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FREEHILL ATTORNEY ERIC LENCK AUTHORS MARITIME LAW BOOK

Cornell Maritime Press has just released a book authored by Freehill partner Eric E. Lenck titled LAW OF RECREATIONAL BOATING. Drawing on extensive research of the reported yachting cases and relevant state and federal statutes, the book focuses on those maritime law issues most likely to impact the typical recreational...

CLIENT ALERT: NEW U.S. SANCTIONS AGAINST IRAN AFFECT METALS SECTORS

May 9, 2019 Introduction On May 8, 2019, exactly one year after President Trump announced that the United States was withdrawing from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (“JCPOA”) and would re-impose the U.S. secondary sanctions against Iran, President Trump issued an Executive Order “Imposing Sanctions with Respect to the...

CLIENT ALERT: U.S. INCREASES PRESSURE ON VENEZUELA AND PETROLEOS de VENEZUELA, S.A.

April 9, 2019 Introduction On January 28, 2019 the U.S. designated Petroleos de Venezuela S.A. (“PdVSA”) to the U.S. Specially Designated Nationals List (“SDN List”). The immediate effect was that U.S. persons were generally prohibited from engaging in any transactions with PdVSA and all of PdVSA’s property and interest in...

CLIENT ALERT: U.S. AGAIN TARGETS PETROLEUM SHIPMENTS INVOLVING IRAN AND SYRIA

Introduction On November 20, 2018 the U.S. Office of Foreign Asset Control (“OFAC”) issued an Advisory warning the maritime community against transporting petroleum to the Syrian Government. On March 25, 2019, OFAC has reprised that warning, in a second Advisory entitled “Sanctions Risks Related to Petroleum Shipments Involving Iran and...

CLIENT ALERT: OFAC REMOVES UNITED COMPANY RUSAL FROM SDN LIST

January 28, 2019 United Company Rusal PLC (“Rusal”), EN+ Group PLC (“EN+”) and JSC EuroSibEnergo (“ESE”) were all named to the U.S. Specially Designated Nationals List (“SDN List”) on April 6, 2018 by the U.S. Office of Foreign Asset Control (“OFAC”). Those designations meant that U.S. persons generally could not...

CLIENT ALERT: OFAC ANNOUNCES INTENTION TO REMOVE RUSAL FROM SDN LIST

January 4, 2019 Introduction United Company Rusal PLC (“Rusal”), EN+ Group PLC (“EN+”) and JSC EuroSibEnergo (“ESE”) were all named to the U.S. Specially Designated Nationals List (“SDN List”) on April 6, 2018 by the U.S. Office of Foreign Asset Control (“OFAC”). These designations mean that U.S. persons generally cannot...

CLIENT ALERT: OFAC EXTENDS DEADLINE FOR RUSAL WIND-DOWN

December 14, 2018 United Company Rusal PLC (“Rusal”), EN+ Group PLC (“EN+”), JSC EuroSibEnergo (“EuorSib Energo”) and Gaz Group (“Gaz”) were all named to the U.S. Specially Designated Nationals List (“SDN List”) on April 6, 2018 by the U.S. Office of Foreign Asset Control (“OFAC”). These designations mean that U.S....

CLIENT ALERT: U.S. ISSUES STRONG WARNING AGAINST PETROLEUM TRADE WITH SYRIA

Introduction On November 20, 2018 the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Asset Control (“OFAC”) issued an Advisory to the Maritime Petroleum Shipping Community setting forth a strong warning against transporting petroleum to the Syrian Government. The Advisory states in no uncertain terms that any parties involved with...

FOR NINTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR FREEHILL IS RANKED IN TOP TIER OF U.S. MARITIME LAW FIRMS BY U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT AND BEST LAWYERS

On November 1, 2018 U.S. News & World Report and Best Lawyers® announced their “Best Law Firms” rankings for 2019. In the Admiralty and Maritime category, Freehill Hogan & Mahar, for the ninth consecutive year, was again ranked in the top tier both nationally, as one of only 16 firms,...

CLIENT ALERT: OFAC AGAIN EXTENDS DEADLINE FOR RUSAL WIND-DOWN

October 15, 2018 United Company Rusal PLC (“Rusal”), EN+ Group PLC (“EN+”) and JSC EuroSibEnergo (“EuorSib Energo”) were all named to the U.S. Specially Designated Nationals List (“SDN List”) on April 6, 2018 by the U.S. Office of Foreign Asset Control (“OFAC”). These designations mean that U.S. persons generally cannot...