Careers

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Experience

Innovation

Interactive Maps

Locations

About

Pages

Meet our team of innovators
Ask us how we do it

Professionals

Insights

Services

Thompson Hine LLP, a full-service business law firm with approximately 400 lawyers in 11 offices, was ranked number 1 in the category “Most innovative North American law firms: New working models” by The Financial Times and was 1 of 7 firms shortlisted for The American Lawyer’s inaugural Legal Services Innovation Award. The firm has been recognized by the National Law Journal as a Legal Technology Trailblazer and featured by Bloomberg for its innovative service delivery models, which drive accuracy and predictability. The firm’s commitment to innovation is embodied in Thompson Hine SmartPaTHTM – a smarter way to work – predictable, efficient and aligned with client goals. For more information, please visit ThompsonHine.com and ThompsonHine.com/SmartPaTH.

Home | Thompson Hine LLP

Atlanta

Chicago

Cincinnati

Cleveland

Columbus

Dayton

Los Angeles

Minneapolis

New York

Silicon Valley

Washington, D.C.

<h2 class="wp-block-heading">Key Notes:</h2>
<ul class="wp-block-list">
<li>More than 500 entities and individuals added to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List and nearly 100 added to the Entity List.</li>
<li>Four new or updated general licenses issued by the Office of Foreign Assets Control to address wind-down and safety considerations.</li>
<li>An expansion of the multilateral Common High Priority Items List by the Bureau of Industry and Security to include certain computer numerically controlled (CNC) machine tools and parts.</li>
<li>The U.S. sanctions and export restrictions package were imposed in concert with key allies and partners, including Australia, Canada, the European Union, Japan and the United Kingdom.</li>
</ul>
<p>On February 23, 2024, the United States imposed a new set of Russia-related sanctions and export controls to commemorate the second anniversary of Russia&rsquo;s full-scale invasion of Ukraine and to respond to the death of prominent opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, who died in a Russian prison on February 16, 2024. The measures, which take particular aim at Russia&rsquo;s financial sector, energy production revenue streams and the military-industrial complex, represent the largest single tranche of designations since Russia began its invasion of Ukraine three years ago. </p>
<p><strong>View the entire client update in <a href="https://www.thompsonhine.com/insights/u-s-sanctions-hundreds-of-entities-to-mark-the-second-anniversary-of-russias-invasion-of-ukraine/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">HTML</a> or <a href="https://admin.thompsonhine.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/U.S.-Sanctions-Hundreds-of-Entities-to-Mark-the-Second-Anniversary-of-Russias-Invasion-of-Ukraine.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">PDF</a> format.</strong></p>

core/freeform

SmarTrade

Partner

David M. Schwartz

Francesca M.S. Guerrero

Samir D. Varma

Associate

Aaron C. Mandelbaum

Senior Legislative and Regulatory Policy Advisor

Scott E. Diamond

International Trade

U.S. Sanctions Hundreds of Entities to Mark the Second Anniversary of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine