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How the CHIPS Act Impacts Arizona Manufacturers in 2025: Opportunities and Obligations You Should Know

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The semiconductor industry has exploded in Arizona over the last few years. Whether you're a startup looking to enter the supply chain or a longtime manufacturer hoping to expand your footprint, you’ve likely heard about the...more

Baker Botts L.L.P.

AI Legal Watch: May 20, 2025

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On May 13, the U.S. Commerce Department officially declared its intent to rescind and replace the AI Diffusion Rule issued during the final weeks of the Biden administration. Slated to go into effect on May 15, the rule had...more

Wiley Rein LLP

BIS Rescinds AI Diffusion Rule and Issues Guidance on Advanced Computing Integrated Circuits

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On May 12, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced the rescission of the previously issued Framework for Artificial Intelligence (AI) Diffusion Rule. The following day, May 13,...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

BIS Rescinds Its AI Diffusion Rule and Issues Compliance Guidance Regarding Advanced Computing Items

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a series of significant updates affecting export controls on advanced computing integrated circuits (ICs), artificial intelligence (AI)...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

US Treasury Department Has Begun Enforcing New Outbound Investment Rules

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury has started enforcing final regulations that restrict, and in some cases prohibit, U.S. companies, funds and individuals from making certain investments in some technology industries owned...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: What’s Next for the AI Diffusion Rule

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The Trump administration recently announced its intent to scrap the so-called AI diffusion rule, a complex regulation the Biden administration published in January to govern the global export of AI technology and maintain US...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Throwing Away the Toaster: Where AI Controls Are Now and May be Heading

Anyhow, on a possibly related note, on May 14, 2025, BIS announced that it will rescind the AI Diffusion Rule and that, until the time of the official recission, would not enforce the Biden-era regulation. Stop-Gap Stopped -...more

WilmerHale

US Export Controls on “AI Diffusion” Officially Paused, but New Guidance Elevates Risk for AI-Related Exports

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On May 13, 2025, the Department of Commerce formally signaled its intention to rescind the Biden Administration’s Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion (AI Diffusion Rule) two days before the January 2025 Interim...more

Mintz - Antitrust Viewpoints

Trump Repeals Biden AI Chip Controls and FTC Scrutinizes AI Claims — AI: The Washington Report

On May 7, the Trump administration announced plans to rescind a Biden-era AI chip export control rule and replace it with a new rule. “The Biden AI rule is overly complex, overly bureaucratic and would stymie American...more

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The United States and Singapore Signal More Robust Export Control Enforcement

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Recent actions by the Singapore and US governments following DeepSeek’s alleged use of restricted artificial intelligence (AI) chips signal more robust enforcement of export controls. Not only is Singapore stepping up its...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

President Trump Initiates Section 232 Investigations into Pharmaceuticals, Semiconductors, Critical Minerals and Trucks

The Trump administration has intensified its America First Trade Policy initiatives by announcing three new investigations under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 by the Department of Commerce. As foreshadowed in...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

New Antidumping Duty and Countervailing Duty Petitions on Silicon Metal From Angola, Australia, Laos, Norway and Thailand

On April 24, 2025, antidumping (AD) and/or countervailing duty (CVD) petitions were filed on silicon metal from Angola (AD only), Australia (AD/CVD), Laos (AD/CVD), Norway (AD/CVD), and Thailand (CVD only). The petitions were...more

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Labor Shake-Up: Trump Reverses Biden Standards for Federally Funded EV and Clean Tech Projects

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In a sweeping rollback of Biden-era labor policy, the Trump administration recently rescinded a key executive order that tied federal funding for clean energy and infrastructure projects to pro-union commitments – signaling a...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Tariffs and Chip Export Bans: Emerging Challenges for the Gaming Industry Under the Trump Administration

The global video game industry with over $200 billion value thrives on cutting-edge hardware and innovative gaming content. However, recent trade policies introduced by the Trump administration in 2025, including new tariffs...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

A Roadmap for Export Controls? Project 2025 and the Future of U.S. Exports – Part I

The second Trump administration has come flying out of the starting blocks on international trade policy actions—imposing and rescinding, shaping and reshaping tariffs, sanctions, and export controls. The executive orders and...more

Baker Botts L.L.P.

Trump Tariff Tracker -- April 22, Matthew West

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With the reciprocal tariffs in place, the Trump Administration is showing no signs of slowing down in its use of tariffs to push President Trump’s trade agenda. On April 16, the Commerce Department announced that on April 1...more

Fenwick & West LLP

The Continued Retreat: Commerce Secretary Announces Section 232 Investigations into Pharmaceuticals and Semiconductors

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Section 232 investigations determine whether the targeted U.S. imports threaten to impair U.S. national security. At the conclusion of a Section 232 investigation (which can last for up to 270 days), the President must...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Tariffs Loom for Imports of Semiconductor and Pharmaceutical Products and Critical Minerals as Trump Administration Initiates...

The Trump administration is pursuing additional national security investigations that will likely lead to tariffs on imports of semiconductors, semiconductor manufacturing equipment (“SME”), and derivative articles,...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

New Section 232 Investigations Announced on Semiconductors, Pharmaceuticals, and Critical Minerals

Over the past few weeks, the Trump Administration has announced three new investigations under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 into whether imports of pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, and critical minerals and...more

Mintz - Antitrust Viewpoints

Commerce Department Investigates National Security of Semiconductors, and US Attorney Indicts AI CEO for Fraud — AI: The...

On April 1, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) launched a Section 232 investigation into the national security of semiconductor imports. On April 16, Commerce published a Request for Information (RFI) seeking public...more

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Commerce Initiates 232 Investigation on Semiconductors and SME, Paving the Path for Potential Tariffs

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On April 1, the US Secretary of Commerce initiated a section 232 “national security” investigation, “to determine the effects on national security of imports of semiconductors, semiconductor manufacturing equipment (SME), and...more

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New Section 232 Investigations Target Pharmaceutical, Semiconductor, and Critical Mineral Industries: What Impacted Businesses...

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The Department of Commerce (Commerce) has launched three Section 232 investigations covering pharmaceuticals, pharmaceutical ingredients, and their derivative products; semiconductors and semiconductor manufacturing equipment...more

Alston & Bird

Commerce Seeks Comments on Section 232 Investigation of Semiconductors

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The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) has initiated a Section 232 investigation of imports of semiconductors and semiconductor manufacturing equipment. According to the Federal Register notice...more

Torres Trade Law, PLLC

Semiconductor Tariff Exclusions & New Section 232 Investigations

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This article provides an overview of the most recent tariff updates affecting businesses operating within the semiconductor, pharmaceutical, and critical mineral industries. Below we outline recent tariff exclusions for...more

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President Trump Announces Three New Section 232 Investigations After Suspending Reciprocal Tariffs, Excluding Certain Electronics,...

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The Trump Administration has formally launched three separate national security investigations under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 including on: 1) imports of semiconductors (including downstream electronic...more

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