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Two Bills Targeting Forced Labor in Chinese Supply Chains Reintroduced in US Congress

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Over the last several weeks, two bills targeting Chinese supply chains were reintroduced in Congress. Although different in their approach, the COBALT Supply Chain Act and TASK Act both seek to address goods from China...more

K2 Integrity

[Webinar] Mexico’s Evolving AML/CFT Environment: FATF Review and FTO Designations - May 14th, 12:30 pm ET

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U.S. and Mexican companies and financial institutions are seeking to navigate AML/CFT, sanctions, export control, and tariff and supply chain concerns as their governments’ make rapid changes around trade and tariffs and ramp...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

Foley & Lardner LLP

What Every Multinational Company (Doing Business in Mexico) Should Know About … Mitigating Risks From ATA Scrutiny in a New...

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Mexican cartels dominate large swaths of the Mexico-United States border and the Bajío region (an area encompassing relevant parts of Queretaro, Guanajuato, Aguascalientes, San Luis Potosí, Jalisco, and Michoacán), and they...more

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Pragmatic Regulatory Compliance Programs for Geopolitical Risk

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Geopolitical risks to supply chains are top of mind across C-Suites but few say what it means. The term “geopolitical risk” has largely become a codeword for import, export, and economic sanctions compliance. The fast pace of...more

The Volkov Law Group

Mitigating Risks of “Interacting” with Cartels and TCOs

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We have some new vernacular to bring into the compliance arena — companies need to address risks of interacting with cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs).  Companies need to understand the laws used to...more

Alston & Bird

OFAC Takes First Action to Implement “Maximum Pressure” Campaign Against Iran

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Following President Trump’s announcement of his administration’s intention to ratchet up sanctions against Iran, OFAC announced Thursday that it is designating a number of Chinese, Indian, and UAE entities as Specially...more

Guidepost Solutions LLC

Mexican Cartels as Foreign Terrorist Organizations: A New Era of Risk for Global Businesses

On January 20, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order titled “Designating Cartels and Other Organizations as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists.” This directive instructs the...more

J.S. Held

Engaging With Chinese Companies: Managing ‘Proxy Sanctions’ Risk

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We are entering a year of acute political risk for international trade, with a high likelihood that the Trump administration will hit China with punitive tariffs and increased export controls. Against the backdrop of trade...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 9th Annual Canadian Forum on Global Economic Sanctions - February 26th - 27th, Toronto, ON, Canada

CI’s 9th Annual Canadian Forum on Global Economic Sanctions is designed to cover your top compliance challenges, offering unparalleled networking and benchmarking opportunities for economic sanctions, trade, financial crime,...more

Morgan Lewis

DOD’s Expanding List of Chinese Military Companies

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On January 2, 2025, the US Department of Defense added a number of entities to its list of “Chinese military companies" (CMC List). While being named to this list, by itself, does not prohibit US businesses from continuing to...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

U.S. Eases Economic Sanctions on Syria

In the aftermath of the overthrow of the Assad government on December 8, 2024, the United States has eased (but has not lifted) its longstanding economic sanctions program against Syria. On January 6, 2025, the U.S....more

Husch Blackwell LLP

International Trade Law: 2024 Year in Review & Outlook for 2025

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Few areas will be as impacted by the incoming second Trump administration as international trade policy. Check out our team’s assessment of what the coming year may bring for trade regulation and enforcement. Husch...more

NAVEX

New Year, New Administrations, New Responses

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Global election results mean the coming years are going to be full of change for compliance. This article, from our 2025 Top 10 Trends in Risk & Compliance explores how you can prepare....more

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What Every Multinational Company Should Know About … Nearshoring into Mexico: Key Considerations in Weighing the Pros and Cons

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Mexico is a key player in both the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) and Latin American regions. Nearshoring, the practice of relocating an operating business or supply chain closer to home markets, is a rapidly...more

The Volkov Law Group

Forecasting the 2nd Trump Administration: Foreign Policy Changes and Increased Trade and Tariff Enforcement (Part II of III)

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The 2nd Trump Administration will mean significant change in foreign policy, most especially the importance of ending the Russia-Ukraine war, increased focus on Iran and its proxies, and aggressive use of trade policies and...more

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Supply Chain Security Is National Security: Cyber, Physical, and Personnel Protections

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U.S. supply chain security is increasingly under threat. The White House’s National Security Strategy describes this moment as an inflection point. Many federal agencies have taken charge in elevating the very concept of...more

King & Spalding

Biden Administration Issues Proposed Rule Targeting “Connected Vehicles” Tied to China or Russia

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The Proposed Rule imposes substantial new reporting, diligence, and compliance obligations for companies in the automotive supply chain - On September 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Trade Matters - Lowenstein Sandler's Global Trade & National Security Newsletter - October 2024

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The U.S. Commerce Department is soliciting comments on a proposed rule to prohibit importing and selling Vehicle Connectivity System hardware and software designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by persons owned by,...more

The Volkov Law Group

Supply Chain Sanctions Liability — The Importance of Supply Chain Audits (Part III of IV)

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Global companies face significant risks in their supply chains of compliance with OFAC’s economic sanctions regime.  OFAC has emphasized the importance of conducting supply chain risk assessments and audits....more

Torres Trade Law, PLLC

Application of the Substantial Transformation Principle in the Context of U.S. Sanctions

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The practice of determining an item’s country of origin (“COO”) and utilizing the principal of “substantial transformation” to help make this determination is likely a familiar concept for many U.S. importers in the context...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

FCPA, Export Controls, and Sanctions Enforcement: Adjusting Compliance Strategies for the New Normal

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

Husch Blackwell LLP

The Justice Insiders Podcast - The Ever-Expanding Net: Corporate Compliance in an Era of Increasing Trade Sanctions and...

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Host Gregg N. Sofer welcomes Husch Blackwell partner Grant Leach to the program to discuss the burgeoning set of requirements and restrictions placed on U.S. businesses in connection with trade law. Gregg and Grant identify...more

Adams & Reese

International Compliance Digest – August 2024

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August was another robust month in international trade that further signifies the need for corporations to invest in effective compliance programs. For starters, the DOJ unveiled a new program that incentivizes corporate...more

The Volkov Law Group

Episode 328 -- Sanctions Enforcement Risks and Redlines

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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

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