Episodes
![Takeoff: Staying Sanctions Free on the Canadian Side of the Border | EMBARGOED! Episode 62](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7253287/Podcast_Logo-final_Embargoed_300x300.png)
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
Thursday Jun 15, 2023
In this week's episode, Tim and guests John Boscariol (Partner, McCarthy Tetrault) and Stacy Keen (Partner, Pinsent Masons) focus on Canadian sanctions, including the evolution of the Russia sanctions, a comparison of Canadian and U.S. approaches to ownership and control issues, and a look at unique compliance challenges.
Roadmap:
- 50,000 foot primer on Canadian sanctions, including sanctions authority and enforcement
- Sanctions against Russia since Feb. 2022 and how Canadian sanctions have evolved
- Comparison of ownership and control approaches in the U.S. and Canada
- Challenge of ownership and control in the U.S., EU, and Canada
- Canadian approach (traditional and new legislation)
- Compliance challenges
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Thanks to our guests for joining us:
John Boscariol: https://www.mccarthy.ca/en/people/john-boscariol
Stacy Keen: https://www.pinsentmasons.com/people/stacy-keen
Questions? Contact us at podcasts@milchev.com.
EMBARGOED! is not intended and cannot be relied on as legal advice; the content only reflects the thoughts and opinions of its hosts.
EMBARGOED! is intelligent talk about sanctions, export controls, and all things international trade for trade nerds and normal human beings alike. Each episode will feature deep thoughts and hot takes about the latest headline-grabbing developments in this area of the law, as well as some below-the-radar items to keep an eye on. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts for new bi-weekly episodes so you don't miss out!
![Russia, Russia, Russia, Russia | EMBARGOED! Episode 61](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7253287/Podcast_Logo-final_Embargoed_300x300.png)
Thursday Jun 01, 2023
Russia, Russia, Russia, Russia | EMBARGOED! Episode 61
Thursday Jun 01, 2023
Thursday Jun 01, 2023
In the wake of most recent round of sanctions against Russia, host Tim O'Toole and guest Dara Fernandez Perez (General Counsel – Trade Sanctions, EMEAI at Honeywell) discuss the impact of earlier sanctions packages, the challenges and opportunities those sanctions have created for the sanctions compliance and legal communities, and the particulars of the latest sanctions on both sides of the Atlantic.
Roadmap:
- Overview of Russia sanctions since February 2022 in the EU, U.K., and U.S.
- New EU and U.K. sanctions
- U.S. sanctions/export controls
- E.O. 14024: Authority to designate companies operating in Architecture, Engineering, Construction, Manufacturing, and Transportation
- E.O. 14071: Prohibition on architecture and engineering services
- Over 300 designations by OFAC/State, focusing on sanctions evasion, tech imports, and energy and extractive revenue, including Polyus (subject to wind-down GL)
- BIS Export Controls
- FinCEN-BIS Joint Alert
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Thanks to Dara Fernandez Perez for joining us: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dara-fernandez-perez-2ab9a912/
Questions? Contact us at podcasts@milchev.com.
EMBARGOED! is not intended and cannot be relied on as legal advice; the content only reflects the thoughts and opinions of its hosts.
EMBARGOED! is intelligent talk about sanctions, export controls, and all things international trade for trade nerds and normal human beings alike. Each episode will feature deep thoughts and hot takes about the latest headline-grabbing developments in this area of the law, as well as some below-the-radar items to keep an eye on. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts for new bi-weekly episodes so you don't miss out!
![The 2023 Sequel to Episode 19: What’s Up with TikTok? | EMBARGOED! Episode 60](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7253287/Podcast_Logo-final_Embargoed_300x300.png)
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
The 2023 Sequel to Episode 19: What’s Up with TikTok? | EMBARGOED! Episode 60
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
Host Tim O'Toole is joined by guest Art Dicker (Senior Counsel with R&P China Lawyers in Shanghai) to discuss the ongoing TikTok legal saga. They'll outline the history of regulation and executive orders regarding TikTok and the proposed legislation addressing it moving forward.
Roadmap:
- History
- Commerce Department executive order under IEEPA
- CFIUS (music.ly acquisition)
- Supply Chain Notice of Rulemaking and EO (under IEEPA)
- Proposals
- Proposed legislation that would undo result of litigation by amending IEEPA
- Proposed legislation that would focus on data privacy concerns
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Thanks to our guest, Art Dicker, for joining us: https://www.rplawyers.com/lawyer/art-dicker/
Questions? Contact us at podcasts@milchev.com.
EMBARGOED! is not intended and cannot be relied on as legal advice; the content only reflects the thoughts and opinions of its hosts.
EMBARGOED! is intelligent talk about sanctions, export controls, and all things international trade for trade nerds and normal human beings alike. Each episode will feature deep thoughts and hot takes about the latest headline-grabbing developments in this area of the law, as well as some below-the-radar items to keep an eye on. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts for new bi-weekly episodes so you don't miss out!
![2022: The Year Sanctions Came of Age in Germany? | EMBARGOED! Episode 59](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7253287/Podcast_Logo-final_Embargoed_300x300.png)
Thursday Feb 23, 2023
2022: The Year Sanctions Came of Age in Germany? | EMBARGOED! Episode 59
Thursday Feb 23, 2023
Thursday Feb 23, 2023
This week, host Tim O'Toole and our guest Roland Stein of the Blomstein law firm in Berlin review trade-related developments in Germany in 2022, particularly with regard to sanctions against Russia.
Roadmap:
- German export controls and sanctions
- German enforcement agency
- History of German enforcement pre-Russia
- IT prohibition
- Legal services prohibition
- Price caps
- Germany's Sanctions Enforcement Act II
- Germany's draft strategy paper on China
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Thanks to our guest, Roland Stein, for joining us: https://www.blomstein.com/en/team.php?p=dr-roland-m-stein
Questions? Contact us at podcasts@milchev.com.
EMBARGOED! is not intended and cannot be relied on as legal advice; the content only reflects the thoughts and opinions of its hosts.
EMBARGOED! is intelligent talk about sanctions, export controls, and all things international trade for trade nerds and normal human beings alike. Each episode will feature deep thoughts and hot takes about the latest headline-grabbing developments in this area of the law, as well as some below-the-radar items to keep an eye on. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts for new bi-weekly episodes so you don't miss out!
![Price Caps! On Both Sides of the Atlantic | EMBARGOED! Episode 58](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7253287/Podcast_Logo-final_Embargoed_300x300.png)
Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
Price Caps! On Both Sides of the Atlantic | EMBARGOED! Episode 58
Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
Wednesday Feb 01, 2023
Host Tim O'Toole is joined by Stephenson Harwood's Sue Millar to discuss the relatively new price caps on Russian crude oil and the coming price caps on petroleum products in both the U.S. and the U.K.
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Thanks to our guest, Sue Millar, for joining us: https://www.shlegal.com/en/people/sue-millar
Questions? Contact us at podcasts@milchev.com.
EMBARGOED! is not intended and cannot be relied on as legal advice; the content only reflects the thoughts and opinions of its hosts.
EMBARGOED! is intelligent talk about sanctions, export controls, and all things international trade for trade nerds and normal human beings alike. Each episode will feature deep thoughts and hot takes about the latest headline-grabbing developments in this area of the law, as well as some below-the-radar items to keep an eye on. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts for new bi-weekly episodes so you don't miss out!
![2022: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly in U.S. Export Controls | EMBARGOED! Episode 57](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7253287/Podcast_Logo-final_Embargoed_300x300.png)
Thursday Jan 19, 2023
Thursday Jan 19, 2023
Happy New Year from EMBARGOED! In this episode, host Tim O'Toole is once again joined by Doug Jacobson from Jacobson Burton Kelley PLLC, this time to go over 2022's major U.S. export controls developments. They'll cover:
- Global developments
- BIS June 30, 2022 Administrative Enforcement Memo
- December 5, 2022 ITAR Compliance Program Guidelines
- Notable enforcement cases
- Country-specific developments
- Russia: special export controls restrictions, special rules for aircraft
- China: supercomputer rules
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Thanks to our guest, Doug Jacobson, for joining us: https://www.jbktradelaw.com/douglas-n-jacobson
Questions? Contact us at podcasts@milchev.com.
EMBARGOED! is not intended and cannot be relied on as legal advice; the content only reflects the thoughts and opinions of its hosts.
EMBARGOED! is intelligent talk about sanctions, export controls, and all things international trade for trade nerds and normal human beings alike. Each episode will feature deep thoughts and hot takes about the latest headline-grabbing developments in this area of the law, as well as some below-the-radar items to keep an eye on. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts for new bi-weekly episodes so you don't miss out!
![China Redux: What Could Be Lurking in the Supply Chain? | EMBARGOED! Episode 56](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7253287/Podcast_Logo-final_Embargoed_300x300.png)
Monday Nov 21, 2022
Monday Nov 21, 2022
In this episode, Tim is joined by Kate Yin (Fangda Partners) and Miller & Chevalier's Richard Mojica and Virginia Newman to discuss due diligence and other issues arising from the newly implemented Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. The group walks through the basics of the UFLPA, the challenges it creates for U.S. importers, the industries it targets for enforcement, and the rebuttable presumption for items traced to Xinjiang province. The group then turns to identify concrete steps companies are taking to comply with the UFLPA, including how companies are conducting necessary due diligence while at the same time navigating challenges posed by Chinese Anti-Foreign Sanctions law.
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Thanks to our guests for joining us:
Kate Yin: https://www.fangdalaw.com/people/kate-yin/
Richard Mojica: https://www.millerchevalier.com/professional/richard-mojica
Virginia Newman: https://www.millerchevalier.com/professional/virginia-s-newman
Questions? Contact us at podcasts@milchev.com.
EMBARGOED! is not intended and cannot be relied on as legal advice; the content only reflects the thoughts and opinions of its hosts.
EMBARGOED! is intelligent talk about sanctions, export controls, and all things international trade for trade nerds and normal human beings alike. Each episode will feature deep thoughts and hot takes about the latest headline-grabbing developments in this area of the law, as well as some below-the-radar items to keep an eye on. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts for new bi-weekly episodes so you don't miss out!
![New Export Controls Related to China and Big Changes to the EAR | EMBARGOED! Episode 55](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7253287/Podcast_Logo-final_Embargoed_300x300.png)
Monday Nov 07, 2022
Monday Nov 07, 2022
This week, Tim is joined by Doug Jacobson from Jacobson Burton Kelley PLLC to discuss new export controls related to China that were put out on October 13, 2022. They'll cover:
- Unverified List and Entity List changes
- New export controls for certain advanced computing integrated circuits, supercomputer end uses, and Entity List modifications
- New controls for certain semiconductor manufacturing items and integrated circuits end uses
- Big changes to the EAR
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Thanks to our guest, Doug Jacobson, for joining us: https://www.jbktradelaw.com/douglas-n-jacobson
Questions? Contact us at podcasts@milchev.com.
EMBARGOED! is not intended and cannot be relied on as legal advice; the content only reflects the thoughts and opinions of its hosts.
EMBARGOED! is intelligent talk about sanctions, export controls, and all things international trade for trade nerds and normal human beings alike. Each episode will feature deep thoughts and hot takes about the latest headline-grabbing developments in this area of the law, as well as some below-the-radar items to keep an eye on. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts for new bi-weekly episodes so you don't miss out!
![Emergency Pod: Sanctions Building in Nicaragua | EMBARGOED! Episode 54](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7253287/Podcast_Logo-final_Embargoed_300x300.png)
Friday Oct 28, 2022
Emergency Pod: Sanctions Building in Nicaragua | EMBARGOED! Episode 54
Friday Oct 28, 2022
Friday Oct 28, 2022
On October 24, 2022, President Biden issued an executive order that created infrastructure that could lead to a significant increase in Nicaragua sanctions. In this emergency podcast, Tim is joined by fellow Miller & Chevalier Member Alejandra Montenegro Almonte and Senior Associate Manuel Levitt to discuss the specifics of the new sanctions order, and talk about what that could mean for Nicaragua and the region.
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Questions? Contact us at podcasts@milchev.com.
EMBARGOED! is not intended and cannot be relied on as legal advice; the content only reflects the thoughts and opinions of its hosts.
EMBARGOED! is intelligent talk about sanctions, export controls, and all things international trade for trade nerds and normal human beings alike. Each episode will feature deep thoughts and hot takes about the latest headline-grabbing developments in this area of the law, as well as some below-the-radar items to keep an eye on. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts for new bi-weekly episodes so you don't miss out!
![EU and Dutch Sanctions Enforcement | EMBARGOED! Episode 53](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/7253287/Podcast_Logo-final_Embargoed_300x300.png)
Friday Oct 21, 2022
EU and Dutch Sanctions Enforcement | EMBARGOED! Episode 53
Friday Oct 21, 2022
Friday Oct 21, 2022
Tim is joined by Van Doorne's Neyah van der Aa for an in-depth discussion of current EU and Dutch sanctions enforcement. They'll touch on the new EU facilitation provision and the new EU limitation on legal services to Russia. In the lightning round, we're back to crypto with Bittrex.
Roadmap:
- EU sanctions enforcement
- Dutch sanctions enforcement
- New EU facilitation provision
- What does it mean
- Challenges
- Blocking statute
- New EU Limitation on legal services to Russia
- Governing law out of EU will that work for divestment?
- Lighting Round: Bittrex
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Thanks to our guest, Neyah van der Aa, for joining us: https://www.vandoorne.com/en/specialists/neyah-van-der-aa/
Questions? Contact us at podcasts@milchev.com.
EMBARGOED! is not intended and cannot be relied on as legal advice; the content only reflects the thoughts and opinions of its hosts.
EMBARGOED! is intelligent talk about sanctions, export controls, and all things international trade for trade nerds and normal human beings alike. Each episode will feature deep thoughts and hot takes about the latest headline-grabbing developments in this area of the law, as well as some below-the-radar items to keep an eye on. Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts for new bi-weekly episodes so you don't miss out!