venezuelan Oil And Related Activities

United States International

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Mayer Brown

Weekly Sanctions Update: February 2, 2026

Worldwide International

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Steptoe LLP

U.S. Producer Files New Trade Case Against Imports Of Certain Fatty Acids From Indonesia And Malaysia

United States International

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Clark Hill

Sanctions Update: February 2, 2026

United States International

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Steptoe LLP

OFAC Issues General License Easing Sanctions On Venezuelan Oil Sector

United States International

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Milbank LLP

Weekly Sanctions Update: February 2, 2026

The Sanctions Update is compiled by Steptoe's International Trade and Regulatory Compliance team and Steptoe's Strategic Risk team.

Worldwide International

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Steptoe LLP

U.S. Producer Files New Trade Case Against Imports Of Certain Fatty Acids From Indonesia And Malaysia

Vantage Specialty Chemicals, Inc. ("Petitioner") has filed new petitions with the U.S. Department of Commerce ("DOC") and the U.S. International Trade Commission...

United States International

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Clark Hill

Sanctions Update: February 2, 2026

The Sanctions Update, compiled by attorneys from Steptoe's award-winning International Regulatory Compliance team and the Stepwise: Risk Outlook editorial team...

United States International

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Steptoe LLP

OFAC Issues General License Easing Sanctions On Venezuelan Oil Sector

On January 29, 2026, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury ("OFAC") issued General License No. 46, authorizing certain transactions that would otherwise be prohibited under the U.S.-Venezuela sanctions program.

United States International

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Milbank LLP

United States Eases Sanctions Against Venezuela, Creates Opportunities For Companies In Activities Relating To The Oil Sector

Worldwide International

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Duane Morris LLP

Treasury Escalates Pressure On Iranian Regime Following Deaths Of Peaceful Protestors And Widespread Internet Shutdown

On January 23, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") announced a new round of sanctions, intensifying pressure on the Iranian regime following its recent actions...

United States International

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

High Court Strikes Out Illegality Defence Premised On Alleged Breaches Of US Sanctions

This decision reaffirms that the foreign illegality defence under English law has territorial limits (to English law or the law of the place where the contract was to be performed)

United States Government

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

US, UK, And EU Launch Coordinated Sanctions On Russia's Oil Giants

In October 2025, the US, UK, and EU implemented coordinated sanctions against Russia's two largest oil companies: Public Joint Stock Company...

Worldwide International

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McDermott Will & Schulte

Managing Conflicting Laws Amid National Security And Geopolitical Pressures

Corporate crime and investigations in 2026 continue to be shaped by national security and geopolitics, producing overlapping...

Worldwide Criminal

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A&O Shearman

OLAF – Investigation Relating To The Sanctioned Export Of 766 Transport Vehicles

United States International

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Duane Morris LLP

Weekly Sanctions Update: January 26, 2026

Worldwide International

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Steptoe LLP

Sanctions Update: January 26, 2026

Worldwide International

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Steptoe LLP

BIS Updates Export Controls For Certain UAVs

United States International

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Cassidy Levy Kent

Torres Trade Trump Table - January 15, 2026

United States International

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Torres Trade Law, PLLC

Recent Updates To U.S. Export Control Regulations Further Ease UAV Restrictions For U.S. Exporters

Worldwide International

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Cozen O'Connor

INTERPOL Green Notices: Legal Framework, Consequences, And Defense Strategies

United States International

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Friling Law

Contractual Rights And Wrongs Of International Economic Sanctions

Worldwide International

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Duane Morris LLP

Office Of Space Commerce Seeks US Stakeholder Perspectives On Indian Space Operation And Investment

United States Government

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Jenner & Block

Altomare SA And Kallista Removed From OFAC's SDN List

United States International

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Crowell & Moring LLP

OFAC Settlement With Blockchain Wallet Provider Spotlights Sanctions Risks For Digital Assets Intermediaries

United States Technology

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Weekly Sanctions Update: January 21, 2026

Worldwide International

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Steptoe LLP

Sanctions Update: January 21, 2026

United States International

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Steptoe LLP

Administration Policies On Advanced AI Chips Codified, With Reverberations Across AI Ecosystem

United States Technology

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Mayer Brown

Season 3 Episode 4- Trade, Tariffs, And Whistleblowers Part 2 (Podcast)

United States International

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Torres Trade Law, PLLC

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

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United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Sheinbaum's Response To Trump´s Tariffs And The Origin Of The Goods

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

How The Trump Administration Pushed China Deeper into Latin America

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Lessons From The Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act Of 1930

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Should We Expect More Tariffs In The Future? Understanding Trump's America First Trade Policy

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

China's Growing Influence In Latin America: Infrastructure Investments And Implications For The Panama Canal

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

The U.S. Customs Broker License Exam: Tips And Perspectives

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

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Winston & Strawn LLP

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

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Foley & Lardner

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