Navigating the New Sanctions Landscape, Key Insights from 2025
Partner Rachel Alpert was featured in the year-end Kharon Brief project, a year-end initiative where Kharon reached out to leaders across policy, law and private industry to assess what storyline or moment defined 2025 in their domain and what is the most pressing issue to address for 2026, where she shared her perspective on the evolution of US sanctions policy.
Rachel shares that 2025 saw unprecedented expansion in US terrorism-related designations, from drug cartels to Haitian gangs, to Venezuelan leadership, signaling a new era of increasingly novel sanctions applications that demand continuous compliance framework adaptation.
Rachel serves as Co-Chair of our National Security and Crisis Practice and Human Rights and Global Strategy Practice, where she guides multinational companies and institutions through the complex landscape of US sanctions, export controls, and national security regulations. Drawing on her experience as Chief Counsel at the US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), Rachel helps clients understand not only what the law requires, but how policy is shaped and implemented across government.
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Partner Rachel Alpert was featured in the year-end Kharon Brief project, a year-end initiative where Kharon reached out to leaders across policy, law and private industry to assess what storyline or moment defined 2025 in their domain and what is the most pressing issue to address for 2026, where she shared her perspective on the evolution of US sanctions policy.
Rachel shares that 2025 saw unprecedented expansion in US terrorism-related designations, from drug cartels to Haitian gangs, to Venezuelan leadership, signaling a new era of increasingly novel sanctions applications that demand continuous compliance framework adaptation.
Rachel serves as Co-Chair of our National Security and Crisis Practice and Human Rights and Global Strategy Practice, where she guides multinational companies and institutions through the complex landscape of US sanctions, export controls, and national security regulations. Drawing on her experience as Chief Counsel at the US Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), Rachel helps clients understand not only what the law requires, but how policy is shaped and implemented across government.
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© 2026 Jenner & Block LLP. Attorney Advertising. Jenner & Block LLP is an Illinois Limited Liability Partnership including professional corporations. This publication, presentation, or event is not intended to provide legal advice but to provide information on legal matters and/or firm news of interest to our clients and colleagues. Readers or attendees should seek specific legal advice before taking any action with respect to matters mentioned in this publication or at this event. The attorney responsible for this communication is Brent E. Kidwell, Jenner & Block LLP, 353 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654-3456. Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Jenner & Block London LLP, an affiliate of Jenner & Block LLP, is a limited liability partnership established under the laws of the State of Delaware, USA and is authorised and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority with SRA number 615729. Information regarding the data we collect and the rights you have over your data can be found in our Privacy Notice. For further inquiries, please contact dataprotection@jenner.com.
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