Janet Kim

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Janet Kim is a partner in Baker McKenzie's Washington, DC office. Ms. Kim advises clients — including US and foreign companies —on outbound compliance issues arising from the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, as well as in criminal and regulatory proceedings, internal investigations and compliance reviews relating to these areas of law. She also advises on the application of these laws in cross-border transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures and joint venture arrangements. Additionally, Ms. Kim helps develop and implement workable, risk-based compliance programs for companies in a wide range of industries.

In Cuba

U.S. Government Removes Cuba From State Sponsors of Terrorism List

June 4, 2015 by Hanna Zarkar, Alexandre Lamy and Janet Kim 2 Mins Read

On May 29, 2015, the U.S. Government announced Cuba’s removal from the list of State Sponsors of Terrorism (the “SST List”), five months after President Obama instructed Secretary of State John Kerry to reevaluate Cuba’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism. We reported on the U.S. Government’s process of…

In North America

U.S. Government introduces cyber sanctions

April 3, 2015 by Janet Kim and Lise Test 4 Mins Read

On April 1, 2015, President Obama issued an Executive Order (the “Cyber EO”) authorizing the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) to designate as Specially Designated Nationals (“SDNs”) certain persons that have engaged in “significant malicious cyber-enabled activities.” No party has yet been designated under the Cyber EO. OFAC…

In North America

U.S. Government Imposes Comprehensive Sanctions against Crimea

December 20, 2014 by Janet Kim 2 Mins Read

Effective 19 December 2014, President Obama issued an Executive Order that (i) imposes comprehensive sanctions on the Crimea region of Ukraine (“Crimea”), which has been occupied by Russia since March 2014, and (ii) provides the authority for blocking certain persons in connection with the situation in Crimea. OFAC’s announcement is available here. The…