The US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) added a new License Exception for Medical Devices (License Exception MED), effective April 29, 2024, authorizing exports, reexports and transfers of...more
On April 24, 2024, President Joe Biden signed into law HR 815, which primarily provides supplemental emergency appropriations relating to ongoing conflicts in Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. Although principally focused on an...more
2023’s much-discussed downturn in mergers & acquisitions – with global M&A volume and value down 6% and 17%, respectively, from 2022 – was largely driven by the slowdown in the tech sector, with global tech M&A volumes down...more
The deadline for submitting reports regarding certain exports of encryption items under the US Export Administration Regulations (EAR) is February 1, 2023. Two types of reports are subject to the deadline...more
August 1, 2022 is the deadline for submitting semiannual reports for certain encryption items exported or re-exported between January 1 and June 30, 2022, pursuant to paragraphs (b)(2) and (b)(3)(iii) of License Exception ENC...more
In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the United States, with support from its allies including the United Kingdom and the European Union, has imposed a complex mix of financial sanctions and export...more
On February 8, 2022, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) added 33 Chinese entities to the agency’s Unverified List (UVL). The UVL does not fully prohibit transactions with the designated...more
The deadline for submitting reports regarding certain exports of encryption items under the US Export Administration Regulations (EAR) is February 1, 2022. Two types of reports are subject to the deadline...more
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) recently issued Sanctions Compliance Guidance for the Virtual Currency Industry. The guidance published on October 15, 2021, outlines OFAC’s...more
February 1, 2021, is the deadline for submitting reports regarding certain exports of encryption items under the US Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Two types of reports are subject to the deadline:
1. Annual...more
The US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security has issued a Final Rule adding 77 companies to the Entity List, a restricted party list that identifies foreign persons that engage in activities contrary to US...more
On September 15, 2020, the US Department of the Treasury issued a Final Rule comprising the latest regulation in an ongoing effort to reform the way the United States reviews and confronts the national security implications...more
August 1, 2020, is the deadline for submitting semi-annual reports for certain encryption items exported or re-exported between January 1 and June 30, 2020, pursuant to paragraphs (b)(2) and (b)(3)(iii) of License Exception...more
The US Department of the Treasury has issued two final regulations implementing the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 ("FIRRMA"). The final regulations broadly expand the jurisdiction of the Committee...more
The new year brings with it the reporting deadlines for exports of encryption items under the US Export Administration Regulations. February 1, 2020, is the deadline for submitting annual self-classification reports for...more
On August 21, the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an extension to the Huawei temporary general license from May, extending it through November 18 and adding 46 non-US affiliates of Huawei...more
August 1, 2019, is the deadline for submitting semi-annual reports for certain ENC Restricted encryption items exported or re-exported between January 1 and June 30, 2019, pursuant to paragraphs (b)(2) and (b)(3)(iii) of...more
The new year brings with it the reporting deadlines for exports of encryption items under the US Export Administration Regulations. February 1, 2019, is the deadline for submitting annual self-classification reports for...more
The US government is poised to announce restrictions on Chinese participation in designated US technology sectors. The restrictions, which the Trump Administration is expected to release on June 29, 2018, are reported to...more
The new year brings with it the reporting deadlines for exports of encryption items under the US Export Administration Regulations. February 1, 2018, is the deadline for submitting annual self-classification reports for...more
August 1, 2017, is the deadline for submitting semi-annual reports for certain ENC Restricted encryption items exported or re-exported between January 1 and June 30, 2017, pursuant to paragraphs (b)(2) and (b)(3)(iii) of...more
The new year brings with it the reporting deadlines for exports of encryption items under the US Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). February 1, 2017 is the deadline for submitting annual self-classification reports...more
According to recent news reports, the US Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS") issued a subpoena in April to Huawei Technologies Co. ("Huawei"), one of the world's largest telecommunications equipment...more
Today, March 24, 2016, the US Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS") issued a final rule revising the Export Administration Regulations ("EAR") and creating a temporary general license lifting certain...more