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Current State of U.S. Economic Sanctions Imposed in Response to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine - January 29, 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

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OFAC Relaxes Sanctions Against Post-Assad Syria – For Now

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The US government signals careful optimism with a new general license authorizing some previously prohibited transactions, including many (but not all) transactions with Syrian governing institutions, for the next six months....more

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Current State of U.S. Export Controls in Response to the Russian Federation’s Invasion of Ukraine - May 2024

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

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Current State of U.S. Economic Sanctions Imposed in Response to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine - May 2024

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

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Webinar] Virtual Proficiency Series on Economic Sanctions - February 6th - 29th, 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm EST

ACI’s highly anticipated Proficiency Series on Economic Sanctions provides true immersion into Economic Sanctions with the objective of becoming proficient in 4 weeks. Advance your career and professional development by...more

Venable LLP

Honesty is Good for Your Bottom Line: Commerce, Treasury, and DOJ Tout the Benefits of Voluntary Self Disclosure in Tri-Seal...

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Voluntary self-disclosure is a valuable remediation measure for companies who identify their own potential violations of U.S. sanctions, export controls, and other national security laws....more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Russia sanctions update - June 2023

On May 19, 2023, the Biden Administration along with leaders of the Group of Seven (G7), unveiled a new package of sanctions. The G7 leaders released a joint statement reaffirming their commitment to offer “the financial,...more

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Current State of BIS Export Controls in Response to the Russian Federation's Invasion of Ukraine

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Since February 24, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has implemented numerous new export control restrictions in response to the invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Russia, Ukraine: Update as of May 5

The Bass, Berry & Sims international trade team is actively monitoring the situation in Russia and Ukraine and providing real-time advice to clients on managing the situation. This post summarizes new U.S. sanctions and...more

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Substantial Enhancement of Sanctions and Export Controls Targeting Russia and Belarus, Phase II

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Earlier this week, following Russia’s aggressive incursion into Ukraine, we reported on the imposition of U.S. sanctions in response — a modest response that reserved the heavier sanctions that have been anticipated. On...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Know Your Customer: OFAC, BIS Penalize Companies for Sales of “EAR99” Items and Services to Prohibited Parties Through...

The U.S. government recently took action in two cases against companies for exports to distributors that resold their products to prohibited parties. The products at issue in both cases are designated "EAR99," which is a...more

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BIS issues new rule restricting transactions involving military-intelligence end uses and end users

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On 15 January 2021, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an interim final rule imposing new restrictions requiring licenses for transactions involving exports, reexports, or transfers, as well as certain...more

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U.S. Bars More Imports and Weighs Broader Measures on Cotton From Xinjiang, China

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On September 14, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) expanded a ban on certain imports from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region (“Xinjiang”) in the People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) while saying that it was still...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Expansion of U.S. Huawei Restrictions: More Foreign-Made Items Are Caught By U.S. Export Controls

On August 20, the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) published a final rule (“final rule”) amending the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) to expand restrictions on transactions involving Huawei entities that are...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

U.S. Expands Export Restrictions Against Huawei

The U.S. government is expanding international trade restraints against Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. (“Huawei”) and its affiliates in an effort to further restrict Huawei’s access to U.S. technologies.....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Commerce Department Extends Export Controls over Foreign-Made Items in Huawei’s Contract Manufacturing Supply Chain

- 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

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U.S. Limits Huawei’s Access to Foreign-Produced Items and Announces Final 90-Day Extension to Temporary General License

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On May 15, 2020, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an interim final rule amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to prohibit the supply of certain foreign-produced...more

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BIS Expands Foreign-Produced Direct Product Rule With Regard to Huawei

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The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security has announced an Interim Final Rule amending the Export Administration Regulation’s General Prohibition Three, the foreign-produced direct product rule....more

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BIS adds a number of companies to the Entity List, including Iran Air

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As of 16 March 2020 Iran Air and a number of other entities were placed on the Bureau of Industry and Security's (BIS) Entity List. Summary - Companies that use Iran Air as transport, particularly companies engaging in...more

Stinson - Government Contracting Matters

Everybody’s Crying National Security, Just as Long as There’s Business First

The title of this article is based on a line in an old song, “Everybody’s Crying Mercy,” by Mose Allison. As modified, the couplet captures the cognitive dissonance that many are feeling as a result of the federal...more

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Commerce Dept. Moves To Restrict Business Dealings With 28 Chinese Tech And Science Entities

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Effective October 9, 2019, the U.S. Department of Commerce has added 28 Chinese entities to the prohibited Entity List, including large technology, artificial intelligence and science companies. Notable among the additions...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Huawei Entity List Action – Update

The U.S. government has expanded trade sanctions against Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. ("Huawei") to cover additional Huawei affiliates but also extended and modified a general license that authorizes otherwise forbidden...more

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Commerce Department Blacklists Additional Huawei Affiliates but Grants More Time to U.S. Businesses to Disengage from Huawei,...

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On August 19, 2019, the Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) announced that it has added 46 additional Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (However, although these restrictions make it harder for U.S....more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Huawei Export Control Update: 46 More Huawei Affiliates Added; General License Extended

More Huawei Affiliates Added - Effective August 19, 2019, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) added 46 more non-U.S. affiliates of Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. of China (collectively...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Commerce Extends and Revises Temporary General License Authorizing Specified Transactions with Huawei and Its Affiliates; Adds...

• The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has added 46 additional Huawei affiliates to the Entity List. The export, reexport, and transfer to these entities of commodities, software, and technology...more

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