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|September 22, 2023In a move aimed at undermining Russia's workarounds to evade sanctions thus far, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) recently imposed nearly 100 new sanctions on Russia's industrial base, financial institutions, and technology suppliers. The Department of State has also designated more than 70 individuals.
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|September 19, 2023Lewis Brisbois has commented extensively on the conflicts between aircraft lessors and insurance companies related to aircraft detained in Russia due to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The sixth part of this series looks at Russian state-owned airline Aeroflot’s plans to buy the detained airplanes.
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|September 15, 2023On September 8, 2023, the IRS announced a sweeping new effort to crack down on abuses of the tax code by focusing more attention on high-income earners, partnerships, large corporations and promoters. To that end, the IRS indicated it would utilize Artificial Intelligence (AI) to detect tax evasion, identify emerging compliance threats, and improve case selection tools to avoid unnecessary audits.
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|September 12, 2023The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently finalized an order with the genetic testing company, 1Health.io (formerly known as Vitagene), to resolve allegations stemming from 1Health.io’s handling of sensitive consumer data and changes to its privacy policy.
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|September 06, 2023On August 11, 2023, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced a new set of Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) blocking sanctions on four prominent Russian businesspeople, as well as an association representing Russian business interests. This announcement, a year and a half after commencement of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, shows that the sanctions landscape continues to evolve and pose continued legal risk.
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|August 31, 2023
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