On February 5, 2025, the Office of the Attorney General issued a new policy to all Department of Justice (DOJ or Department) employees highlighting the boundaries of prosecutorial discretion with respect to charging, plea...more
China is in the process of drafting a new comprehensive Export Control Law, following the June 2017 release of an initial draft for comment (Draft Export Control Law) by the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of...more
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - Petrobras Settles with U.S. Authorities Over Alleged FCPA Violations - On September 27, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...more
• ECRA became law on August 13, 2018. It is the permanent statutory authority for the EAR, which is administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s BIS. The new law codifies long-standing BIS policies and does not require...more
On October 22, 2015, Skadden presented a webinar titled “The Latest Developments in U.S. Export Controls: Export Control Reform and Compliance Strategies.” Guest speakers were Benjamin Turkel, trade compliance counsel at...more