On January 15, 2025, BIS issued an interim final rule controls targeting integrated circuits (“ICs”) fabricators. BIS is concerned that some IC designers have misrepresented the performance capabilities and intended end use...more
The U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) on Dec. 2, 2024, issued a Final Rule, "Additions and Modifications to the Entity List; Removals From the Validated End-User (VEU) Program" (Final Rule), and an Interim Final Rule...more
Key Takeaways - ..New export controls are in place that impose significant new restrictions for U.S. and foreign businesses operating in the semiconductor and advanced computing industry in China. ..The new controls...more
On September 9, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an interim final rule to clarify how American industry can participate in international standards-setting activities when interacting...more
The new Interim Final Rule (the “Rule”), entitled “Release of ‘Technology’ to Certain Entities on the Entity List in Context of Standards Organizations”, was published June 18, 2020, by the U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of...more
- The U.S. Department of Commerce has published a highly complex and novel interim final rule extending the controls of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) over foreign-made items in Huawei’s contract manufacturing...more
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - DOJ Files Superseding Indictment in Haitian Port Corruption Plot - On October 30, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a superseding indictment in the District of Massachusetts...more