National Security, Export Controls, Self-Reporting

Voluntary Disclosure of Export Control Violations is Critical for Settling Criminal Liability, DOJ Action Shows

WilmerHale on 5/6/2025

The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) recent announcement that it would decline to prosecute a self-reported criminal export control violation demonstrates the continuing importance of prompt, voluntary self-disclosure (VSD) and...more

US Sanctions and Export Control Agencies Issue “Joint Compliance Note” on Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policies

Latham & Watkins LLP on 8/3/2023

Companies that promptly self-disclose and remediate potential violations of administrative or criminal law may significantly mitigate liability. On July 26, 2023, the US Departments of Justice (DOJ), Commerce, and the...more

Tri-Seal Compliance Note Issued on Export Controls, Sanctions Violations Self-Disclosures

Holland & Knight LLP on 8/2/2023

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) on July 26, 2023, issued a Tri-Seal Compliance Note...more

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

Venable LLP on 8/2/2023

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

Voluntary Self-Disclosures: Update on Federal Agencies’ Efforts to Incentivize Self-Reporting Violations

Snell & Wilmer on 7/31/2023

United States international trade regulatory agencies have updated voluntary self-disclosure (“VSD”) policies and guidance in an effort to incentivize private sector companies and individuals to self-report violations of U.S....more

U.S. Commerce Department Incentivizes Disclosures of Export Control Violations

Womble Bond Dickinson on 5/5/2023

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) continues to send a strong and clear message to the exporting community – it wants businesses and universities to voluntarily disclose any significant...more

“Sanctions Are The New FCPA”: DOJ Increases Focus on Sanctions and Export Control Enforcement

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 3/14/2023

On March 2, 2023, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco delivered remarks to the ABA’s National Institute on White Collar Crime. Unsurprisingly, her remarks focused heavily on inspiring a culture of compliance – including...more

DOJ releases updated export control and sanctions enforcement policy for business organizations

Hogan Lovells on 12/19/2019

On 13 December 2019 the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) National Security Division (NSD) announced the release of its long-anticipated and updated Export Control and Sanction Enforcement Policy for Business Organizations...more

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