Designated: A Sanctions Podcast: EP4: Russian Energy Sector Sanctions Measures Implemented in Response to the Crisis in Ukraine

31 March, 2022
In this mini-series, we discuss the recent sanctions measures implemented in the U.S., E.U., and U.K. as a response to the crisis in Ukraine. In this episode, Jonathan Cross, Lode Van Den Hende, Elizabeth Head, and Brittany Crosby-Banyai focus on the recent sanctions that impact the Russian energy sector. Herbert Smith Freehills Podcasts · Designated: … Read more

Designated: A Sanctions Podcast EP3: Cross over event with The Bettor’s Verdict

12 October, 2021
In a special podcast cross over event, the Designated team joins The Bettor’s Verdict to discuss the Impact of Crypto on Sanctions and AML Laws in the United States.  In this episode, Designated host Jonathan Cross, is joined by The Bettor’s Verdict host Steve Jacobs, and Herbert Smith Freehills Partner John O’Donnell. Jonathan, Steven and … Read more

Proposed reforms to Australia’s sanctions regime to target corruption, cyber-crime, human rights violations

31 August, 2021
The Australian Government has announced plans to implement a targeted, Magnitsky-style sanctions regime by the end of 2021. What are the implications of the proposed reforms? The proposed reforms would expand Australia’s current country-based autonomous sanctions framework to include targeted sanctions focused on themes of conduct. This includes proliferation of malicious cyber activity, gross human … Read more

OFAC Issues New Venezuela General License, Effectively Delaying Creditors’ Ability to Seize Citgo Assets

15 October, 2020
On October 6, OFAC issued General License 5E, Authorizing Certain Transactions Related to the Petróleos de Venezuela, S.A. 2020 8.5 Percent Bond on or After January 19, 2021 (“GL-5E”). GL-5E appears intended to protect bondholders of CITGO Holding, Inc. (“Citgo”), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Venezuela’s state-owned oil and natural gas company, Petróleos … Read more

Proposed Regulations To Impose Filing Fees on CFIUS Filings

10 March, 2020
The US Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) has published proposed regulations that would impose fees on filings with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”). The proposed regulations, published March 9, 2020, are intended to implement Treasury’s authority to impose filing fees under the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (“FIRRMA”). The proposed regulations follow … Read more