Legal Symposium on Sanctions and Export Controls
- October 7, 14 and 21st, 2021
ACSS Legal Symposium on Sanctions & Export Controls
2022 NYC Conference
- June 16-17, 2022
ACSS International Conference on Sanctions and Export Controls
Online Certificate Courses
EU Sanctions Essentials Certificate Course
- October 27, 2021
Fall Session
OFAC Essentials Online Certificate Course
- March 09, 2022
Winter Session
CSS Certification with Virtual Classroom
- January 25, 2022
Winter Session
Addressing Different Designation Criteria of Sanctions Jurisdictions
By Benoit Beaulieu, ACSS Reporter October 15, 2021 You just have to look at countries’ designation criteria to see how sanctions programs differ. Even if two regimes target similar activities, discrepancies may exist. A regime usually includes formal statements...
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Addressing Different Designation Criteria of Sanctions Jurisdictions
By Benoit Beaulieu, ACSS Reporter October 15, 2021 You just have to look at countries’ designation criteria to see how sanctions programs differ. Even if two regimes target similar activities, discrepancies may exist. A regime usually includes formal statements...
An Analysis of the Effects US Sanctions Have Had on Russia
By Robert L. Williams III Consultant, CAMS, CIC, CRFCC October 8, 2021 The Ukraine-Russia-related sanctions program represents the implementation of multiple legal authorities. Some of these authorities are in the form of an executive order issued by the president....
Potential Sanctions Risks for Facilitating Ransomware Payments
By Alejandro Leanez, ACSS October 1, 2021 Ransomware payments in response to cyberattacks are increasing while becoming more focused, sophisticated and costly. In 2020, ransomware payments reached over $400 million, more than four times that of 2019. The FBI estimates...
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