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U.S. Issues Unprecedented Order Restricting Investment in China

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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

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DOD’s Expanding List of Chinese Military Companies

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On January 2, 2025, the US Department of Defense added a number of entities to its list of “Chinese military companies" (CMC List). While being named to this list, by itself, does not prohibit US businesses from continuing to...more

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US Department of Defense issues updated section 1260H Chinese military companies list

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On January 6, 2025, the U.S. Department of Defense updated its 1260H List, bringing the total to 134 entities across sectors like AI, aerospace, and biotechnology. Designation on the list signals risks such as restrictions on...more

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Trade Matters - Lowenstein Sandler's Global Trade & National Security Newsletter - May 2024

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On April 15, the U.S. Department of the Treasury published a proposed rule that would enhance certain Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the Committee) procedures and increase CFIUS penalty and...more

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War Aid and Sanctions: National Security Act Includes Significant New Sanctions Authorities

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On April 24, 2024, President Biden signed into law a long-debated $98 billion foreign aid and national security legislative package (the “Act”) providing funds for Israel, Taiwan, and Ukraine, and authorizing new sanctions...more

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OFAC Year in Review 2023 – Part 1

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2023 was another record year for U.S. sanctions and the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). Most prominently, OFAC continued to impose significant additional sanctions on Russia in...more

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Russian Law Restricts Compliance with US National Defense Authorization Act

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Russia President Vladimir Putin signed the federal law, “On Amendments to the Federal Law ‘On Measures of Influence (Counteraction) on Unfriendly Actions of the United States of America and Other Foreign States,’” on May 1,...more

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United States Adopts Wide-Ranging China Restrictions

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End-of-Year Sanctions Target Chinese Supply Chains and AI, Quantum Computing, and Biotechnology - Several US executive branch agencies and the US Congress have adopted wide-ranging end-of-year sanctions, export control and...more

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Biden: The Fight Against Foreign and Transnational Corruption Is a National Security Interest

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On June 3, 2021, President Biden issued a National Security Memorandum establishing the fight against corruption both at home and abroad as a core United States national security interest and directing the development of a...more

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New Syria, North Korea and Other Sanctions Provisions Enacted as Parts of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year...

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On December 20, 2019, President Trump signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (“NDAA 2020”), which includes numerous sanctions-related provisions. The law includes the previously introduced...more

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Second Round of U.S. Sanctions on Russia Pursuant to the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control Act

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• The U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) have imposed three new sanctions on Russia: o Effective August 26, 2019, U.S. banks (as defined below) are...more

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Red Notice Newsletter - September 2018

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ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - Petrobras Settles with U.S. Authorities Over Alleged FCPA Violations - On September 27, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...more

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The Export Control Reform Act and Possible New Controls on Emerging and Foundational Technologies

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• ECRA became law on August 13, 2018. It is the permanent statutory authority for the EAR, which is administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s BIS. The new law codifies long-standing BIS policies and does not require...more

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Red Notice Newsletter - August 2018

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ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - $34 Million SEC Settlement for Legg Mason - On August 27, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Legg Mason Inc. will pay more than $34 million to settle an...more

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