The final compliance deadline for the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Data Security Program rule (“DSP” or the “Rule”) is approaching. This complex regulation imposes a broad set of new restrictions on the flow of certain...more
10/6/2025
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Compliance Dates ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
International Data Transfers ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sensitive Personal Information
The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has published an interim final rule (the Affiliates Rule) expanding the standard for entities captured under BIS export restrictions to include entities with...more
10/2/2025
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Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Due Diligence ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Military End Use ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Third-Party Risk ,
U.S. Commerce Department
The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Commerce recently announced a $140 million resolution of criminal and civil charges against Cadence Design Systems (Cadence) for admitted export control violations...more
8/7/2025
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China ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Export Controls ,
National Security ,
Plea Agreements ,
Popular ,
Risk Management ,
Semiconductors ,
Settlement ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Commerce Department
In his latest move on artificial intelligence (“AI”), President Trump unveiled his much anticipated “AI Action Plan,” laying out his Administration’s strategy to “sustain and enhance America’s global AI dominance,” consistent...more
7/25/2025
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Cybersecurity ,
Data Centers ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Sector ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Federal Procurement Systems ,
Government Agencies ,
Infrastructure ,
Innovation ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Trump Administration
On June 6, 2025, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order (E.O.) 14306 to scale back a range of cybersecurity requirements and government-wide approaches implemented by the Biden Administration....more
6/16/2025
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Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Deregulation ,
DFAR ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
NIST ,
Subcontractors ,
Trump Administration
Following the fall of Syria’s Assad regime, the United States and key allies have recently announced sanctions relief with the stated goal of stabilizing Syria under its newly installed leaders. ...more
On May 13, 2025, the Department of Commerce formally signaled its intention to rescind the Biden Administration’s Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion (AI Diffusion Rule) two days before the January 2025 Interim...more
5/16/2025
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Biden Administration ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
China ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
National Security ,
New Guidance ,
Popular ,
Semiconductors ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department
The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) recent announcement that it would decline to prosecute a self-reported criminal export control violation demonstrates the continuing importance of prompt, voluntary self-disclosure (VSD) and...more
5/6/2025
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Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Export Controls ,
National Security ,
Non-Prosecution Agreements ,
Sanction Violations ,
Self-Reporting ,
Voluntary Disclosure
On April 8, the Department of Justice’s (“DOJ’s”) final rule on Preventing Access to US Sensitive Personal Data and Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern or Covered Persons (the “Rule”) formally took effect. ...more
4/21/2025
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Covered Person ,
Covered Transactions ,
Data Security ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Effective Date ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
Final Rules ,
International Data Transfers ,
National Security ,
Risk Management ,
Sensitive Personal Information
On February 26, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order titled “Implementing the President’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ Cost Efficiency Initiative” (“EO”). The EO contemplates significant changes to federal...more
In conjunction with the Group of Seven (G7) leaders meeting in Italy earlier this month, key jurisdictions issued the latest in a series of coordinated economic restrictions on Russia in light of its invasion of Ukraine in...more
7/1/2024
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Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Export Controls ,
Financial Transactions ,
Foreign Financial Institutions (FFI) ,
Foreign Trade Regulations ,
G7 ,
General Licenses ,
Military Conflict ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
Technology ,
UK ,
Ukraine
On April 4, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency published a notice of proposed rulemaking setting out mandatory reporting requirements for covered entities that experience cybersecurity incidents or make...more
5/13/2024
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Compliance ,
Covered Entities ,
Cyber Incident Reporting ,
Cybersecurity ,
Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act (CISA) ,
Data Breach ,
DFARS ,
Form 8-K ,
NPRM ,
Proposed Rules ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Ransomware ,
Reporting Requirements
Medical device companies have a new regulatory pathway for exporting certain U.S.-origin medical products to Russia, Belarus, Crimea and other regions of Ukraine (i.e., the so-called Donetsk People’s Republic and Luhansk...more
5/6/2024
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Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Crimea ,
Entity List ,
Exceptions ,
Export Controls ,
General Licenses ,
Medical Devices ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Russia ,
TSRA ,
Ukraine