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BIS Investigations: A Comprehensive Guide to Export Control Enforcement and Defense

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Overview: A BIS investigation is one of the most serious enforcement risks in international trade. The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, enforces the Export Administration...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Aviation Finance: 2025 Sanctions Update and 2026 Outlook

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Export controls and economic sanctions have remained an active and evolving area of laws and regulations that continue to impact the aviation industry in 2025 – both contributing to and arising as a result of an increasingly...more

The Volkov Law Group

Episode 389 — Review of 2025 Trade Enforcement

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The most significant compliance and enforcement issue remains trade enforcement — sanctions and export controls. In the second posting, I want to focus on the new and interesting development in this area: the use of the False...more

Blank Rome LLP

The BR International Trade Report: January 2026

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Welcome to this month’s issue of The BR International Trade Report, Blank Rome’s monthly digital newsletter highlighting international trade, cross-border investment, and geopolitical risk issues impacting businesses...more

The Volkov Law Group

Trade Enforcement: A Look Back (Part I of II)

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Typically, I enjoy the New Year (notwithstanding Larry David’s rule of no New Year wishes past 15 days of the New Year). It is important to look back, assess and identify trends; after all, what better marker than annual...more

ArentFox Schiff

Top Five Export Controls and Sanctions Areas to Watch in 2026

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Last year saw a number of significant developments in US export controls and sanctions....more

Benesch

U.S. Cross-Border Logistics Service Licensure and Trade Compliance Obligations

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Procurement teams going to market for transportation and logistics services often seek a wide range of functional expertise across multiple jurisdictions. One essential question for service providers when developing or...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

December 2025 Newsletter - Bruamiller Law Group

In the Chinese zodiac calendar, 2025 is the year of the snake. The snake is said to represent wisdom and strategy. As it occasionally sheds its skin, it is also said to represent a change or an inflection point. Whether...more

BakerHostetler

Current State of US Economic Sanctions Imposed in Response to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine - December 2025

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In its continuing response to Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. government has deployed a whole-of-government approach to impose sanctions and tighter export controls on Russia and Belarus....more

Foley & Lardner LLP

What Every Multinational Should Know About . . . U.S. Export Controls & Economic Sanctions

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Both the Biden and the Trump administrations have been expanding U.S. export controls (particularly regarding China) and promulgating new and comprehensive economic sanctions. To reflect the increasing risks of these...more

Torres Trade Law, PLLC

Export Controls & Sanctions: 2025 Year-End Review

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As 2025 comes to an end, one theme defines the global compliance landscape: volatility. Over the past twelve months, sanctions and export control regimes have shifted quickly as the second Trump administration reshaped...more

BakerHostetler

Current State of US Export Controls in Response to the Russian Federation’s Invasion of Ukraine - As of December 5, 2025

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In a continued effort to hinder Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. government has deployed a whole-of-government approach to impose sanctions and tighter export controls on Russia and Belarus. ...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - December 2025 - Overview of BIS’s Interim Final Rules, Export Controls for Advanced Computing,...

On November 10, 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) delayed the effective date of its new Affiliates Rule for a one-year period, until November 9, 2026, after U.S. and China trade talks. The Affiliates...more

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Current State of US Economic Sanctions Imposed in Response to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine – December 2025

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In its continuing response to Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. government has deployed a whole-of-government approach to impose sanctions and tighter export controls on Russia and Belarus. This alert summarizes...more

Hogan Lovells

U.S. government publishes Tri-Seal Advisory “Sanctions and Export Controls Relief for Syria” after U.S. Department of Commerce...

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On November 10, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce), the U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury), and the U.S. Department of State issued a Tri-Seal Advisory, “Sanctions and Export Controls Relief for Syria”...more

Blank Rome LLP

The BR International Trade Report: November 2025

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Welcome to this month’s issue of The BR International Trade Report, Blank Rome’s monthly digital newsletter highlighting international trade, cross-border investment, and geopolitical risk issues impacting businesses...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

October 2025 Trade Law Update

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In Husch Blackwell’s October 2025 Trade Law Update you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law: •An update on U.S. Department of Commerce decisions - •U.S. International Trade...more

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BIS Suspends the Affiliates Rule, Lifting Restrictions on Restricted Party Affiliates

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On November 10, 2025, the United States Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced a one-year suspension of the “Affiliates Rule,” which imposed U.S. export control restrictions on entities 50...more

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BIS Suspends "Affiliates Rule" for One Year, Effective November 10

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On November 10, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued a final rule delaying enforcement of the “Affiliates Rule” that BIS issued on September 29. The one-year suspension ends...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

BIS Suspends “Affiliates Rule” for One Year Following U.S. Agreement with China

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The U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has issued a final rule which will suspend BIS’s recently enacted Affiliates Rule effective as of November 10, 2025 and continuing through November 9, 2026....more

Stankie Law

Quarterly Trade Compliance Update – November 2025

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Each quarter, I send my clients a trade compliance update, highlighting important developments over the last few months and summarizing key points for important sanctions programs. In addition to a variety of ad hoc...more

Benesch

Today’s Compliance Risks for Global Logistics Intermediaries

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Global logistics service providers’ role in international trade compliance has become increasingly critical to managing national security risk and maintaining compliance in international movements. ...more

Pillsbury - Global Trade & Sanctions Law

OFAC Designates Rosneft and Lukoil in Significant Expansion of Sanctions Targeting Russia’s Energy Sector

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...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Understanding BIS’s Affiliates Rule and Compliance Implications

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Key Takeaways - The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued an interim final rule (the “IFR” or “Affiliates Rule”) that applies Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) end user...more

Miller Canfield

BIS Expands Export Controls with New Affiliates Rule

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On September 29, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued a pivotal interim final rule under the U.S. Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) significantly broadening the scope...more

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