Compliance into the Weeds: A Deep Dive into Cadence Design Systems’ Export Control Violations
Episode 378 -- Update on Export Controls and Sanctions Enforcement
Episode 376 -- DOJ's Unicat Settlement and the Future Look of Trade Enforcement Actions
Innovation in Compliance: Navigating Regulatory Changes and Compliance in Trade and Data Privacy with Stephanie Font
FCPA Compliance Report – Episode 732 – Understanding Anti-Boycott Compliance with Alexander Cotoia
Episode 289 -- Justice, Commerce and Treasury Issue Joint Notice on Voluntary Disclosure
Corruption, Crime & Compliance - Update on Export Controls and Sanctions: Interview with Alex Cotoia
Hot Topics in International Trade; Bob Brewer of Braumiller Law Group sits down with BLG Attorney Harold Jackson and discusses the BIS Export controls on semiconductors and high tech to China.
Braumiller Law Group VP of Marketing, Bob Brewer sits down with BLG Attorney Harold Jackson to discuss anti-dumping and countervailing duties regarding China. They also touch on China trade relations in general with the U.S.
Torres Talks Trade Podcast- Episode 13- When Government Agencies Come Knocking
Torres Talks Trade Podcast- Episode 12- ZTE & BIS Enforcement
Matt Silverman on Export Compliance
Our International Trade team comments on additional restrictions on trade with Cuba
Well, we are in a new era — a fundamental change has occurred, long in the making. National security and trade enforcement have coalesced to elevate trade risks — sanctions and export controls violations will be prosecuted...more
DOJ’s initiation of its aggressive trade enforcement strategy is quickly unfolding — and the new strategy is a real and significant threat to all companies engaged in international trade. We are no longer in the era of FCPA...more
October was a robust month for compliance with agency actions and guidance concerning anti-boycott, forced labor, section 301 exclusions, outbound investment, and sanctions. The International Trade Commission also voted...more
What happened? On September 10, the SEC announced that John Deere agreed to pay almost $10 million to resolve allegations it had violated the FCPA. The SEC alleged that Wirtgen Thailand, an indirect subsidiary of John Deere,...more
New export controls, new section 301 duties, new OFAC requirements, new de minimis rule, new DOJ corporate compliance guidance, new international guidance on Russian sanctions. September had it all....more
As the interplay between export controls, trade sanctions, and anticorruption enforcement continues to intensify, multinational companies must remain vigilant in ensuring that their compliance programs address the many...more
In this new era of aggressive sanctions enforcement, companies have to understand the red lines that define where criminal and civil enforcement risk increase. In contrast to the history of FCPA enforcement, DOJ and OFAC...more
Implications Related to the Doubling of the Statute of Limitations for Civil and Criminal Violations of Two Primary Sanctions Authorities - SUMMARY - On April 24, 2024, President Biden signed into law a foreign military...more
President Biden recently signed a foreign aid bill that will have significant implications for United States sanctions enforcement, specifically Section 206 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1705)...more
International Compliance Digest is the new Adams and Reese monthly newsletter focused on international trade compliance and enforcement. Each month we will bring you the latest in compliance and enforcement updates, including...more
January saw continuing focus on Russia. First, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) expanded export controls on certain goods for Russia and Belarus. Second, a U.S.-Israeli citizen was arrested for...more
Within the trade bar there is cautiousness, curiosity and skepticism at the numerous pronouncements signaling greater enforcement of export controls and sanctions by the Bureau of Industry and Security, the Office of Foreign...more
You are reading the November 2023 Update of the Bass, Berry & Sims Enforcement Roundup, where we bring notable enforcement actions, policy changes, interesting news articles, and a bit of our insight to your inbox. ...more
As everyone knows, I tend to repeat myself — DOJ does as well. Over the past year, DOJ has warned global companies — over and over — about the coming criminal enforcement storm against companies for sanctions and export...more
August saw two noteworthy Russia-related enforcement actions. First, a dual Russian-German national was arrested and charged with violating the Export Control Reform Act (ECRA) when he allegedly procured microelectronics for...more
How should companies think about DOJ, BIS and OFAC voluntary disclosure in the wake of the DOJ’s massive investment in sanctions and export control enforcement? The DOJ, BIS and OFAC released a joint compliance note...more
DOJ Increases Resources To Investigate and Prosecute Sanctions Evasion and Export Control Violations - On March 2, 2023, during a keynote speech at the American Bar Association’s annual White Collar Crime National...more
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
Last week, Deputy Attorney General Lisa Monaco’s statements to the American Bar Association again highlighted the fact that investigating and prosecuting individuals for violating economic sanctions, export controls, and...more
Matthew Axelrod, the Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”), told a conference held by the Society for International Affairs on May 16, 2022,...more
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
Civil and criminal penalties levied against U.S. companies for trade violations are just the beginning of the potential unforeseen costs of doing business in the global marketplace. What cannot be quantified are the countless...more
IN THIS ISSUE • Anticorruption Developments • Export Control Sanctions and Customs Enforcement • Export Control and Sanctions Developments • Global Investigations Resources • Writing and Speaking Engagements ...more
For several years, we have witnessed the emergence of a statutory and regulatory framework to tighten controls on the export of emerging and critical technology, as well as the review of inward foreign investment into said...more
On December 13, 2019, the National Security Division (NSD) of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a revised policy regarding voluntary disclosure of export control and sanctions violations by business organizations...more