Shearman Publishes Its Q3 2018 Sanctions Roundup

On 16 October 2018, Shearman & Sterling published its quarterly Sanctions Roundup report, which highlights developments in U.S. sanctions laws and enforcement trends.

As is further detailed in the Sanctions Roundup, among the highlights from the third quarter of 2018 were:

• U.S. maintained pressure against Russia, imposing sanctions in response to the Skripal attacks, issuing a new Executive Order aimed at election meddling, and targeting multiple entities and individuals under CAATSA;
• Markets reacted to the possibility of new sanctions on Russian sovereign debt following the U.S. November elections;
• U.S. began the first phase of its Iran sanctions snap-back, while the EU and others pursued strategies to salvage the JCPOA;