On January 13, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued its Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion, an Interim Final Rule revising the Export Administration Regulations...more
1/24/2025
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Compliance ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Final Rules ,
Licenses ,
Microchip Technology ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector
Following months of delays and intense debate in Congress, President Biden signed H.R. 815 into law on April 24, 2024, which made headlines for funding $95 billion in military aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, along with...more
5/6/2024
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CFIUS ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Foreign Aid ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Israel ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Sanction Violations ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Taiwan ,
TikTok ,
UK ,
Ukraine
As many of you are aware, with some minor exceptions, the United States bifurcates export controls responsibility between the Department of State, which administers the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (the “ITAR”),...more
1/24/2024
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Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) ,
DTCC ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
FBI ,
ITAR ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Voluntary Disclosure
Since February 24, 2022, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to unimaginable human suffering, a growing refugee crisis and a rising death toll. The invasion sparked a global response as governments moved to sanction the...more
3/30/2022
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Aviation Industry ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Exports ,
Financial Markets ,
Insurance Industry ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
Ukraine
On October 5, 2021, the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued a final rule formally expanding its controls over the export of biotechnology software. ...more
11/11/2021
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Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
CFIUS ,
Commerce Control List ,
ECCNs ,
Emerging Technology Companies ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Filing Requirements ,
Final Rules ,
Foreign Investment ,
Medical Software ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements