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Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Huge Export Penalty for U.S. Technology Company

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On July 28, various arms of the U.S. government announced concurrent export enforcement resolutions involving Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Cadence), a California-based software and technology firm. Cadence will pay over $140...more

The Volkov Law Group

Episode 381 -- Cadence Design Pays $140 Million to Settle Trade Violations

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What happens when a company tries to outsmart the system - and gets caught red-handed by the DOJ in a $140 million export control scheme tied to Chinese military supercomputers? In this episode, Michael dives into the DOJ’s...more

The Volkov Law Group

Following the Cadence Trade Violation Bouncing Ball a Typical Scheme (Part II of III)

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Criminals are not as smart as they think they are. There is nothing so unique that elevates a scheme into the ethereal world of brilliance. The schemes get to be “typical” and the means by which they are executed are often...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

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Compliance into the Weeds: A Deep Dive into Cadence Design Systems’ Export Control Violations

The award-winning Compliance into the Weeds is the only weekly podcast that takes a deep dive into a compliance-related topic, literally going into the weeds to explore a subject more fully. Looking for some hard-hitting...more

Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

$140M US Export Controls Enforcement Action for ‘Reason to Know, Including Awareness of a High Probability’ Violations

On July 28, the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Security Division and the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) jointly announced resolutions of parallel criminal and administrative...more

Stankie Law

Revocation of Syrian Sanctions: Opportunities, Risks, and Changes under Executive Order 14312

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President Trump continued his flurry of sanctions actions with the recent revocation of the Syrian sanctions program. On June 30, 2025, President Donald Trump issued Executive Order (“EO”) 14312 “Providing for the Revocation...more

The Volkov Law Group

OFAC Recalibrates Syria Sanctions in Response to Regime Change

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On May 23, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issued General License No. 25 under the Syrian Sanctions Regulations, marking a measured but far-reaching reconfiguration of...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

Guidepost Solutions LLC

Unlocking Opportunity: Navigating the New Data Center Validated End User Program

Recently, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a significant interim final rule (IFR) that has created both challenges and exciting opportunities for these operators. This IFR...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

A Roadmap for Export Controls? Project 2025 and the Future of U.S. Exports – Part II

The second Trump administration has come flying out of the starting blocks on international trade policy actions—imposing and rescinding, shaping and reshaping tariffs, sanctions, and export controls. The executive orders and...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] Trade & Sanctions Compliance for the Oil and Gas Industry - May 21st - 22nd, Houston, TX

Between tariffs, tightening export controls, evolving sanctions, and ramped up enforcement, the cost and complexity of compliance is rising for oil and gas supply chains. ACI’s Trade & Sanctions Compliance for the Oil and...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

A Roadmap for Export Controls? Project 2025 and the Future of U.S. Exports – Part I

The second Trump administration has come flying out of the starting blocks on international trade policy actions—imposing and rescinding, shaping and reshaping tariffs, sanctions, and export controls. The executive orders and...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Trump Administration’s First Export Control Action – Reading the Tea Leaves

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On March 25, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced a significant expansion of its Entity List restrictions, adding 80 entities from China, the United Arab Emirates, South Africa,...more

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BIS and DDTC Announce New Rules to Modernize Space-Related Export Controls

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On October 23, 2024, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) and the US State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) issued a tranche of new rules to overhaul and modernize US...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 15th Forum on Global Encryption, AI, Cloud & Cyber Export Controls - March 26th - 27th, San Francisco, CA

As global trade policy evolves faster than ever, now is the time to connect with your peers, discover new strategies, and most importantly, hear from the regulatory agencies on the front lines of policy change. ACI’s 15th...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

President Trump Issues America First Investment Policy Refocusing CFIUS and Outbound Investment Approach

On February 21, 2025, President Trump issued the America First Investment Policy Memorandum, which emphasizes the U.S. commitment to a strong, open investment environment while reshaping the U.S. government’s policy towards...more

WilmerHale

BIS Issues Long-Awaited Export Controls on AI

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On January 13, 2025, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) released its export control titled “Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion.” This new interim final rule creates a two-pronged...more

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BIS Increases Export Controls on Key Biotech Equipment

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On January 15, 2025, BIS issued an Interim Final Rule that amends the Export Administration Regulation (EAR) to address dual use export control concerns about biotechnology. ...more

Hogan Lovells

U.S. Department of Commerce expands controls on advanced semiconductors and establishes new controls on closed AI model weights

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The new interim final rule imposes new global licensing requirements for ECCNs 3A090.a, 4A090.a, and corresponding .z items; controls for closed AI model weights; updated data center validated end-user authorizations;...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

BakerHostetler

Current State of U.S. Export Controls in Response to the Russian Federation’s Invasion of Ukraine - As of January 29, 2025

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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

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

Pillsbury - Global Trade & Sanctions Law

BIS Issues Interim Final Rule Establishing a Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion

On January 13, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an Interim Final Rule (IFR), establishing new export controls targeting advanced artificial intelligence (AI) chips and model...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Sweeping New Framework Expands BIS Export Controls on Advanced Computing ICs and AI Technologies

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On January 13, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued its Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion, an Interim Final Rule revising the Export Administration Regulations...more

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