In That Case: Department of State v. Muñoz
Episode 315 - Boeing Pays $51 Million for ITAR Violations
Matt Silverman on Export Compliance
On May 28, 2025, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that the U.S. Department of State (DOS) will work with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to “aggressively revoke” visas for Chinese students, “including...more
The U.S. Commerce Department is soliciting comments on a proposed rule to prohibit importing and selling Vehicle Connectivity System hardware and software designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by persons owned by,...more
On July 16, 2021, the U.S. Government issued a new advisory highlighting the growing risks associated with doing business in Hong Kong (“the Advisory”). The Advisory, issued by the U.S. Departments of State, Treasury,...more
The State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) took a number of significant actions to expand the list of destinations listed as “Proscribed Countries” in ITAR §126.1. This is an important compliance...more
One of the widest-ranging bills of the U.S. Congress’s legislative year, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA), is nearing the finish line as both the House and Senate overwhelmingly approved the...more
On Wednesday, October 14, 2020, the U.S. Department of State (“State”) submitted a report to the U.S. Congress, as required under section 5(a) of the Hong Kong Autonomy Act (“HKAA”), identifying foreign persons materially...more
Pillsbury’s International Trade team is tracking developing U.S. government measures with widespread implications for the tech, telecom and government contracting industries. The Trump administration has long focused on...more
President Trump signs law authorizing sanctions on individuals and financial institutions and ends U.S. preferential treatment for Hong Kong. The Hong Kong Autonomy Act authorizes sanctions on foreign financial...more
On July 14, President Trump issued the Executive Order on Hong Kong Normalization, in response to a new security law published by the People’s Republic of China, Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National...more
On July 14, 2020, the Trump Administration issued an executive order ending differential treatment for Hong Kong under U.S. law. The order, effective immediately, directs government agencies to amend regulations within 15...more
On June 30, 2020 at 11:00 PM Hong Kong time, the Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National Security in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HK National Security Law) took effect....more
On June 29, 2020, the U.S. Departments of State and Commerce announced stricter controls on exports to Hong Kong, withdrawing Hong Kong’s preferential treatment as an autonomous territory. The regulatory changes follow...more
On June 29, 2020, the US Secretary of State and the US Secretary of Commerce announced changes to US export controls in response to recent actions by China involving Hong Kong. These regulatory changes are likely not the last...more
This is the sixth in our start-of-year series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year. Our previous entry discussed enforcement by the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office in...more