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2026 AI Policy and Semiconductor Outlook: How Federal Preemption, State AI Laws, and Chip Export Controls Will Shape U.S. Policy

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The ML Strategies 2026 Policy Outlook Series explores the policy, political, and regulatory dynamics shaping key sectors in the year ahead. Across six installments, our team analyzes how federal action, election-year...more

Baker Botts L.L.P.

“Project Vault” signals a new era of federal demand support for critical minerals stockpiles

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“Project Vault” is a first of its kind $12 billion strategic stockpile for critical minerals. By pairing Export-Import Bank financing with private capital, the Trump Administration is effectively underwriting demand and...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Defense Trade/Arms Exports Highlights – 2025 Year in Review, Indo-Pacific

2025 saw many Indo-Pacific nations sharply increase defense spending and military sales in response to rising tensions. Regional governments focused on expanding deterrence and maritime security through procurement of naval...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

OFAC Issues General License Authorizing Certain Activities Involving Venezuelan Oil

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On January 29, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued Venezuela‑related General License 46 (“GL 46”), marking the most significant easing of U.S. restrictions on the...more

Bracewell LLP

United States Eases Sanctions on Venezuelan Oil, Furthering President Trump’s Vision of US Companies Reviving the...

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Hours after the US military strike that ousted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, President Trump announced that, “very large US oil companies, the biggest anywhere in the world” would “go in, spend billions of dollars, fix...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

OFAC Authorizes Transactions Involving Venezuelan Origin Oil: What Companies Need to Know

On Thursday, January 29, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued a new general license, General License NO. 46 (the License), ​“Authorizing Certain Activities Involving...more

White & Case LLP

NDAA for FY 2026 and the impending changes to the US Outbound Investment Security Program

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On December 18, 2025, President Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (“NDAA FY2026”) into law. As we outlined in a previous post, the NDAA FY2026 does not solely fund defense programs or...more

Fenwick & West LLP

BIS Eases Export Control Requirements for Certain Commercial Drones

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On January 21, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an interim final rule (IFR) relaxing export controls on certain commercial UAVs to certain allied and partner countries....more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Global Industrials Bulletin - February 2026

We're delighted to share our Knowledge team's insights on the most important legal changes affecting the Industrials sector around the globe. Asia- China: National standard for green factory evaluation- On January 7, the...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - February 2026 - Advisory Opinions From DDTC – What Are They?

The Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) that administers and enforces the ITAR also issues Advisory Opinions (AO). What the heck is an AO? If you come from a Customs compliance background you know about Customs...more

Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

New Wave of EU Sanctions Against Iran

On 29 January 2026, the European Union (EU) designated several Iranian individuals and entities responsible for serious human rights violations in Iran in response to the ongoing violent repression of peaceful protests...more

DLA Piper

Danish Act No.1097 Key Takeaways: Strengthening Danish-Ukrainian Collaboration

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The Danish Act No. 1097 establishes a special legal regime aimed at expediting the implementation of strategic national defence and civil security projects....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

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Trump Administration Takes Several Trade Actions Targeting Advanced AI Semiconductors While Deferring Broader Tariff Actions on...

In recent weeks, the Trump administration has taken several actions to implement its policy toward the export of advanced AI commodities to China. These include the Department of Commerce (Commerce) Bureau of Industry’s (BIS)...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Export Enforcement Update: EAR99 “In-Country” Transfers Lead to Penalty

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On January 7, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an Order resolving allegations that Exyte Management GmbH (Exyte), a Germany-based company, committed 13 violations of the Export...more

A&O Shearman

In A Nutshell: Key White-Collar Crime And Investigations Challenges For In-House Counsel In 2026

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Our review of financial crime and investigation trends over the past year offers valuable insight into the increasingly complex regulatory and enforcement environment confronting organizations globally. The A&O Shearman...more

A&O Shearman

Managing Conflicting Laws Amid National Security And Geopolitical Pressures

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Corporate crime and investigations in 2026 continue to be shaped by national security and geopolitics, producing overlapping and sometimes contradictory legal regimes. Companies face stricter scrutiny of cross-border data...more

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China Tightens Sanctions and Trade Restrictions Amid US-China Trade Ceasefire

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China’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) on December 26, 2025, issued the country’s latest round of sanctions pursuant to its Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law (or AFSL), targeting US companies and US-based individuals engaged in...more

A&O Shearman

Japan Tightens Data-Privacy Rules And Expands Cross-Border Enforcement, Raising Compliance Risks

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Although domestic enforcement volumes in Japan remain modest in some areas compared with overseas authorities, actions by foreign regulators against Japanese companies, together with ongoing domestic legislative and...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

The Risk of Voluntary Self Disclosure: Takeaways From the Exyte BIS Settlement

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The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) recently entered into a settlement agreement with German entity Exyte Management GmbH (Exyte) due to in‑country transfers by distributors of one of its...more

Pillsbury - Global Trade & Sanctions Law

Taiwan Prosecutors Announce First Major Semiconductor Indictments under New National Security Framework

On December 2, 2025, the Taiwan’s High Prosecutor’s Office announced criminal indictments against a subsidiary of Japanese company Tokyo Electron (TEL) and several associated individuals for alleged theft of advanced Taiwan...more

Hogan Lovells

BIS revises licensing requirements for commercial UAVs

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The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued a new interim final rule on January 20, 2026 that makes two changes in an attempt to ease licensing requirements on certain commercial UAVs. ...more

Jenner & Block

Office of Space Commerce Seeks US Stakeholder Perspectives on Indian Space Operation and Investment

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Purpose: The Office of Space Commerce (OSC) seeks industry feedback from operators currently operating in, investing in, or intending to operate or invest in the civil Indian space markets. This feedback will inform OSC’s...more

Cozen O'Connor

Recent Updates to U.S. Export Control Regulations Further Ease UAV Restrictions for U.S. Exporters

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On January 21, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an Interim Final Rule (IFR) that results in an easing of export restrictions for certain unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and...more

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BIS Relaxes Drone Export Controls to Bolster Defense Industrial Base

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In a January 20 interim final rule, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) eased restrictions on the export, reexport, and transfer (in-country) of certain types of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to lower risk...more

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