On 24/06/2024, the EU has adopted the 14th package of sanctions against Russian. The 14th package includes the following elements...

The dispute Russia – Measures Concerning Traffic in Transit (DS512) relates to multiple restrictions on traffic in transit from Ukraine through Russia to third countries.

President Trump has signed the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, introducing sweeping new tariffs of up to 100% on countries purchasing Russian energy and up to 500% on Russian-origin goods. The legislation also codifies existing executive order sanctions into statute, requiring congressional action to lift restrictions and creating mandatory secondary sanctions on foreign financial institutions transacting with designated Russian banks. Companies face immediate compliance challenge

On June 24, 2024, the EU adopted its 14th sanctions package of economic and individual restrictive measures (sanctions) against Russia.

Yes, there is a legal requirement to register certain IP licenses in Russia. More specifically, the grant of a license concerning registered IP subject matter (e.g., invention, trademark, design, etc.) must be registered...

On 21 February 2022, the Russian President recognised the independence of Donetsk and Luhansk, two non-government controlled separatist regions of Ukraine.

Starting in late February 2022, the European Union, the United States, the United Kingdom, and others have imposed far-reaching sanctions against Russia and Belarus.

On October 29, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") announced the deletion of several Balkans-related designations.

The economic and regulatory sanctions imposed on the Russian Federation by the United States, the European Union, and the G7 nations since February 2022...

On February 26, OFAC issued General License 131C, which extends the authorization of certain transactions for the negotiations/contingent contracts for the sale...

A Russian court refused to recognize and enforce two LCIA arbitration awards totaling over EUR 247 million against RUSAL and RTI Limited, finding that enforcement would violate Russian public order due to sanctions-related...

On March 2, 2022, as part of a string of sanctions and export controls, the Russia/Belarus Foreign Direct Product ("FDP") Rule and Russia/Belarus-Military End User ("MEU") FDP Rule took effect.

Foreign policy developments and recent international sanctions have had a significant impact on all sectors of the economy. Such drastic changes have entailed active rulemaking...

We would like to present the overview of the most important legislation changes in customs for 2016.

On April 8, 2022, the EU imposed further restrictive measures on Russia "in light of Russia's continuing war of aggression against Ukraine, and the reported atrocities committed by Russian armed forces in Ukraine."

On December 22, 2023, President Biden issued a new Executive Order affecting foreign financial institutions and those importing certain goods into the U.S.

On December 16, 2022, the European Union ("EU") adopted a ninth package of restrictive measures (sanctions) against the Russian Federation ("Russia") in response to its attacks...

In the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, a broad and unprecedented range of sanctions were imposed on Russia by various countries and international bodies to target the Russian...

Sanctions comprise a number of special economic and administrative measures against the Republic of Turkey.

The 16th package of European economic sanctions adopted and published in the Official Journal of the European Union (hereinafter the "EU") on 24 February 2025 came into force on 25 February 2025.