On January 13, 2025, the Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced new rules restricting the export of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips and certain closed AI model weights in an...more
2/3/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
China ,
Compliance ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Direct Product Rule ,
International Trade ,
Licensing Rules ,
National Security ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Commerce Department
In addition to a myriad of issues to consider during M&A transactions, parties should conduct due diligence related to US trade regulations and the often-related foreign investment regulations that arise in the context of an...more
12/20/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Compliance ,
Court of International Trade ,
Due Diligence ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Investment ,
Imports ,
Mergers ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
U.S. Customs ,
US Trade Policies
In a move that highlights the U.S. government’s ongoing fight against evasion of sanctions and export control laws, the Departments of the Treasury, Commerce, and Justice yesterday published yet another Tri-Seal Compliance...more
In this week’s episode, host Derrick Kyle is joined by Eric Hinton, the founding Director of the Robert B. Rowling Center for Business Law and Leadership at SMU Dedman School of Law, and a former Chief Ethics & Compliance...more
On April 6, 2023, the Department of Treasury Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) and the Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) announced a settlement with Microsoft Corporation (“Microsoft”) and...more
4/26/2023
/ Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Compliance ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Controls ,
Microsoft ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Remedial Actions ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
Settlement ,
Software ,
Ukraine
Compliance Program Guidelines -
On December 5, 2022, the U.S. Department of State Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”) issued new Compliance Program Guidelines (“the Guidelines”) intended to provide an overview...more
3/6/2023
/ Arms Export Control Act ,
Best Practices ,
Compliance ,
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) ,
Employee Training ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
ITAR ,
New Guidance ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Recordkeeping Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Risk Assessment ,
Risk Management