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Trump’s First 100 Days of Trade Compliance: Implications for Compliance Professionals (Part II of II)
In the first part of this series—available here—I provided a background on the changes and underlying motivations of President Trumps actions regarding sanctions and export controls during his first 100 days in office. This second part will provide further information...
Trump’s First 100 Days of Trade Compliance: Key Sanctions Updates and Looking Ahead for Compliance Professionals (Part I of II)
With the first 100 days of the Trump Administration in the books, it’s abundantly clear that trade compliance—whether involving economic sanctions, export controls, or tariffs—will remain a cornerstone of the country’s foreign policy strategy. As such, sanctions...
Quarterly Trade Compliance Update – April 2025
Each quarter, we send many of our clients a quarterly trade compliance update, highlighting important developments over the last few months and summarizing key points for important sanctions programs. Click here to download the quarterly update for April. Below is a...
OFAC Sanctions Vessels Supporting the Houthis: What Compliance Professionals Need to Know
On April 28, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") announced sanctions targeting three vessels and their owners for providing support to Ansarallah, otherwise known as the Houthis. OFAC designated three vessels—Al Numan,...
OFAC Sanctions International Bank of Yemen for Supporting Houthi Activities
On April 17, 2025, the U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) formally sanctioned the International Bank of Yemen Y.S.C. (“IBY”) over the institution’s support of the Houthi organization. Along with designating the bank itself, OFAC...
Announcing the Creation of Stankie Law
I'm excited to share that I've launched my solo practice. I will continue to be specializing in all areas of corporate compliance and help my clients build world class programs. I also have deep expertise in areas related to the FCPA, OFAC sanctions, internal...