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The Administration tightened export regulations regarding Cuba, effective October 21, 2019. The changes are generally targeted at Cuban government-owned enterprises,...

On December 17, 2014, President Obama announced steps to ease the 54-year old embargo on Cuba and begin to restore diplomatic relations.

On Friday, October 14, 2016, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control and the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security issued new amendments to the Cuban Assets Control Regulations and Export Administration Regulations.

Today President Barack Obama made a stunning speech announcing steps the United States will take to reduce U.S. sanctions against Cuba.

The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control has issued sweeping regulatory changes affecting Cuba and Iran sanctions programs, introducing new restrictions on financial transactions, travel authorizations, and banking activities. These amendments establish separate regulatory frameworks, expand prohibited transaction categories, and consolidate penalty provisions across multiple sanctions programs, creating significant compliance implications for U.S. persons and foreign financial institutions.

The Trump Administration has made good on its promise to cut back on the liberalized Cuban policy implemented by the Obama Administration with a new regime that introduces new travel restrictions ...

On November 9, 2017, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the U.S. Department of State, and the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ...

The U.S. further eased the economic sanctions and trade embargo against Cuba to implement the administration's policy of increasing engagement and commerce to benefit the Cuban people and American businesses.

With the recent shift in U.S. government policy regarding Cuba, is now the time for the energy industry, particularly liquefied natural gas (LNG) project developers, to consider Cuba?

On April 17, 2019, the United States made the historic decision to cease suspension of Title III of the Cuba Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1996 (commonly called the "Helms-Burton Act").