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In this week's episode, host Olga Torres is joined by David Laufman, former Chief of the Counterintelligence and Export Controls Section at the DoJ to discuss high-profile sanctions and export enforcement cases, ...

In accordance with the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (Public Law 117-328), the U.S. Treasury and Commerce Departments recently issued reports Congress outlining the contours...

On Friday, the US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated 25 individuals and entities under Executive Orders 13382 and 13224 for their roles in procuring technology and/or materials in support of Iran's ballistic missile program and for acting on behalf of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Force.

As referenced in our February 28 and April 12, 2011 advisories, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1970 (2011) in response to the Qadhafi regime’s actions against political protestors and the civilian population in Libya.

On October 30, 2025, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent announced in an interview with Fox News a one year suspension of the enforcement of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)...

On March 19, 2018, President Trump signed an Executive Order prohibiting U.S. persons and anyone within the United States from engaging in "transactions related to, [the] provision of financing for ...

He found that Mr. Atilla was unlikely to commit another crime, and that he had been a minor and somewhat reluctant participant in the conspiracy to evade sanctions.

The United States Government has charged two U.S. citizens and two Chinese nationals under the U.S. Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) and money laundering laws for allegedly exporting cutting-edge chips to China.

Today, President Biden issued an Executive Order (E.O.) authorizing the imposition of additional sanctions on the Government of Belarus and a number of key sectors of the Belarusian economy...

On July 27, 2017, the US Congress passed the Countering America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA)...

The U.S. Treasury Department and the Department of Commerce amended the Cuban Assets Control Regulations ("CACR") and the Export Administration Regulations ("EAR").

Export controls are expanding beyond traditional military applications into commercial transactions, requiring businesses to implement new compliance measures. The US Bureau of Industry and Security has introduced a significant policy shift that will fundamentally change how companies screen customers and business partners. Understanding these new ownership verification requirements is essential for businesses engaged in cross-border sales of commercial items and technology.

Many companies are only beginning to grapple with the United States' export control implications of "cloud computing," a method of using the Internet to access third-party information technology resources for using and developing software applications and for obtaining storage, processing, and bandwidth resources.

On September 8, the OFAC extended a general license authorizing certain administrative transactions involving the Central Bank of the Russian Federation, the National Wealth Fund of the Russian Federation, and ...

A U.S. individual settled potential civil liability with OFAC for alleged violations of the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations ("ITSR").

US President Obama issued Executive Order 13710 terminating the national emergency that provided the foundation for sanctions against former Liberian President Charles Taylor...

Ely Goldin was quoted in The New York Times article, "U.S. Ordered To Return Assets Held in Crackdown of Luxury Cars Exported to China."