In May 2025, the UK government published the Cross-Government Review of Sanctions Implementation and Enforcement policy paper (“Cross-Government Review”). Led by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO), and…
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On October 22, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced significant new sanctions for Russia’s energy sector, designating Rosneft Oil Company (Rosneft) and Lukoil OAO (Lukoil)…
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On September 29, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a long-anticipated interim final rule (IFR) amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to extend Entity List and…
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Last month, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the launch of a “cross-agency” Trade Fraud Task Force “to bring robust enforcement against importers and other parties who seek to defraud the United States.”…
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/ Administrative Law, Criminal Law, International Law & Trade
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) recently published its 2024 Annual Report. Filing volume for both declarations and notices remains lower compared to their peaks in 2021 and 2022, respectively…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, International Law & Trade, Mergers & Acquisitions
In the past several weeks the Trump Administration has taken multiple actions on tariffs, based on several different legal authorities. The landscape is shifting almost continuously, and more changes are likely coming…
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/ International Law & Trade
Under the Trump administration, the U.S. has adopted sweeping tariffs on nearly every trading partner, with a promise of more on a range of strategic sectors including industrial metals and critical minerals, pharmaceuticals,…
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On August 6, 2025, President Trump published a new Executive Order imposing secondary tariffs on India in response to its continued importation of Russian-origin crude oil. This marks both an escalation in U.S. trade…
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On June 26, 2025, the UK government brought into force the Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) (Amendment) Order 2025 (the “2025 Amendment”), marking a notable development in the UK government’s sanctions enforcement…
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/ Labor & Employment Law, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade
On 23 June 2025, the UK government published its new Modern Industrial Strategy document (the “IS Document”), outlining the government’s current strategies for UK economic growth. The policy paper focuses on eight priority…
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In a landmark decision, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) has ruled against President Trump’s imposition of tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). In its decision (involving two…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, International Law & Trade
Two days before its scheduled effective date, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced the rescission of the Biden administration’s Artificial Intelligence (AI) Diffusion Rule on May 13. The…
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/ Administrative Law, International Law & Trade, Science, Computers, & Technology
On February 24, 2025, the EU adopted its 16th package of sanctions against Russia, Belarus and non-government-controlled areas of Ukraine, symbolically marking the third anniversary of the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade
On March 4, 2025, in an escalation of its tariff-heavy trade strategy, the Trump Administration officially implemented the previously paused tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico while simultaneously increasing existing…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, International Law & Trade
Following days of speculation, President Donald Trump announced on February 13, 2025, a new tariff policy outlined in a Presidential Memorandum entitled the “Fair and Reciprocal Plan” (Plan). The Memorandum directs key trade…
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