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
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Compliance ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Final Rules ,
Licenses ,
Microchip Technology ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector
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
/ Arms Export Control Act ,
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
U.S. companies that found their assets caught up in Russia at the start of the Russia/Ukraine conflict may find relief on paper from U.S. courts. But it remains to be seen whether they can recover in practice....more
Through Council Regulation (EU) 2022/328 of February 25, 2022, the European Union introduced new sanctions relating to, among other things, Russian aggression in Ukraine...more
This presentation will provide an overview of U.S. sanctions principles and developments, with a focus on the Biden Administration’s sanctions imposed on Russia as a result of its invasion of Ukraine....more
5/25/2022
/ Biden Administration ,
Blocking Sanctions ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Foreign Investment ,
Licenses ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
SSI List ,
Ukraine ,
Webinars
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
/ Biotechnology ,
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
On May 19, 2021, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) announced that it is removing export restrictions on four categories of personal protective equipment (“PPE”) and other items used to address the effects of...more
Members of V&E’s National Security & International Trade practice discuss recent trade and investment developments and what to expect in the new Administration....more
1/7/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
CFIUS ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Foreign Investment ,
National Security ,
Trade Policy ,
Trade Relations ,
Webinars
On August 6, 2020, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (“FEMA”) issued a temporary final rule modifying the list of Personal Protective Equipment (“PPE”) subject to FEMA’s export restrictions and extending the...more