Episode 376 -- DOJ's Unicat Settlement and the Future Look of Trade Enforcement Actions
Everything Compliance: Episode 156, To Document or Not Edition
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 71 – Crypto Fault Lines: Stablecoins, Meme Coins & the Fight for Clarity PLUS: Sanctions, Shell Companies & Fragmented Global Trade
Compliance into the Weeds: USRA Declination Case Study - Self-Disclosure Best Practices
Episode 364 -- Five Strategies to Mitigate a New Risk Environment
Episode 358 - Ethics and Compliance Trends for 2025: Is Your Company Prepared?
U.S. Introduces “Fair and Reciprocal Plan,” Marking Significant and Impactful Shift in Trade Policy
FCPA Compliance Report: Strategic ROI - Navigating Export Controls and Compliance
FCPA Compliance Report – Episode 732 – Understanding Anti-Boycott Compliance with Alexander Cotoia
Leaders in Law: The State of International Trade with Neena Shenai
AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business Podcast - Episode 18: Navigating U.S. Sanctions and Their Implications for Non-U.S. Individuals and Entities
Navigating U.S. Sanctions and Their Implications for Non-U.S. Individuals and Entities
Episode 328 -- Sanctions Enforcement Risks and Redlines
Corruption, Crime & Compliance: Boeing Pays $51 Million for ITAR Violations
Episode 315 - Boeing Pays $51 Million for ITAR Violations
Wiley's 10 Key Trade Developments: Evolution of Export Controls
FINCast Ep. 39 – State of Russia Sanctions Two Years After the Invasion
Wiley’s Top 10 Trade Developments: Heightened Sanctions and Export Control Enforcement
Video: Making Trade Inclusive for All Americans: A Conversation with SAP's Michelle Trong Perrin-Steinberg
Corruption, Crime and Compliance: Trade Compliance Trends and Expectations with Gabrielle Griffith
What happens when a company inherits a sanctions violation through acquisition, and acts fast to fix it? Can a robust post-acquisition response really save a parent company from prosecution? In this episode, Michael...more
On June 16, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) National Security Division (“NSD”) and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas (“SDTX”) announced the first-ever declination to prosecute a firm...more
In June 2025, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it declined to prosecute a private equity firm and its affiliates following the firm’s voluntary self-disclosure of criminal violations of US sanctions and...more
On June 16, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”), including its National Security Division (“NSD”) and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Texas, announced that they would not prosecute White Deer...more
DOJ’s Unicat resolution is a perfect example of the new trade enforcement reality under the Trump Administration. DOJ spearheaded a global resolution of sanctions, customs and export controls violations, while declining to...more
In an interesting enforcement action reflecting the Administration’s priority on sanctions, export and customs enforcement, DOJ announced a global resolution with DOJ, OFAC, BIS and CBP and Unicat Catalyst Technologies...more
In its first application of the policy on voluntary self-disclosures (“VSDs”) in connection with mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”), on June 16, 2025, the US Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) National Security Division (“NSD”)...more
CBP Issues Facility Requirements for Bonded Warehouses In a Cargo Systems Messaging Service (“CSMS”) message, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) clarified that bonded warehouses, as defined in 19 C.F.R. § 19.1, do...more
On April 30, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Security Division (“NSD”) issued a formal declination of prosecution to the Universities Space Research Association (“USRA”) following the organization’s timely and...more
For only the second time under its updated voluntary self-disclosure program, the U.S. Justice Department decided not to prosecute Universities Space Research Association after the company self-disclosed criminal violations...more
Between tariffs, tightening export controls, evolving sanctions, and ramped up enforcement, the cost and complexity of compliance is rising for oil and gas supply chains. ACI’s Trade & Sanctions Compliance for the Oil and...more
This is the final in our 2025 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. Throughout 2024, enforcement of international trade laws continued to gather pace...more
In one of the most significant enforcement actions involving the illicit export of aircraft components to Russia since the imposition of sweeping sanctions in response to the country’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. Department...more
Multiple federal agencies are charged with enforcing U.S. international trade and national security laws. These agencies include the Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and the Department of State...more
Looking for something more advanced than your average export controls conference? Go beyond the basics at ACI’s 2nd Annual Advanced Forum on Global Export Controls. This premier event offers cutting-edge insights and...more
October was a robust month for compliance with agency actions and guidance concerning anti-boycott, forced labor, section 301 exclusions, outbound investment, and sanctions. The International Trade Commission also voted...more
New export controls, new section 301 duties, new OFAC requirements, new de minimis rule, new DOJ corporate compliance guidance, new international guidance on Russian sanctions. September had it all....more
Our International Trade & Regulatory Group highlights changes to the voluntary self-disclosure process and penalty guidelines under the Export Administration Regulations by the Bureau of Industry and Security....more
As the interplay between export controls, trade sanctions, and anticorruption enforcement continues to intensify, multinational companies must remain vigilant in ensuring that their compliance programs address the many...more
The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a 13-page Final Determination on June 24, 2024 concerning cybersecurity and antivirus software supplied by a US subsidiary of a Russia-based...more
In this new era of aggressive sanctions enforcement, companies have to understand the red lines that define where criminal and civil enforcement risk increase. In contrast to the history of FCPA enforcement, DOJ and OFAC...more
Key Points - On May 21, 2024, the DOJ announced its first ever declination under the NSD’s updated Enforcement Policy, declining to prosecute Sigma-Aldrich Inc., d/b/a MilliporeSigma (a subsidiary of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt,...more
Melissa Duffy and Trevor Coval contributed their thought leadership to the American Conference Institute’s 14th Annual Global Encryption, Cloud & Cyber Export Controls Conference, held in San Francisco on May 14-16. Melissa...more
In this new aggressive era of sanctions and export controls enforcement, companies need to understand the potential risks that DOJ and/or OFAC may identify a company for sanctions investigation....more
You are reading the April 2024 Update of the Bass, Berry & Sims Enforcement Roundup, where we bring notable enforcement actions, policy changes, interesting news articles, and a bit of our insight to your inbox. April saw...more