This week’s video comes from partner Lori Scheetz, who discusses heightened U.S. enforcement of sanctions and export control laws, including how the government is prioritizing the prosecution of evasion efforts and other...more
On January 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released a new rule to expand and strengthen its existing export control restrictions under the Export Administration Regulations...more
For the second year running, and in what may prove to be a regular process, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has significantly expanded export controls on specific semiconductor and...more
12/6/2023
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On May 19, 2023, the Biden Administration, in coordination with leaders of the Group of Seven (G7), announced new sanctions and restrictions on 300 individuals, entities, vessels, and aircraft tied to Russia following the G7...more
5/25/2023
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Please join us in a discussion about where U.S. economic sanctions and export controls on Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine stand since the Biden Administration's initial sanctions and export restrictions were imposed earlier this...more
10/20/2022
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On May 8 and 9, 2022, the Biden Administration imposed new Russia-related sanctions and export restrictions, including a prohibition on the provision of certain professional services to any person located in Russia, sanctions...more
5/11/2022
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On December 9, 2021, the Departments of Commerce and State issued rules restricting a range of exports to Cambodia citing, “significant evidence of corruption, human rights abuses, and an exclusive agreement with the People’s...more
12/14/2021
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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 Saturday, China announced new rules banning Chinese firms and citizens from complying with “unjustified” foreign laws and sanctions. The order also allows Chinese firms to sue in Chinese courts companies that comply with...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 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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