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Troutman Pepper Locke

Inside New Commerce Tech Restrictions: Mitigation Strategies

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The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security has issued the final rule that will determine how its Information and Communications Technology and Services regulations will work going forward....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

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

Morgan Lewis

Congress Considers Legislation to Shift Export Control Jurisdiction from the Department of Commerce

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Based on consistent comments by the US Congress, think tanks, and the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission, several members of Congress proposed legislation to shift jurisdiction for export controls from Commerce...more

Jones Day

Recent Executive Actions Represent Latest Evolution of U.S.-China Relations

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President Biden's Executive Orders on China underscore the need for experienced counsel in U.S.-China transactions as the two countries' relations continue to impact the regulatory landscape. On June 9, 2021, President Biden...more

The Volkov Law Group

SAP Reaches Broad Settlement and Agrees to Pay More Than $8 Million for Violations of Iran Sanctions Program (Part I of IV)

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In a precedent-setting agreement, the Justice Department, OFAC and the Bureau of Industry and Security announced a settlement with SAP SE for more than $8 million for numerous violations of the Iran Sanctions program....more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

The Trump Administration's Executive Order to Ban Transactions with Persons Developing or Controlling Eight Chinese Apps

On January 5, 2021, President Trump issued Executive Order 13971 (the “Executive Order”) that provides for prohibitions on U.S. persons engaging in transactions with persons that develop or control any of the following eight...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Reminder Regarding the Jurisdictional Reach and Limits of U.S. Export Control, Sanctions, and Foreign Investment Regulations

United States export control, sanctions, and foreign investment (CFIUS) regulations advance U.S. national security and foreign policy interests, but in very different ways. They are also quite complex. As a result, media...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Reminder: Commerce Department Prohibitions Pertaining to Huawei Can Apply to Transactions by Non-U.S. Companies

• Since the addition of Huawei and many of its affiliates to the Entity List, there has been significant media coverage over which types of transactions involving the listed entities are, and are not, prohibited without a...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

DDTC and BIS Solicit Comments Regarding Controls over Explosives, Personal Protective Equipment, and Military and Intelligence...

• DDTC and BIS have published concurrent NOIs requesting public comments on the controls over the export and reexport of explosives, personal protective equipment, and military and intelligence electronics. (By volume and...more

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