Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Lisa Monaco once again delivered groundbreaking remarks at the American Bar Association (ABA) National Institute on White Collar Crime (ABA White Collar Conference) on March 2, 2023, this time...more
"As I told Congress in July, my north star at BIS is to ensure that we are appropriately doing everything in our power to protect our national security and prevent sensitive technologies with military applications from being...more
11/9/2022
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China ,
ECCNs ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Policy ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
Licenses ,
National Security ,
Popular ,
Semiconductors ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector
As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine persists, with no end currently in sight, the United States continues to issue increasingly punishing economic sanctions and export controls targeting Russia, most recently aiming at the...more
5/17/2022
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Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Foreign Entities ,
General Licenses ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Professional Services Companies ,
Russia ,
Ukraine
Following Russia’s recognition of breakaway regions in Ukraine and full-scale invasion of the country, authorities in the United States, United Kingdom, European Union, and across the globe imposed a sweeping array of trade...more
3/22/2022
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Anti-Terrorism Financing ,
Bank Secrecy Act ,
Belarus ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Convertible Virtual Currencies (CVCs) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinCEN ,
Imports ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Patriot Act ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
SWIFT ,
U.S. Treasury ,
UK ,
Ukraine
On February 21, 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin unilaterally recognized the Luhansk and Donetsk regions in Eastern Ukraine (Covered Regions) as independent states. Thereafter, Mr. Putin authorized a full-scale invasion...more
3/3/2022
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Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
CAPTA List ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Transactions ,
FinTech ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
Sovereign Debt ,
SWIFT ,
Ukraine
The U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) on April 28, 2020, published two final rules and a proposed rule that substantially tighten the controls in the Export Administration Regulations (EAR)....more
5/1/2020
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ECCNs ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Exports ,
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Licensing Rules ,
Military End Use ,
National Security ,
U.S. Commerce Department