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American Conference Institute (ACI)

FCPA, Export Controls, and Sanctions Enforcement: Adjusting Compliance Strategies for the New Normal

As the interplay between export controls, trade sanctions, and anticorruption enforcement continues to intensify, multinational companies must remain vigilant in ensuring that their compliance programs address the many...more

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Court Grants Motion To Dismiss In Antitrust Case Alleging Boycott Conspiracy Of Crop Protection Products

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On September 13, 2024, in a multidistrict litigation, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri granted defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiffs’ class action claim of a conspiracy to artificially...more

Locke Lord LLP

U.S. Anti-Boycott Pitfalls

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In a recent enforcement action, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) imposed a civil penalty on a U.S. company for violations of the antiboycott provisions under Part 760 of the Export...more

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Social Links: August 2024

Social media giant TikTok has been sued by the United States for allegedly collecting data on children under thirteen illegally. The suit claims the app, which is owned by China-based parent company ByteDance, allowed...more

Lathrop GPM

Illinois Federal Court Denies Alcohol Distributors’ Motion to Dismiss Online Competitor’s Complaint for Alleged Violations of...

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An Illinois federal court recently denied a motion by Southern Glazer Wine and Spirits, LLC and Republic National Distributing Company, LLC (RNDC) to dismiss various claims for violations of state and federal antitrust and...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Commerce Updates Boycott Requester List

On June 27, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry & Security (BIS) announced its first update to the boycott requester list. The list contains entities that have been reported by a U.S. person as having...more

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The Future of Criminal Cartwright Act Prosecutions

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California Assistant Attorney General (AAG) Paula Blizzard recently announced that the California Attorney General’s Office (AGO) intends to “reinvigorat[e] criminal prosecutions” under California’s Cartwright Act, Cal. Bus....more

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BIS Announces Settlement of Antiboycott Violations with Airbus Space and Defense Subsidiary

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On June 3, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) announced the resolution of an administrative enforcement action brought against Airbus DS Government Solutions (“Airbus DSGS”)—a...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Key Trade Considerations amid Middle East Unrest - Update

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This alert has been updated to address the May 2024 announcement by Turkey of its suspension of exports and imports with Israel and the impact for United States antiboycott compliance. ...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The ESG Battle Continues: State Enforcement Ramps Up

Over the past two years, we’ve been covering the state legislatures and executive officials taking aim at environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing and ramping up the pressure on companies that incorporate ESG...more

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U.S. Commerce Department issues antiboycott compliance advisory on Turkey

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On May 15, 2024, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security issued an antiboycott compliance advisory regarding the Turkish government’s announcement that it will suspend all imports and exports to and...more

Mintz

Oklahoma Judge Temporarily Blocks Law Penalizing Companies Engaged in Fossil Fuel Boycott

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Earlier this week, a state court judge in Oklahoma issued a temporary restraining order that blocks--for now--enforcement of an Oklahoma law that deprives companies deemed to boycott the fossil fuel industry of the ability to...more

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Oklahoma Treasurer Bans Additional Bank From State Business Due to ESG Policy

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The Oklahoma State Treasurer added yet another bank to its blacklist of companies that are barred from doing business with the State of Oklahoma due to a “boycott [of] the oil-and-gas industry.” According to a 2022 law,...more

BakerHostetler

Key Export Control Developments During the First Quarter of 2024

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The first quarter of 2024 saw numerous developments on the export control front. This report summarizes the key developments and provides links to the relevant Federal Register notices and/or agency announcements....more

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Department of Commerce Launches ‎Public List to Aid Compliance With Antiboycott Regulations

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The Office of Antiboycott Compliance (“OAC”) within the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) is charged with administering and enforcing the Anti-Boycott Act of 2018, Part II of the Export...more

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U.S. Department of Commerce issues new resource to facilitate antiboycott compliance

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On 28 March, the U.S. Commerce Department, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a list of entities that have been identified as having made a boycott-related request in order to help U.S. companies, including...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

This Week’s Climate Policy Update - March 2024

Good morning! This is Akin’s newsletter on climate change policy and regulatory developments, providing information on major climate policy headlines from the past two weeks and forthcoming climate-related events and...more

Locke Lord LLP

BIS Penalizes U.S. Corporation for Anti-‎Boycott Violations

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On January 29, 2024, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) imposed a civil penalty of $153,175 against a global rail technology manufacturer headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (the...more

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Oklahoma Encounters Practical Difficulties in Implementing anti-ESG Policies

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Last year, the State of Oklahoma enacted a law that “requires the state to stop doing business with financial companies that ‘boycott’ the oil-and-gas industry.”  However, as reported by the Wall Street Journal, “officials...more

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Eleventh Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Boycott Conspiracy Claim Against Heavy Equipment Dealers

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The Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals has recently affirmed a summary judgment order dismissing all claims by an importer of new Chinese construction equipment alleging a conspiracy to boycott and tortious interference with...more

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BIS Ramps Up Antiboycott Enforcement Efforts

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On November 3, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) announced that a settlement had been reached with Forta —a domestic synthetic fiber manufacturer—for its conduct in agreeing to a...more

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Antitrust Issues in Renewable Energy - November 2023

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Participants in the renewable energy industry should be aware of antitrust and competition rules because renewable energy is no longer a nascent field. Europe generated almost 40% of its electricity from renewable sources in...more

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A Mintz ESG Primer: The Current State of Environmental, Social, and Governance Matters in American Corporations

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The Mintz Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Working Group developed this ESG primer to provide an overview of the current state of affairs in the United States with respect to the ESG issues that businesses...more

Cozen O'Connor

The State AG Report – 10.26.2023

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Here are curated AG and federal regulatory news stories highlighting key areas in which state and federal regulators’ decisions are having an impact across the US: • Bipartisan AGs Step Up to the Plate to Challenge Baseball...more

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Texas AG Warns Governmental Entities Not to Contract with Prohibited Companies

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Texas AG Ken Paxton issued an advisory letter regarding state laws prohibiting governmental entities from contracting with businesses that boycott energy companies, discriminate against firearm entities or associations, or...more

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