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Latest DOJ Export Control Enforcement Action Highlights China Risks

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The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Commerce recently announced a $140 million resolution of criminal and civil charges against Cadence Design Systems (Cadence) for admitted export control violations...more

Fenwick & West LLP

DOJ and BIS Flex Enforcement Priorities as U.S. Semiconductor Design Company Agrees to Guilty Plea and $140M Fine

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On July 28, 2025, the National Security Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), announced parallel criminal and civil-administrative export...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - August 2025 - The U.S. Effort to Keep AI Out of China’s Hands

It comes as no surprise China has been a major focus point of the second Trump administration. One of the key reasons for this focus is the increasing national security concerns over technology. In particular, the smuggling...more

Mintz - Antitrust Viewpoints

The AI Action Plan and Its Key Implementations - AI: The Washington Report

The Trump administration released the AI Action Plan last week, unveiling a new roadmap to AI dominance and global leadership for the US. It highlights actions that remove regulatory barriers to prioritize developing AI...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

AI on the Prize: Trump Unveils His Vision for American AI Leadership

On Wednesday, July 23, President Trump released his long-anticipated artificial intelligence (AI) policy agenda, “Winning the AI Race: America’s AI Action Plan” (“Action Plan”). The Action Plan follows a January executive...more

Mintz - Antitrust Viewpoints

President Trump Signs Law with Over $1 Billion of AI Funding, and US Rescinds Chip Export Restrictions to China - AI: The...

On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which allocates over $1 billion toward advancing the federal government’s use of AI. The funding package reinforces the administration’s...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - June 2025 - Rare Earth Minerals, and China’s Global Dominance

If I heard it once, I’ve heard it a thousand times, China is the sourcing capital of the world. I’ve also repeated this statement at least 400+ times in many conversations over the years regarding global trade. China, it’s...more

Hogan Lovells

BIS announces rescission of Biden-Era AI Diffusion Rule and issues new AI policy and guidance

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At the same time that it potentially reduced licensing requirements on advanced computing items to a smaller group of countries by notifying industry that it started the process to rescind the AI Diffusion Rule, the U.S....more

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US Treasury Department Has Begun Enforcing New Outbound Investment Rules

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury has started enforcing final regulations that restrict, and in some cases prohibit, U.S. companies, funds and individuals from making certain investments in some technology industries owned...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Throwing Away the Toaster: Where AI Controls Are Now and May be Heading

Anyhow, on a possibly related note, on May 14, 2025, BIS announced that it will rescind the AI Diffusion Rule and that, until the time of the official recission, would not enforce the Biden-era regulation. Stop-Gap Stopped -...more

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US Export Controls on “AI Diffusion” Officially Paused, but New Guidance Elevates Risk for AI-Related Exports

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On May 13, 2025, the Department of Commerce formally signaled its intention to rescind the Biden Administration’s Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion (AI Diffusion Rule) two days before the January 2025 Interim...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Tariffs and Chip Export Bans: Emerging Challenges for the Gaming Industry Under the Trump Administration

The global video game industry with over $200 billion value thrives on cutting-edge hardware and innovative gaming content. However, recent trade policies introduced by the Trump administration in 2025, including new tariffs...more

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Trump Administration’s “America First Investment Policy” Previews New Restrictions on Inbound and Outbound Investment

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On February 21, 2025, President Trump issued a new memorandum addressing both foreign investment into the United States and outbound investment by US persons. Without imposing immediate legal or regulatory changes, the...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

New BIS Rule Expands Export Controls and Due Diligence Requirements for Advanced Computing Integrated Circuits

As part of its ongoing efforts to thwart China's development of advanced computing technologies, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an interim final rule (the IFR) last month that...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

BIS Issues Interim Final Rule on Artificial Intelligence Diffusion as Biden Exits

On January 13, 2025, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an Interim Final Rule (IFR) that expands controls on advanced computing integrated circuits (ICs or chips) and model weights...more

King & Spalding

Department of Commerce Issues Export Controls on Advanced Computing Chips and Artificial Intelligence Models

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The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security released on January 13, 2025, an interim final rule to implement an export control framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion to protect U.S. national security...more

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DeepSeek’s Disruption: A New Era in Global Tech Competition

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On January 27, 2025, the global tech industry experienced a seismic shift with the introduction of DeepSeek, a Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup that unveiled an impressive large language model (LLM). This new...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

Investments in Chinese Technology Companies Limited by New US Outbound Investment Rule

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U.S. investors interested in investing in advanced Chinese technology companies may now be constrained by the U.S. Government’s first-ever outbound investment rule (Final Rule) which took effect on Jan. 2, 2025. The Final...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

A First Look at the Second Trump Administration’s National Security and Foreign Policy

President-elect Donald Trump and his key advisors have embraced the “Return to Peace through Strength,” sometimes known as “America First,” concept when describing their foreign policy and national security goals in the next...more

Baker Botts L.L.P.

Biden Administration Launches Section 301 Investigation into Chinese Semiconductor Industry

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On December 23, 2024, the Biden administration announced that the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative ("USTR") is launching a new investigation into China's trade practices with respect to the semiconductor industry. In...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Global Supply Chain Horizons - December 2024

Welcome to the latest edition of our quarterly global supply chain horizons providing you with an update on the key developments from around the world - Asia - China: Export ban of critical minerals to the US - On December...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Compliance Deadline Approaches for New Regs Targeting U.S. Investment in Chinese AI, Semiconductors, Quantum Tech

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On November 15, the U.S. Department of the Treasury published final regulations to implement its long-awaited “Outbound Investment” Security Program, which the Biden Administration originally introduced in August 2023 under...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Treasury Issues Final Regulations Prohibiting Certain US Investment in Chinese Technology Companies

On November 15, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury published the final rule implementing President Biden’s August 9, 2023 Executive Order on outbound investment, which addresses concerns related to China’s advancement...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Trump 2.0 Administration: Anticipated Impacts on International Trade, Sanctions and Economic Policy

Broad Tariff Increases Could Reshape Global Trade: The aggressive use of tariffs could create significant trade disruptions for businesses dependent on global supply chains, and pair novel use of authorities with existing...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

The Treasury Department Finalizes U.S. Outbound Investment Rules

The Final Rule formalizes a new governmental system to monitor through a notification process and, when necessary, restrict investments in China that may be viewed as a national security risk. The regulations have broad...more

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