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Episode 118 -- Update on OFAC Enforcement and Lessons Learned
In one of the first enforcement actions of 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued a final order against Haas Automation, Inc., a leading manufacturer of computer numerical...more
U.S. investors interested in investing in advanced Chinese technology companies may now be constrained by the U.S. Government’s first-ever outbound investment rule (Final Rule) which took effect on Jan. 2, 2025. The Final...more
Few areas will be as impacted by the incoming second Trump administration as international trade policy. Check out our team’s assessment of what the coming year may bring for trade regulation and enforcement. Husch...more
On 10/9/24, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) within the Department of Commerce has issued guidance aimed at financial institutions (FIs), outlining best practices for adherence to the Export Administration...more
The Final Rule formalizes a new governmental system to monitor through a notification process and, when necessary, restrict investments in China that may be viewed as a national security risk. The regulations have broad...more
The Office of Foreign Assets Control of the US Department of Treasury imposed sanctions against three private entities and one individual for assisting in the development and production of Russia’s Garpiya series long-range...more
China has long maintained that trade sanctions imposed unilaterally by one or more countries outside the scope of the United Nations Security Council, where China enjoys veto power as one of the five permanent members, are...more
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
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
The Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM or the Proposed Rule), issued by Treasury on June 21, 2024, would implement President Biden’s August 9, 2023, Executive Order on outbound investment, which addresses concerns related to...more
In the summer of 2022, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco – a veteran prosecutor and currently number two at the helm of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) – began to describe the enforcement of sanctions regulations as...more
I. US SANCTIONS - US Department of the Treasury Sanctions Russian Companies Based on a Determination that They Were Supporting Sanctions Evasion: On March 25, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets...more
February saw a continuing focus on Russia. First, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), in conjunction with the State Department, sanctioned over 500 individuals and entities – the “largest number...more
Key Points - On January 31, 2024, the Department of Defense (DoD) released an update to its list of “Chinese military companies” that are “operating directly or indirectly in the United States” in accordance with the...more
Over the last several months, companies have become entangled in an increasingly complex web of new and expanded sanctions and export control restrictions related to Russia in response to its war on Ukraine. The current...more
According to the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (“NCSES”), a key driver in the scientific and technological accomplishments of U.S. research universities is the volume of federal support for research...more
With roughly 12,000 names now associated with the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (“SDN”), layered sanctions on activities with Russia, and growing sanctions on China activities, U.S. sanctions have...more
2023年3月21日（星期二），美国商务部发布一则关于《芯片与科学法》所含护栏条款的拟议规则通知。作为拟议规则的组成部分，美国商务部发布了“受关注外国实体”和由受关注国家“拥有、控制、管辖或指挥”的定义，这两个术语曾出现在过去两年颁发的四部独立制定法中，即：《2021财年国防授权法》、《基础设施投资和就业法》、《芯片与科学法》和《降低通胀法》。根据美国商务部所拟定义，任何实体——包括总部位于美国的实体或注册在美国的实体——如其25%及以上表决权益...more
The American Conference Institute is hosting their Virtual Proficiency Series on U.S. Economic Sanctions on March 7-30, 2023! Learn and connect at this immersive, practical 4-week masterclass on U.S. Economic Sanctions....more
The Cozen Lens- •House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) will have one of the most consequential relationships in Washington, DC over the next two years as Republicans try to...more
The U.S. government issued guidance on October 14, 2022, emphasizing that the United States is “prepared to use its broad targeting authorities against non-U.S. persons” who continue to trade with Russia sanctions targets,...more
On Friday, October 7, 2022, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released an interim final rule containing an enormous set of export controls that will likely damage the Chinese semiconductor, advanced computing, and...more
We can all agree that goods made from forced labor, indentured labor or child labor should not be introduced into the U.S. market. Indeed, U.S. law prohibits the entry of goods made from forced labor....more
Since the Kremlin’s February 24th invasion of Ukraine, western countries have put in place extensive global financial ramifications. To gauge the extent of effectiveness, one must decipher the numbers behind Russia’s...more
The Canadian Institute’s 7th Annual Canadian Forum on Global Economic Sanctions returns to Toronto in-person and via livestream on September 22-23! Join a Canadian and international faculty of government of officials,...more