Blank Rome presents a new summer webinar series where our interdisciplinary team will unpack the most pressing legal, regulatory, and policy developments from the Trump Administration’s first 180 days.
Each session offers...more
7/3/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Cartels ,
CIPA ,
Climate Change ,
Contract Termination ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Deregulation ,
Digital Health ,
Disparate Impact ,
Diversity ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
Environmental Litigation ,
Environmental Policies ,
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Controls ,
Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) ,
Life Sciences ,
Maritime Transport ,
Mergers ,
New Rules ,
NLRB ,
PFAS ,
Popular ,
Section 301 ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
Sensitive Personal Information ,
Shipping ,
Superfund ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Wars ,
Trump Administration ,
Video Privacy Protection Act ,
Webinars ,
White Collar Crimes ,
Wiretapping
The American trade landscape has transformed rapidly as the United States’ “America First” national-security platform reshapes international relations. New executive orders, proclamations, and memoranda issued under the...more
Welcome to this month’s issue of The BR International Trade Report, Blank Rome’s monthly digital newsletter highlighting international trade, cross-border investment, and geopolitical risk issues impacting businesses...more
Welcome to this month’s issue of The BR International Trade Report, Blank Rome’s monthly digital newsletter highlighting international trade, sanctions, cross-border investment, geopolitical risk issues, trends, and laws...more
On February 21, 2025, President Trump issued a National Security Presidential Memorandum titled “America First Investment Policy,” outlining several key strategies aimed at enhancing U.S. national and economic security...more
Immediately upon taking office and in the early days of his administration, President Trump has laid out his “America First” trade policy and signaled certain measures that provide critical indicators for how trade-related...more
Welcome to this month’s issue of The BR International Trade Report, Blank Rome’s monthly digital newsletter highlighting international trade, sanctions, cross-border investment, geopolitical risk issues, trends, and laws...more
1/20/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Investment ,
Russia ,
Supply Chain ,
U.S. Commerce Department
Welcome to this month’s issue of The BR International Trade Report, Blank Rome’s monthly digital newsletter highlighting international trade, sanctions, cross-border investment, geopolitical risk issues, trends, and laws...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) recently issued significant new export controls under the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) aimed at further restricting semiconductor...more
12/12/2024
/ Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
China ,
ECCNs ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Manufacturers ,
National Security ,
Semiconductors ,
U.S. Commerce Department
Companies should be aware of the current federal and state laws and regulations concerning foreign ownership of U.S. real estate, including review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) and...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”), on September 23, 2024, issued a notice of proposed rulemaking (“NPRM”) to curb national security and privacy risks associated with information and...more
Welcome to this month’s issue of The BR International Trade Report, Blank Rome’s monthly digital newsletter highlighting international trade, sanctions, cross-border investment, geopolitical risk issues, trends, and laws...more
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) recently issued an interim final rule (“IFR”) under the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) imposing licensing requirements for exports to all...more
On August 16, 2024, the U.S. Department of State (“State”) announced a broad exemption from export licensing requirements for most defense trade between and among “authorized users” in the United States, Australia, and the...more
Welcome to this month's issue of The BR International Trade Report, Blank Rome’s monthly digital newsletter highlighting international trade, sanctions, cross-border investment, geopolitical risk issues, trends, and laws...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) last week issued guidance regarding the extension of the statute of limitations for sanctions violations. This guidance follows the enactment of...more
Welcome to this month's issue of The BR International Trade Report, Blank Rome’s monthly digital newsletter highlighting international trade, cross-border investment, geopolitical risk issues, trends, and laws impacting...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) recently issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”), setting the stage for regulation of certain U.S. outbound investment in China and China-linked companies. This NPRM is...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) recently issued a significant new round of sanctions and export...more
6/28/2024
/ Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Financial Transactions ,
Foreign Policy ,
Foreign Relations ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Popular ,
Russia ,
SDN List
President Biden last month signed into law H.R. 815 (“National Security Supplemental” or “NSS”). The NSS—a package of national security and foreign aid appropriations, including for efforts in Israel, Ukraine, and the...more
Welcome to this month's issue of The BR International Trade Report, Blank Rome’s monthly digital newsletter highlighting international trade, cross-border investment, geopolitical risk issues, trends, and laws impacting...more
5/10/2024
/ Biden Administration ,
CFIUS ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
ITAR ,
Semiconductors ,
Tariffs ,
TikTok ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
U.S. Treasury ,
USTR
As a next step in the U.S. government’s implementation of the trilateral AUKUS security pact with Australia and the United Kingdom (“UK”), the U.S. Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”) and the...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury (“Treasury”) recently issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NPRM”) that would enhance and expand authorities of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or “the...more
Welcome to this month's issue of The BR International Trade Report, Blank Rome’s monthly digital newsletter highlighting international trade, cross-border investment, and geopolitical risk issues, trends, and laws impacting...more
Welcome to this month's issue of The BR International Trade Report, Blank Rome’s monthly digital newsletter highlighting international trade, cross-border investment, and geopolitical risk issues, trends, and laws impacting...more
3/15/2024
/ Cybersecurity ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Foreign Policy ,
Foreign Relations ,
Foreign Subsidies ,
International Trade Commission (ITC) ,
Russia ,
TikTok