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On September 3, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) announced a $1,610,775 settlement with Fracht FWO Inc. (“Fracht”), an international freight forwarder headquartered in...more
The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has a strategic role in U.S. national security, foreign policy, and economic interest. ...more
On September 1, 2025, Texas implemented new restrictions on real estate ownership by certain foreign individuals and entities through Senate Bill (SB) 17, codified as Texas Property Code Subchapter H (Sections 5.251–5.259)....more
In this weekly update, we summarise the most notable updates in the UK sanctions world. ...more
The Department of Justice’s (“DOJ”) Data Security Program (“the Program”, 28 C.F.R. Part 202) went into effect on April 8 with a 90-day period of limited enforcement. With DOJ now expecting full compliance, with additional...more
Each quarter, I send my clients a trade compliance update, highlighting important developments over the last few months and summarizing key points for important sanctions programs. In addition to a variety of ad hoc...more
On the heels of the Trump administration’s June strikes on key nuclear sites in Tehran, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced significant new sanctions on July 30, 2025,...more
On July 8, 2025, the United States Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) announced a settlement with Harman International Industries, Inc. (“Harman”) for $1,454,145 to settle potential civil...more
On July 15, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) announced a settlement agreement with Interactive Brokers LLC (“Interactive Brokers”) violations of multiple U.S. sanctions...more
The messages from government agencies and cybersecurity leaders at the end of June were clear – nation-state-sponsored cybersecurity threats are on the rise. Pro-Iranian “hacktivists” are targeting U.S. infrastructure and...more
Key Takeaways: - After a 5-month pause, OFAC recently announced four sanctions enforcement actions, making clear it is rigorously enforcing sanctions violations across a wide range of programs (including Russia, Iran,...more
On June 30, 2025, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the National Security Agency (NSA), and the Department of Defense Cyber Crime Center (DC3) published a...more
Prior to Israel’s recent attacks on Iran, energy prices and supplies were buffeted by the continuing war between Ukraine and Russia. Following the American bombing of three Iranian nuclear sites, Iran threatened to close the...more
As tensions flare in the Middle East, speculation is growing over the potential impacts of Iranian cyberattacks targeting US based companies and infrastructure. We saw similar reactions in 2020 following the death of the head...more
Last month, Paul Hastings sponsored the Cybersecurity Law Workshop at the Spring Privacy & Security Forum held at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. The Cybersecurity Law Workshop featured three panels of...more
The Texas Legislature was active this Session in proposing and passing bills that seek to restrict foreign ownership of real estate and businesses in Texas. Before this session, Texas did not have state-level restrictions on...more
The Senate Finance Committee recently released its own draft of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (the Bill) previously passed by the House as H.R. 1. Both the House and Senate versions of the Bill impose restrictions on...more
“Famously the author of “The Art of the Deal,” President Donald Trump considers himself more of a dealmaker than an ideologue. He sees the world as zero sum and aims to gain maximum leverage. As a result, he’s not as wedded...more
Budget Talks Intensify as Lawmakers Debate Tax Reform, Transit Funding, Marijuana Legalization - As Pennsylvania’s June 30 budget deadline approaches, the future of several of Governor Josh Shapiro’s (D) proposals—including...more
Both the House and Senate are in session this week. Separately, President Trump is expected to travel to the Netherlands to participate in NATO’s annual summit – this following U.S. targeted strikes on three of Iran’s nuclear...more
Below is this week’s congressional update by BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team. We’ll continue to post in weeks when both chambers of Congress are in session....more
On June 20, 2025, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) announced it is deploying the Forced Labor Allegation Portal, which allows users to submit forced labor allegations. Submissions may be made anonymously and may...more
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's (Treasury) Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN), published the FinCEN Advisory on the Iranian Regime's Illicit Oil Smuggling Activities, Shadow Banking Networks, and Weapons...more
President Trump just signed a new Proclamation that significantly expands travel restrictions on foreign nationals seeking to enter the United States – and might cause you to take steps at your workplace. Framed as a national...more
On May 23, 2025, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued Syria General License 25 (“GL 25”), effectively lifting U.S. sanctions on Syria. This move follows President Trump’s announcement on...more