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Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Trump Secures Trillion-Dollar Deals During Gulf Visit, Signaling Shift to Commercial Diplomacy

From May 13 to 16, President Donald Trump conducted his first major international trip of his second term, visiting Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The visit yielded major investment announcements,...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Trump Administration’s First Export Control Action – Reading the Tea Leaves

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On March 25, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced a significant expansion of its Entity List restrictions, adding 80 entities from China, the United Arab Emirates, South Africa,...more

Morgan Lewis

President Issues National Security Memorandum on America First Investment Policy

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President Donald Trump on February 21, 2025 issued a National Security Presidential Memorandum titled the America First Investment Policy to provide guidance to executive departments in their review and decision-making with...more

Alston & Bird

New Presidential Memorandum Promises to Strengthen and Simplify CFIUS Procedures, Curtail PRC Investment

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On Friday, February 21st, President Trump issued a National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM) that is aimed at promoting foreign investment while protecting America’s national security interests, particularly from...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

‘America First Investment Policy’ Aims To Reshape CFIUS and ‘Reverse CFIUS’

On February 21, 2025, the White House released President Donald Trump’s “America First Investment Policy” memorandum (Investment Policy), which outlined several initiatives to incentivize investment from U.S. allies and...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Akin Space Law, Regulation and Policy Update | February 21, 2025

Good Afternoon! Though space policy hasn’t dominated recent headlines, plenty has happened over the past two weeks: The House Science committee outlined its space priorities and requested GAO review of FAA launch rules,...more

Torres Trade Law, PLLC

U.S. Issues Unprecedented Order Restricting Investment in China

Senator Cornyn made the above statement on the Senate floor on November 14, 2023, while advocating for his colleagues to pass the Outbound Investment Transparency Act as part of the 2024 National Defense Authorization Act...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Space Law, Regulation and Policy Update | January 24, 2025 #2

Good Afternoon! Forget the past two weeks, it’s been a busy week in the business of space. Since President Trump’s inauguration, Washington has been busy shuffling the deck on U.S. space leadership and priorities. Outside...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

New export controls on AI model weights and advanced computing integrated circuits -- supply chain complexity increases

On January 15, 2025, the US Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an interim final rule (IFR) that imposes new controls on advanced computing integrated circuits (Advanced ICs) and certain...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

President Biden’s BIS Fires Final Export Controls Salvo at China’s Chip Industry

On December 2, 2024, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a final rule expanding and refining the scope of the Entity List (the “Entity List FR”), as well as an interim final rule building upon the China chip...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

First Significant Changes in Over a Decade to US Export Controls on Space-Related Items and Activities

U.S. export controls on space-related items were last significantly revised in 2014. Since then, the industry has continued to evolve towards a wider range of public-private partnerships and purely commercial activities,...more

DLA Piper

Interstellar Insights - October 2024

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US Space Force announces new pilot program as industry insiders call for increased efficiency among government agencies. In early 2024, the US Space Force announced a $40 million pilot program to enable US combatant commands...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Recapping China Week

Last week, the House held its long-awaited “China Week” to vote on a series of legislation targeting various aspects of the U.S.-China relationship. The bills targeted national security, economic relations, technology, the...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Commerce Department Adopts Sweeping Changes in U.S. Export Controls

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On September 6, the Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) in the U.S. Commerce Department issued an interim final rule (“IFR”) under the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) to add new export controls on semiconductor,...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

BIS Implements New Controls on Additive Manufacturing, Quantum Computing, and Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing

On September 6, 2024, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an interim final rule (the September 6 IFR) implementing new and revised export controls relating to emerging or critical technologies in the fields of...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Biden Administration Again Expands Sanctions on Russia and Its Third Party Supporters

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As Russia continues its war against Ukraine and Ukraine has itself recently opened a new front by capturing Russian territory in its Kursk region, the United States announced on August 23 its latest tranche of sanctions...more

Williams Mullen

U.S. State Department Lifts ITAR Licensing Requirements for Australia and the UK Under the AUKUS Trilateral Security Partnership

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In May, the US State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) published its long-awaited rule amending the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) to implement the AUKUS Trilateral Security...more

BakerHostetler

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

King & Spalding

The U.S. Departments of Commerce and State Issue Proposed Rules Expanding Controls on Military and Security-Related Services, End...

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To curtail U.S. persons from supporting the efforts of adversarial regimes, such as China and Russia, in advancing their military and intelligence capabilities, the U.S. is proposing a significant expansion of export control...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

US Treasury Department Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Implementation of Outbound Investment: 5 Key Takeaways

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The proposed regulations would implement President Biden’s Executive Order that restricts certain outbound investments from the US. On June 21, 2024, the US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) issued a Notice of Proposed...more

Fenwick & West LLP

U.S. Imposes Sweeping New Sanctions and Export Controls on Russia and Belarus, including on Certain Software and Related Services

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Citing Russia’s “transition to a full war economy,” the United States imposed sweeping new sanctions and export controls on Russia and Belarus today, including companies and individuals that continue to supply Russia’s...more

A&O Shearman

U.S. Clarifies and Strengthens Restrictions on Semiconductor Exports to China

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On November 6, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) hosted a public briefing to address questions and further clarify its recently announced rules on October 17, 2023. The new measures...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

BIS Expands Export Controls on Advanced Computing Integrated Circuits for Supercomputer and Semiconductor End Use, and on...

On October 17, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued new controls aimed at further slowing China’s development of advanced AI technologies. These new controls, published in two...more

Venable LLP

New U.S. Sanctions Target Russia's Industrial Base, Additional Financial Institutions, and Technology Suppliers

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Since the outset of the Russian aggression in Ukraine, the Biden administration has issued incremental sanctions targeting various sectors of the Russian economy, aimed at curbing Russia's ability to wage war against Ukraine....more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Escalation of U.S. Crackdown on Chinese Technology and Telecoms: Emerging Issues

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In recent years, the U.S. has pursued a whole-of-government approach to target Chinese technology and service providers in furtherance of foreign policy and national security objectives....more

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