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The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released new export restrictions on Belarus that largely mimic those applicable to Russia, including broad licensing requirements and the addition...more
3/4/2022
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*This alert was originally published on February 25, 2022 and updated on March 4, 2022.
On February 24, 2022, the Biden Administration issued another expansive round of sanctions measures and export controls related to...more
2/28/2022
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On January 20, 2022, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s (Treasury) Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned four individuals who are acting at the direction of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) to...more
On November 30, 2021, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a notice of inquiry and request for comments on how U.S. and European Union dual-use export controls and practices may be...more
On October 21, 2021, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a long-awaited interim final rule that establishes controls on certain cybersecurity items designed to curtail exports of...more
10/25/2021
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Please join us in a discussion on the importance of M&A due diligence, where we will cover:
- Cybersecurity and ransomware;
- Corporate M&A activity;
- Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), export controls, and...more
10/19/2021
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Cybersecurity ,
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Export Controls ,
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Foreign Investment ,
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Webinars
On April 8, 2021, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), which administers an antiboycott law and associated guidelines in response to the Arab League’s boycott of Israel, published an updated list of boycotting...more
On March 29, 2021, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a final rule implementing certain changes in the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) agreed upon in December 2019 by governments...more
*This alert was originally published on March 3, 2021 and updated on March 18, 2021. UPDATE: On March 18, 2021, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) expanded export restrictions on Russia...more
In a rule that takes effect on March 16, 2021, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has determined to impose additional export licensing requirements in connection with military-intelligence...more
On March 2, 2021, the U.S. government announced a number of new measures targeting Russia following the poisoning and jailing of Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny. The U.S. Departments of Treasury, Commerce, and State...more
On February 11, 2021, the Biden Administration created a new sanctions regime and imposed additional export restrictions in response to the recent military coup in Burma. While the new measures do not broadly prohibit doing...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced that it has added Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation (SMIC), drone manufacturer DJI, and dozens of other companies...more
On December 14, 2020, the State Department officially rescinded Sudan’s State Sponsors of Terrorism (SST) designation, because Congress did not issue a joint resolution of disapproval. Originally on October 26, 2020,...more
On Thursday, October 15, 2020, the White House released a national strategy to ensure that the United States remains a global leader in developing critical and emerging technologies (C&ET). The document lays out high-level...more
10/26/2020
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On October 5, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a rule implementing certain changes in the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) that were agreed upon in December 2019...more
10/7/2020
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