Your U.S. Economic Sanctions Roadmap- Key Concepts, Agencies, Their Jurisdiction and Roles and Who to Contact for What

During this practical opening session, Fenwick trade & national security partner Rob Slack will talk through the key agencies involved in U.S. sanctions implementation and enforcement and discuss the evolving framework of U.S. Secondary Sanctions and Human Rights-related actions including:

• Basics of sanctions law: e.g., TWEA, IEEPA, Executive Orders, and Designations
• Introduction to OFAC, BIS, DOJ, State Department, Congress and how they work together
• U.S. Sanctions Jurisdiction: Extra-Territoriality
• What are Primary, Sectoral, and Secondary Sanctions?
• Introduction to OFAC’s 50% Rule
• Key Licenses and Exemptions
• Sources of Guidance: Alerts, FAQs, and Enforcement Actions

Enforcement and Secondary Sanctions

• Enforcement framework and penalty exposure
• Scope: Menu-based versus Designations
• Application in Practice
• Financial Institution Considerations

Intersection of Economic Sanctions, Export Controls and other National Security Rules

• Russia & Belarus case study: sanctions, export controls, tariffs and more
• Human Rights: Import controls, export controls and sanctions to target human rights violations and abuses