Chris Chamberlain on Executive Orders

President Biden Issues Executive Order to Overhaul Cyber and Software Supply Chain Security and Expand Incident Reporting for...

Key Points - On Wednesday, May 12, 2021, President Biden issued EO 14,028, “Improving the Nation’s Cybersecurity.” The EO sets out an ambitious schedule of reviews and rulemakings that portend significant changes in the...more

5/24/2021 / Biden Administration , Cybersecurity , Executive Orders , National Security , NIST , Rulemaking Process , Supply Chain

New Designations of Chinese Entities Impose Varying Restrictions

The U.S. government has recently imposed controls pertaining to “Communist Chinese Military Companies” (CCMCs or “1237 entities”); Chinese “Military End Users” (MEUs); and Chinese “Military-Intelligence End Users” (MIEUs)....more

1/21/2021 / Blocked Person , China , Executive Orders , Export Administration Regulations (EAR) , Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) , Export Controls , Military End Use , Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) , Publicly-Traded Companies , SDN List

Red Notice Newsletter - January 2020

IN THIS ISSUE • Anticorruption Developments • Export Control Sanctions and Customs Enforcement • Export Control and Sanctions Developments • Global Investigations Resources • Writing and Speaking...more

2/26/2020 / Anti-Corruption , Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) , CFIUS , Civil Monetary Penalty , Criminal Conspiracy , Criminal Convictions , Customs and Border Protection , Department of Homeland Security (DHS) , Department of Justice (DOJ) , Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) , Due Process , Economic Sanctions , Enforcement Actions , Executive Orders , Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) , Export Controls , Exports , Fifth Amendment , Forced Labor , Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) , Foreign Nationals , Guilty Pleas , Imports , Indictments , ITAR , Money Laundering , Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) , Red Notices , Sanction Violations , Sanctions , SDN List , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) , Smuggling , Trump Administration , U.S. Treasury , Whistleblowers

Commerce Issues Proposed Rule Implementing “Supply Chain Executive Order”

Key Points - On November 26, 2019, the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) issued a proposed rule to implement Executive Order 13873 of May 15, 2019, on “Securing the Information and Communications Technology and...more

12/4/2019 / CFIUS , Executive Orders , Foreign Acquisitions , Foreign Adversaries , Foreign Investment , Information and Communication Technology (ICT) , International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) , National Security , Proposed Regulation , Proposed Rules , Public Comment , Supply Chain , Trump Administration , U.S. Commerce Department

Red Notice Newsletter - August 2019

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - Telecommunications Company Fined $12 Million for FCPA Violations - On August 29, 2019, The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) instituted ceaseand-desist proceedings against...more

9/9/2019 / Anti-Corruption , Appeals , Bribery , Criminal Conspiracy , Criminal Prosecution , Department of Defense (DOD) , Department of Justice (DOJ) , Economic Sanctions , Enforcement Actions , Entity List , Executive Orders , Export Controls , Exports , False Statements , Fines , Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) , Foreign Narcotics Kingpin Designation Act , General Licenses , Guilty Pleas , Huawei , Indictments , Internal Investigations , International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) , ITSR , Manufacturers , Medical Devices , Money Laundering , New Guidance , Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) , Plea Agreements , Settlement , SFO , Smuggling , Suspensions & Debarments , Tariffs , Tax Evasion , Technology Sector , Telecommunications , Trump Administration , World Bank

President Trump Declares National Emergency to Secure the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain

• On May 15, 2019, President Trump issued a long-awaited E.O. designed to curtail the use of telecommunications items and services from certain countries and persons in U.S. networks. The E.O. does not impose immediate...more

5/16/2019 / CFIUS , China , Executive Orders , Export Administration Regulations (EAR) , Export Controls , Foreign Policy , Infrastructure , International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) , Jurisdiction , National Security , New Regulations , Telecommunications , Trade Relations , Trump Administration

Red Notice Newsletter - September 2018

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - Petrobras Settles with U.S. Authorities Over Alleged FCPA Violations - On September 27, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...more

10/2/2018 / Anti-Corruption , Arms Export Control Act , Books & Records , Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) , CAATSA , CEOs , Civil Monetary Penalty , Comment Period , Consent Order , Corporate Fines , Country of Origin , Criminal Conspiracy , Criminal Prosecution , Customs , Defense Contracts , Department of Defense (DOD) , Department of Justice (DOJ) , Economic Sanctions , Emerging Growth Companies , Energy Sector , Enforcement Actions , Executive Orders , Export Administration Regulations (EAR) , Export Control Reform (ECR) , Export Controls , Exports , Federal Trade Commission (FTC) , Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) , Foreign Interference in US Elections , General Licenses , Guilty Pleas , Indictments , Investigations , ITSR , List of Specified Persons (LSP) , Manufacturers , Mining , Money Laundering , National Security , NDAA , Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) , Oil & Gas , Pharmaceutical Industry , Public Comment , Real Estate Brokers , Recordkeeping Requirements , Remand , Reporting Requirements , Retailers , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) , Settlement Agreements , SFO , Testimony , Trump Administration , Voluntary Disclosure , Whistleblower Awards , Whistleblowers , Wire Fraud

Red Notice Newsletter - August 2018

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - $34 Million SEC Settlement for Legg Mason - On August 27, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Legg Mason Inc. will pay more than $34 million to settle an...more

9/6/2018 / 3-D Technology , Anti-Corruption , Appeals , Berry Amendment , Bribery , Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) , CFIUS , Civil Monetary Penalty , Corruption , Criminal Conspiracy , Criminal Penalties , Criminal Prosecution , Critical Infrastructure Sectors , Customs and Border Protection , Declination , Department of Defense (DOD) , Department of Justice (DOJ) , Economic Sanctions , Embezzlement , Enforcement Actions , Entity List , Executive Orders , Export Administration Regulations (EAR) , Export Controls , Exports , Filing Requirements , FIRRMA , Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) , Foreign Investment , Foreign Policy , Former Employee , General Licenses , Guilty Pleas , Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) , Imports , Insurance Contracts , Internal Investigations , Iran Sanctions , Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) , Jurisdiction , Licensing Rules , Money Laundering , National Security , NDAA , New Legislation , Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) , Personal Data , Preliminary Injunctions , Probationary Period , Racketeering , Sanction Violations , Sanctions , Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) , Settlement Agreements , SFO , Suspensions & Debarments , The Wassenaar Arrangement , Trade Agreements Act , Trump Administration , Wire Fraud , World Bank