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Asset Recovery in 2026: Key Legal Tools, Cross-Border Enforcement Risks, and What Changes for Claimants Asset recovery is the legal process of locating, freezing, and reclaiming property or funds that have been stolen, hidden, or unlawfully transferred through fraud, corruption, bankruptcy, or criminal activity, using investigative tools, court orders, and cross-border enforcement mechanisms (INTERPOL Global […]

A Rotterdam logistics company processed a routine shipment to Dubai in January 2026. Three months later—after the goods had arrived and been paid for—OFAC’s enforcement division issued a pre-penalty notice. The Dubai entity had been added to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List three days before the transaction cleared. The company faced a proposed civil […]