At the same time that it potentially reduced licensing requirements on advanced computing items to a smaller group of countries by notifying industry that it started the process to rescind the AI Diffusion Rule, the U.S....more
5/28/2025
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On January 20, 2025, Donald J. Trump began his second term as President of the United States – marking his 100th day in office on April 29, 2025. During these first three months, Trump has worked to staff his administration,...more
4/30/2025
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On February 21, 2025, President Trump issued a National Security Presidential Memorandum entitled the “America First Investment Policy” (“NSPM-3”) that outlines the Administration’s national security priorities with respect...more
As described in our previous client alert, on January 23, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States stayed the nationwide injunction issued by a federal judge in Texas (Texas Top Cop Shop, Inc. v. McHenry—formerly, Texas...more
The U.S. Department of Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control issued a formal guidance letter stating that certain kinds of Specially Designated Nationals could speak at a public conference to share their individual...more
Key takeaways TLDR: No mandatory BOI/CTA filing yet, but stay tuned pending resolution of a second case and subsequent FinCEN guidance. On January 23, 2025, the Supreme Court of the United States stayed the nationwide...more
On January 14, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published the Final Rule addressing national security risks associated with connected vehicle technologies. The final rule, which...more
On January 3, 2025 the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security released an advanced notice of proposed rule-making seeking public input on the definition of “unmanned aircraft systems” and their...more
1/23/2025
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On December 23, 2024, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals dissolved a district court injunction that had stayed the January 1, 2025 deadline for compliance with the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). Therefore, the Fifth...more
On October 30, 2024, the US government imposed additional trade controls to target procurement networks supporting Russia’s military and defense-industrial system. These additional trade controls include sanctioning 400...more
On November 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) issued a new final rule (the “Final Rule”) expanding the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States’ (“CFIUS”) authority in three key areas...more