On July 8, 2024, the Office of Investment Security (Department of the Treasury) published a proposed rule to expand CFIUS’s current restrictions on foreign investment in U.S. real estate to cover many additional government...more
As previously reported by Home Textiles Today, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced a “record civil penalty” of $3.175 million against a retailer who failed to tell the truth about whether the products it sells...more
5/7/2024
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Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Compliance ,
Country of Origin ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Enforcement Actions ,
False Advertising ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Internal Controls ,
Made in the USA ,
Manufacturers ,
Marketing ,
Williams-Sonoma
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) continues to send a strong and clear message to the exporting community – it wants businesses and universities to voluntarily disclose any significant...more
5/5/2023
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Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exporters ,
Exports ,
National Security ,
Policy Memorandums ,
Self-Reporting ,
Statutory Violations ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Voluntary Disclosure
Key Highlights -
..Review the UFLPA Strategy and CBP Operational Guidance for Importers;
..Conduct supply chain due diligence and instate reliable measures to prevent the use of forced labor;
..and Maintain recommended...more
8/11/2022
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Compliance ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Entity List ,
Forced Labor ,
Human Rights ,
Importers ,
Imports ,
New Guidance ,
Popular ,
Supply Chain ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
The Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) was signed into law by President Biden on December 23, 2021. The UFLPA creates a rebuttable presumption that “any goods, wares, articles, and merchandise mined, produced, or...more
5/11/2022
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China ,
Compliance ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Forced Labor ,
Imports ,
Public Comment ,
Public Hearing ,
Supply Chain ,
US Trade Policies ,
Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)
In response to the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the U.S., U.K., and EU have implemented sweeping coordinated economic sanctions and export control restrictions targeting key industries, entities,...more
3/8/2022
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Asset Freeze ,
Belarus ,
Belarus Sanctions ,
Biden Administration ,
Blocked Entities ,
Blocked Person ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Compliance ,
ECCNs ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Entity List ,
EU ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Relations ,
General Licenses ,
Military End Use ,
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
Sovereign Debt ,
Ukraine
Starting a business in the United States can open doors for massive opportunity and success. Along the way, however, businesses will encounter a number of legal and regulatory hurdles.
This “Guide to Starting Business in...more
Global supply chains have been greatly disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, sending companies scrambling to find both new sources of supplies and new customers for their products. But even as businesses struggle to find their...more
7/16/2020
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Due Diligence ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Exports ,
Humanitarian Assistance ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Manufacturers ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
SDN List ,
Supply Chain
I recently moderated a panel of legal experts on complying with multijurisdictional export and trade controls who provided an overview of the domestic and international regulatory environment to an audience of corporate...more
On August 19, 2019, the Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) announced that it has added 46 additional Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (However, although these restrictions make it harder for U.S....more
8/29/2019
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Entity List ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Foreign Policy ,
General Licenses ,
Huawei ,
Manufacturers ,
National Security ,
Prohibited Transactions ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector ,
Telecommunications ,
U.S. Commerce Department
The first half of 2018 has seen the United States place sweeping import tariffs on steel and aluminum products, and on thousands of Chinese products. In response, China, the European Union, Canada and other countries have...more
8/8/2018
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China ,
Competition ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
Manufacturers ,
Public Comment ,
Section 232 ,
Section 301 ,
Steel Industry ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR
UK Prime Minister Theresa May has secured the coveted first meeting between President Trump and a foreign head of government. Among the goals of each leader in this meeting will be setting a course for a future UK-US trade...more
Implementation Day under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action signed by the P5+1 (United States, United Kingdom, France, Russia, China and Germany), the European Union, and Iran (“JCPOA”) came on January 16, 2016 and...more
Companies providing products or services as subcontractors to prime federal contractors often struggle with how best to ensure prompt and full payments from primes. Prime contractors, particularly small business concerns,...more