How the OFAC Stole Christmas

Reprinted with permission from Clif Burns of the Export Law Blog.

A spokesman for the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) told Export Law Blog this morning that discussions between OFAC and the North Pole over Santa Claus’s Christmas Eve itinerary had once again broken down and were not expected to be resumed before Santa’s scheduled departure on December 24 at 10 pm EST.

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Business with Cuba - What's Legal and What's Not?

By now, you've likely seen the many news stories about the BIG announcement made today by our President. The news release starts by stating... "Today, the United States is taking historic steps to chart a new course in our relations with Cuba and to further engage and empower the Cuban people." Whatever your personal and/or political beliefs are, this is big news and potentially big opportunity for those who heed it. The legality of importing Cuban cigars is one of the many changes discussed below. Read on for the full details.