Paul D. Marquardt

The United States Treasury Department’s national strategy provides priorities and supporting actions to guide U.S. regulatory efforts to address the most significant illicit finance thr...

The U.S. Treasury indicated that it will likely block payments on Russian debt after May 25, 2022. This follows several rounds of sanctions and export control restrictions, including a ba...

At a recent New York City Bar Association event, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco emphasized the Department of Justice’s focus on sanctions evasion and export control violations as k...

This update summarizes the past two weeks’ key sanctions developments in the United States, European Union, and United Kingdom in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The U.S. Treasury Department’s latest national risk assessments highlight the most significant illicit finance risks in the United States financial system.

OFAC clarifies the scope of sanctions targeting Russia’s banking sector, as the EU excludes seven of Russia’s largest banks from SWIFT.

This updates the Biden administration’s expansive imposition of economic sanctions and export controls targeting Russia through Monday, February 28.

Sanctions include blocking orders against two state-owned Russian financial institutions, expanded restrictions on Russian sovereign debt, and prohibitions on transactions in separatist r...

Financial services regulatory reform continues to be active, with the Biden Administration focused on activity at the intersection of financial regulation and social policy. As we observe...

FinCEN’s proposed rule establishes the framework for a limited-duration pilot program that would allow financial institutions to share suspicious activity reports with their foreign bus...