The Justice Insiders Podcast - The Ever-Expanding Net: Corporate Compliance in an Era of Increasing Trade Sanctions and Restrictions
A Third Party's Perspective on Third Party Risk
AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business Podcast - Episode 18: Navigating U.S. Sanctions and Their Implications for Non-U.S. Individuals and Entities
Episode 328 -- Sanctions Enforcement Risks and Redlines
4 Key Takeaways | Solar Industry & Chinese Tariff Update
Hidden Traffic Podcast: Trade Law and Human Rights with Dean Pinkert
Compliance into the Weeds: Sustainability and Managing 3rd Party Risk
Hot Topics in International Trade. BLG VP Marketing Bob Brewer sits down with Robert Stein, VP Braumiller Consulting Group and discusses the recent bridge collapse via the Dali at the Francis Scott Key
The ESG Report: EV Battery Regulation and Compliance in The US & EU-Part 1, Foreign Entities of Concern
Perfecting High-Performance Battery Chemistry With John Kem, American Battery Factory — Battery + Storage Podcast
Hot Topics in International Trade-The Mod Act
Episode 309 -- Alex Cotoia on Compliance with the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act
10 Key Trade Developments: China
Hot Topics in International Trade
Video: Making Trade Inclusive for All Americans: A Conversation with AAEI's Eugene Laney Jr., Ph.D.
Hot Topics in International Trade- A Year in Review (Quickly) with Braumiller Law Group Attorney Brandon French
Hot Topics in International Trade A Year in Review (Quickly)
Domesticating the Battery Supply Chain With ENTEK and KORE Power — Battery + Storage Podcast
What to Do if Your Suppliers Are in Distress - Is It Time to Find a New Supplier?
The Fiscal Year 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (“FY2024 NDAA”) continues the national security imperative to enhance the country’s scientific and technological developments and to adopt emerging technologies and...more
Effective August 25, 2022, the U.S. Department of Defense (“DoD”) has issued two new changes to the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (“DFARS”) reinforcing national defense priorities that limit DoD contracts...more
Anyone who has been closely following the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) program knows the effort has experienced a fair number of complications and delays...more
On January 1, 2021, the Conflict Minerals Regulation (EU Regulation 2017/821) came into full force across the EU. This new law aims to ensure that importers of certain materials originating from conflict-affected and...more
Under Dodd-Frank, the GAO is required to assess annually the effectiveness of the SEC’s conflict minerals rules in promoting peace and security and to report on the rate of sexual violence in the DRC and adjoining countries....more
We have been talking about conflict minerals for years. And, so have our manufacturing clients. As covered previously in this blog, the conflict minerals laws and regulations are some of the most well known, but least...more
An early look at the reaction from allies Canada, Mexico, and the EU to this week’s announcement from the White House that it was moving forward with steel and aluminum tariffs against these US trading partners....more
The GAO has issued a new report on conflict minerals focused in this instance on the supply chain for artisanal and small-scale mined (ASM) gold in the DRC region. The report also addressed efforts to encourage responsible...more
The GAO has recently issued its third annual report on conflict minerals. The GAO is required by Dodd-Frank to report annually on the effectiveness of the SEC’s conflict minerals rule in promoting peace and security in the...more
GAO released an analysis of a generalizable sample of conflict minerals disclosures filed with SEC in 2015. The analysis found that an estimated 49 percent of companies in 2015 reported having determined whether the conflict...more
The election of President Trump contained some positive signs for Private Equity (PE) fund managers. These included potential lower corporate taxes, a ten-percent tax holiday for funds parked overseas, large infrastructure...more
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC or Commission) Division of Corporate Finance issued a new statement adding some uncertainty to company obligations and enforcement exposure under the SEC conflict minerals rule...more
Effective immediately, the SEC staff has relaxed conflict minerals reporting requirements by public companies. The change was triggered by the entry of a final judgment in the conflict minerals case. ...more
On April 3, 2017, the Council of the European Union approved a new regulation intended to prevent the trade in conflict minerals, which followed the approval of the European Parliament on March 16, 2017. This puts an end to...more
Bloomberg BNA is reporting that the State Department has launched a new review of “how best to support responsible sourcing of conflict minerals,” which will continue through April 28. Although it’s not known whether the SEC...more
In the wake of the US elections in November 2016, two of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) disclosure rules for public reporting companies — the conflict minerals rule and government payments reporting for...more
On January 31, the Acting Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), Michael Piwowar, issued an call for comments with regard to the conflict minerals rule. The rule was originally adopted by the SEC in...more
Observers widely believe President-Elect Trump will attempt to dismantle much of the Dodd-Frank Act. While to many it is an interesting idea, it may not have the consequences many believe. Take, for instance, the...more
The GAO has issued its annual conflict minerals report to Congress, entitled “Companies Face Continuing Challenges in Determining Whether Their Conflict Minerals Benefit Armed Groups.” The GAO is required to report annually...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Companies are experiencing difficulties in complying with their disclosure responsibilities under the SEC’s conflict mineral requirements. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently released a...more
Just in time for those Forms SD and conflict minerals reports, due May 31, the OECD has posted a new edition of the OECD Due Diligence Guidance for Responsible Supply Chains of Minerals from Conflict-Affected and High-Risk...more
The SEC filed its first action against a municipal adviser for breach of fiduciary duty based on a provision amended by Dodd-Frank. The agency also continued to file insider trading actions in an administrative forum....more
Companies face a range of new requirements and expectations calling for enhanced transparency regarding human rights-related risks in connection with their operations. Responsible compliance with both mandatory requirements...more
GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS - Federal Acquisition Regulation: Simplified Acquisition Threshold for Overseas Acquisitions - The Department of Defense, General Services Administration, and NASA have issued a proposed rule to...more