The topic is connected vehicles and the automotive supply chain and specifically how a new law that became effective on March 17, 2025, has major implications for automakers, auto suppliers, and investors and dealmakers doing...more
On February 5, 2025, the new Attorney General announced the disbanding of Task Force KleptoCapture, which was launched in March 2022 to enforce the sweeping portfolio of sanctions against Russia. KleptoCapture was part of an...more
2/11/2025
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Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Authority ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Foreign Policy ,
Military Conflict ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
Ukraine
In a continued effort to hinder Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. government has deployed a whole-of-government approach to impose sanctions and tighter export controls on Russia and Belarus. This alert...more
1/30/2025
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Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
General Licenses ,
Military Conflict ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Ukraine
The first quarter of 2024 saw numerous developments on the export control front. This report summarizes the key developments and provides links to the relevant Federal Register notices and/or agency announcements....more
4/18/2024
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Antiboycott Requirements ,
Blocked Person ,
Boycotts ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Comment Period ,
Compliance ,
Cybersecurity ,
Due Diligence ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Freight Forwarding ,
ITAR ,
Know Your Customers ,
National Security ,
New Guidance ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
SDN List ,
U.S. Commerce Department
What does national security have to do with AI, real estate, and even climate change? All are recent focuses for the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), an interagency body with vast powers to...more
On August 9, 2023, the President issued a widely anticipated executive order ("EO") establishing the framework for a U.S. outbound investment program to address threats to U.S. national security created by certain...more
8/15/2023
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Biden Administration ,
China ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Investment ,
National Security ,
NDAA ,
Outbound Transactions ,
Public Comment ,
Supply Chain
Recent acquisitions of land by foreign buyers have sparked concern that the current jurisdiction of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) to review such transactions is not broad enough. CFIUS,...more
5/18/2023
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CFIUS ,
FIRRMA ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Foreign Investment ,
Foreign Nationals ,
Government Property ,
Jurisdiction ,
National Guard ,
National Security ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Proposed Rules ,
Real Estate Transactions ,
US Air Force ,
USDA
Seeking to protect critical U.S. technological assets from being acquired or used by nation-state adversaries, last week Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco announced the launch of the Disruptive Technology Strike Force....more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury on October 20, 2022, issued its first-ever Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) Enforcement and Penalty Guidelines. Publishing of the Guidelines reinforces recent...more
On June 29, 2022 through July 1, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) held its 35th Annual Update Conference on Export Controls and Policy (Update) in Washington, D.C. This important...more
7/11/2022
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China ,
Compliance ,
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
General Licenses ,
ITAR ,
National Intelligence Agencies ,
National Security ,
Russia ,
U.S. Commerce Department