On December 9, 2021, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) implemented new export control restrictions on Cambodia. These actions come approximately one month after the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated two Cambodian military […]
On April 28, members of GKG Law's Trade & Professional Associations team will be running a workshop in conjunction with Association TRENDS. The half-day workshop, Navigating Key Legal Issues of Hybrid & In-Person Events Post-COVID, will be led by practice group leader Rich Bar, and principals Katie Meyer and Oliver Krischik, and will feature two separate open forum sessions from […]
On March 25, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated two Burmese military holding companies, Myanma Economic Holdings Public Company Limited (MEHL) and Myanmar Economic Corporation Limited (MEC). As a result of these actions: U.S. companies are prohibited from engaging in any unlicensed business with MEHL, MEC, or […]
On March 2, 2021, the U.S. Department of State announced new Russia-related sanctions and Entity List additions pursuant to the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) and Chemical and Biological Weapons Act (CBW Act) following a determination that the Russian Government used a chemical weapon against its own nationals. As relevant to forwarders, some of these […]
On December 14, 2020, the U.S. Department of State imposed broad sanctions on Turkey’s Presidency of Defense Industries (also known as SSB) pursuant to Sections 231 and 235 of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA), including a prohibition on U.S. government agencies from providing U.S. export licenses and authorizations for transfers of goods and technology […]
GKG Law has been named a Tier 1 Washington, DC “Best Law Firm” for Transportation Law and a Tier 3 National “Best Law Firm” for Transportation Law by U.S. News – Best Lawyers® for 2021. Best Lawyers partnered with U.S. News & World Report in 2009 to produce the first annual "Best Law Firms" rankings. Now […]
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has recently provided guidance or taken action on a number of issues relevant to the forwarding industry. Secondary Sanctions on Iranian Financial Institutions On October 8, 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury designated eighteen Iranian banks under Executive Order (E.O.) 13902 (2020), […]
On October 16, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) implemented a new streamlined procedure for exporters to request six-month extensions of BIS licenses that expire on or before December 31, 2020. These requests for license extensions can be emailed to: LicenseExtensionRequest@bis.doc.gov. BIS estimates that processing will take only two to three […]
Beginning in September 2020, thousands of companies have challenged the Section 301 China Tariffs under List 3 and 4A in the U.S. Court of International Trade. As part of this challenge, companies are seeking a refund of duties paid under List 3 and 4A, as well as revocation of those tariffs. The lawsuits allege that […]
Secondary Sanctions on Iranian Financial Institutions On October 8, 2020, the U.S. Department of the Treasury designated 18 Iranian banks under Executive Order (E.O.) 13902 (2020), which effectively extends secondary sanctions to Iran’s entire financial sector. As a result, foreign financial institutions and companies may be subject to secondary sanctions, Specially Designated National (SDN) designations, […]