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OFAC Imposes Largest-Ever Penalty on Nonbank Financial Institution for Egregious and Sustained Sanctions Violations—a $216M...

The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced a historic $215,988,868 civil monetary penalty against GVA Capital Ltd. (GVA), a venture-capital firm registered in the Cayman Islands...more

U.S. Outbound Investment Controls Set to Take Effect January 2, 2025

On October 28, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a Final Rule establishing the new Outbound Investment Security Program, set to take effect on January 2, 2025. This program, implemented under Executive Order...more

Trade Matters - Lowenstein Sandler's Global Trade & National Security Newsletter - November 2024

The Commerce Department issued new guidance for financial institutions on best practices for compliance with the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). Available here, the guidance emphasizes enhanced due diligence, ongoing...more

Trade Matters - Lowenstein Sandler's Global Trade & National Security Newsletter - October 2024

The U.S. Commerce Department is soliciting comments on a proposed rule to prohibit importing and selling Vehicle Connectivity System hardware and software designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by persons owned by,...more

USTR Finalizes Section 301 Tariff Modifications Following Four-Year Review

On September 13, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative released a Federal Register notice detailing final modifications to Section 301 tariffs on Chinese imports following its statutorily mandated four-year review. Key...more

FAQs on the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) Process and Procedures

What is a CFIUS filing, when should it be made, and what happens if a party fails to file? In passing the Foreign Investment and Risk Review Modernization Act in 2018, Congress provided CFIUS with increased resources to...more

Trade Matters - Lowenstein Sandler's Global Trade & National Security Newsletter - February 14, 2024

Teradyne, a Massachusetts-based supplier of semiconductor testing equipment, has reportedly pulled $1 billion of manufacturing equipment out of China in 2023 following export controls on advanced computing materials and...more

Trade Matters - Lowenstein Sandler's Global Trade & National Security Newsletter - December 2023

TRADE TIP OF THE MONTH: New Companies Have More Time To Report Ownership- The Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued a final rule in late November to delay the deadline for newly created...more

Trade Matters - Lowenstein Sandler's Global Trade & National Security Newsletter - NOVEMBER 7, 2023

1. BIS Releases Texts of New Chip Export Control Rules- Updating and expanding on rules issued last year, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released three rules on October 27 targeting...more

DOJ Announces New Safe Harbor Policy for Reporting of Misconduct in Connection With M&A Transactions

On Oct. 4, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco (DAG Monaco) announced a new safe harbor policy for voluntary self-disclosures made in connection with mergers and acquisitions (the Safe Harbor Policy). At the outset of her...more

Trade Matters - Lowenstein Sandler's Global Trade & National Security Newsletter - October 2023

1. Seagate Technology Gets Largest-Ever BIS Penalty for Sales to Huawei- Seagate Technology LLC recently incurred a $300 million civil penalty from U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) due to...more

Cyber Incident Reporting Requirements To Be Implemented Under the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022...

Background: In March 2022, President Joe Biden signed the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act of 2022 (CIRCIA) into law, ushering in a new era of enhanced cybersecurity measures. This legislation...more

Trade Matters - Lowenstein Sandler's Global Trade & National Security Newsletter - AUGUST 10, 2023

On Aug. 9, President Joe Biden signed an Executive Order providing the framework for investment restrictions in China (including Hong Kong and Macau). The President has tapped the Department of the Treasury to oversee a...more

Trade Matters - Lowenstein Sandler's Global Trade & National Security Newsletter - July 2023

On June 16, the U.S. Department of Commerce published a final rule, to be effective July 17, implementing the Protecting Americans’ Sensitive Data From Foreign Adversaries and amending the Securing the Information and...more

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