On March 27, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued Venezuela-related General License (GL) 51A, GL 54, and GL 55, each focused-on Venezuela’s minerals sector (including...more
The Supreme Court’s decision rejecting IEEPA as a tariff statute is decisive on authority, but it is not self-executing on refunds. It shuts off the legal predicate for continued collection, yet it leaves a second and more...more
3/9/2026
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Customs and Border Protection ,
Importers ,
Imports ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
Refunds ,
Relief Measures ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Tariffs ,
US Trade Policies
The Supreme Court’s February 20 decision to nullify the Trump Administration’s International Economic Emergency Powers Act (IEEPA) tariffs left global business leaders wondering how to navigate this sudden turn of events. All...more
2/23/2026
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Customs and Border Protection ,
Imports ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
Learning Resources Inc v Trump ,
Refunds ,
SCOTUS ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
US Trade Policies
The United States has imposed an evolving regime of economic sanctions regulations on Venezuela since 2015, including both targeted and sectoral sanctions administered by the Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign...more
Join us for an informative webinar providing the latest updates on key compliance issues under the current administration. Our panel will address recent developments in tariffs, the FCPA, False Claims Act, and sanctions....more
7/10/2025
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Continuing Legal Education ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Crimes ,
Criminal Liability ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Government Investigations ,
New Guidance ,
Risk Management ,
Tariffs ,
Webinars ,
White Collar Crimes
Since the April 9, 2025 pause on the application of the Trump administration’s “reciprocal” tariffs, which we included in our most recent update, several additional developments have occurred which materially impact the...more
Since early 2025, the Trump administration has imposed a series of broad sector- and country-specific tariffs. These measures were significantly expanded on April 2, 2025, with the announcement of a global tariff regime...more
4/11/2025
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China ,
Exports ,
Imports ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
Mexico ,
Retaliatory Tariffs ,
Section 232 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies
The Trump Administration has implemented broad and sweeping sector - and country-based tariffs since the beginning of 2025, with an additional global tariff regime anticipated to be announced on April 2, 2025....more
3/28/2025
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China ,
Free Trade Zone ,
Imports ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Mexico ,
Section 232 ,
Strategic Planning ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies
On March 4, 2025, the Trump Administration commenced new broad and sweeping tariffs on products of Canada and Mexico, while doubling tariffs on China previously imposed in early February of this year....more
3/7/2025
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China ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
Mexico ,
Retaliatory Tariffs ,
Section 232 ,
Supply Chain ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Wars ,
Trump Administration ,
United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) ,
US Trade Policies
In recent years, the U.S. has pursued a whole-of-government approach to target Chinese technology and service providers in furtherance of foreign policy and national security objectives....more
8/31/2023
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CFIUS ,
China ,
Commerce Control List ,
ECCNs ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Foreign Investment ,
Foreign Policy ,
National Security ,
NDAA ,
Outbound Transactions ,
Popular ,
Semiconductors ,
Technology ,
Technology Sector ,
Telecommunications
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) continues to send a strong and clear message to the exporting community – it wants businesses and universities to voluntarily disclose any significant...more
5/5/2023
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Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exporters ,
Exports ,
National Security ,
Policy Memorandums ,
Self-Reporting ,
Statutory Violations ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Voluntary Disclosure
In response to the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the U.S., U.K., and EU have implemented sweeping coordinated economic sanctions and export control restrictions targeting key industries, entities,...more
3/8/2022
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Asset Freeze ,
Belarus ,
Belarus Sanctions ,
Biden Administration ,
Blocked Entities ,
Blocked Person ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Compliance ,
ECCNs ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Entity List ,
EU ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Relations ,
General Licenses ,
Military End Use ,
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
Sovereign Debt ,
Ukraine
The implementation of President Biden’s September 9, 2021 Executive Order regarding COVID-19 vaccine and safe workplace requirements for federal contractors has caused confusion and prompted numerous questions from federal...more
11/19/2021
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Biden Administration ,
Compliance ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Contract Terms ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Covered Employer ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Employer Mandates ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Agency Taskforce ,
Federal Contractors ,
New Guidance ,
OSHA ,
Private Sector ,
Public Contracts ,
Religious Accommodation ,
Stays ,
Subcontractors ,
Time Extensions ,
Vaccinations ,
Workplace Safety