Roundup: February 22 – March 22, 2023

Sanctions Watch Roundup: February 22 – March 22, 2023 March 23, 2023 Bottom Line Up Front The first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine saw a dramatic quantitative and qualitative expansion in sanctions against Russia.  At the same time, Congress increased its focus on China through a series of committee legislative markups in the House […]

Roundup: February 1 – February 22, 2023

Sanctions Watch Roundup: February 1 – February 22, 2023 February 22, 2023 Bottom Line Up Front Russia and China-related sanctions were the focus of the last two weeks both with respect to the Biden Administration and Congress. We will likely see new initiatives from the Administration coming out of last week’s Munich Security Conference (February 17-19), […]

Roundup: January 1 – January 31, 2023

Sanctions Watch Roundup: January 1 – January 31, 2023 January 31, 2023 Bottom Line Up Front Russia will continue to dominate sanctions-related headlines, particularly with the pending oil price cap determinations. Iran sanctions are increasingly targeting systemically significant targets, while Congress continues to slowly organize with a focus on China.  Significant Actions – Biden Administration […]

Niel Valmores

Niel focuses on money transmission license acquisition and maintenance, bringing hands-on experience across the MTL program. Her expertise includes managing the regulatory reporting for licensed entities, particularly for those in the digital assets space, and supporting the development of the compliance program.  She spent two years at crypto infrastructure provider Circle, where she maintained U.S. […]

Roundup: December 18 – December 31, 2022

Sanctions Watch Roundup: December 18 – December 31, 2022 January 6, 2023 Bottom Line Up Front Russia sanctions will continue to dominate the sanctions landscape, with expanded sanctions coming online in February, and the bulk of the consultations coming in January.      Significant Actions – Biden Administration Russia Russia remained at the epicenter of […]

December 22, 2022

Top Lines Following weeks of debate, the government funding Omnibus bill passed the Senate Thursday before moving to the House for consideration. Despite pressure on House Republicans to oppose the $1.7 trillion legislation, just days before the caucus takes control in the 118th Congress, it is expected that the House will take up and pass […]

December 16, 2022

Top Lines The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) released its 2022 Annual Report. The report reviews financial market developments, describes potential emerging threats to U.S. financial stability, identifies vulnerabilities in the financial system, and makes recommendations to mitigate those threats and vulnerabilities. The House Financial Services and Senate Banking Committees held hearings following the FTX […]