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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

Foley & Lardner LLP

Foley Automotive Update - August 2025

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Foley & Lardner partners Gregory Husisian and David Simon detailed the rise and risks of tariff evasion in the POLITICO article, “As Trump raises tariffs, companies find ways to cheat — and risk getting caught.”...more

Jones Day

White House Issues Executive Orders on AI Action Plan

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The White House recently announced America's AI Action Plan (the "Plan")—sweeping federal AI policy reforms prioritizing innovation and deregulation of the artificial intelligence ("AI") industry....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

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White House Releases Plan to Build U.S. AI Infrastructure

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On July 23, 2025, the White House released "America's AI Action Plan" (the "Plan"), a comprehensive federal strategy to secure U.S. global leadership in artificial intelligence ("AI"). The Plan is structured around three...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Braumiller Law Group & Braumiller Consulting Group August 2025 newsletter

Here we are. August , 2025, and the media is now publishing what facts they have on the various trade deals as well as those that have yet to come to fruition, in addition to the new announcement of imposed global tariffs...more

The Volkov Law Group

Cadence Design Systems Settles with DOJ and Commerce Department for Export Control Violations and Agrees to Pay $140 Million (Part...

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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

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - August 2025 - Japan and U.S. Trade Agreement

After challenging negotiations and rising tariff tensions, the U.S. and Japan have reached a trade deal. This agreement precedes the August 1st tariff deadline, preventing a scheduled 25% tariff increase on Japanese...more

Baker Botts L.L.P.

Intellectual Property Report August 2025

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Key Takeaway: When facing a patent infringement suit, accused infringers traditionally turned to inter partes review (IPR) as a faster, more cost-effective alternative to district court litigation. However, recent guidance...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

Baker Botts L.L.P.

AI Legal Watch: July 31

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As reported, on July 23, 2025, the White House released "Winning the AI Race: America's AI Action Plan," a strategy designed to secure U.S. leadership in artificial intelligence. This plan, which includes over 90 federal...more

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Sectoral Tariff Update - Section 232 National Security Investigations

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Sectoral tariffs are emerging as a preferred tool for the White House that leaves targeted industries, and those reliant on their import supply, subject to appreciably higher customs duties on imported goods. A wide range of...more

Ropes & Gray LLP

“Winning the Race: America’s AI Action Plan” – Key Pillars, Policy Actions, and Future Implications

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On July 23, 2025, the White House unveiled its “Winning the Race: America’s AI Action Plan” (the “Plan”), a comprehensive roadmap outlining a series of policy goals and recommended policy actions intended “for near-term...more

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The Chiplet Shift: Evolving Interface Standards and Commercial Ecosystems

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For decades, monolithic system-on-chip (“SoC”) designs defined the semiconductor landscape. Introduced in the 1970s and refined over several generations, SoCs allowed designers to integrate processors, memory controllers,...more

Loeb & Loeb LLP

What To Know About "America's AI Action Plan"

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On July 23, 2025, the White House released its artificial intelligence action plan, “Winning the AI Race: America’s AI Action Plan,” which follows from President Donald Trump’s AI Executive Order 14179, signed in January. The...more

Polsinelli

New National Security Probes on Imports of Polysilicon and Drones

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Key Takeaways - The U.S. Department of Commerce has launched national security investigations into imports of polysilicon and drones under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act....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

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Potential Reforms to the UK Investment Screening Regime

On 22 July 2025, as part of a longstanding commitment to refine the UK’s investment screening regime to reduce burden on business, the UK government announced plans to introduce limited exemptions to the mandatory filing...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

‘America’s AI Action Plan’: Implications for Data Center Expansion

Our Morgan Lewis colleagues recently wrote on the US administration’s new artificial intelligence action plan, specifically as the plan seeks to foster innovation and expedite the development of AI data centers and the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

UK Government Launches Consultation on Proposed Reforms to the NSIA Regime: 3 Key Takeaways

Accompanying the publication of its fourth annual report on the operation of the National Security and Investment Act (“NSIA”) regime – and following its Call for Evidence in November 2023 – the UK government has launched its...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

A Call to Action: President Trump’s Policy Blueprint for AI Development and Innovation

On July 23, 2025, President Trump released his Artificial Intelligence (AI) Action Plan, with the aim of ushering in an era of American dominance in the rapidly emerging technology. The AI Action Plan delivers on a promise...more

Greenberg Glusker LLP

Wolfspeed’s Bankruptcy: What’s Ahead for the Chipmaker

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On June 30, 2025, Wolfspeed, Inc.— a key player in the semiconductor and power device manufacturing space — filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. While the semiconductor sector has generally seen growth, Wolfspeed’s strategic...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

UK Government Consults on Expanding NSIA Mandatory Regime to Include Water Sector and Streamlining Changes

On 22 July 2025, the UK government launched a long-awaited consultation on proposed amendments to the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (NSIA) Notifiable Acquisition Regulations (NARs). The consultation seeks to...more

Blank Rome LLP

Innovation Over Regulation – Trump Unveils America’s AI Action Plan

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The Trump Administration released America’s AI Action Plan (the “Plan”) on July 23, 2025, a comprehensive strategy to attempt to “win” the race to achieve global dominance in artificial intelligence (“AI”). The Plan...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

New Federal AI Action Plan Prioritizes Deregulation, Infrastructure, and Global Leadership

The White House released on July 23, 2025, Winning the Race: America’s AI Action Plan (“AI Action Plan”) pursuant to President Trump’s Executive Order 14179, Removing Barriers to American Leadership in Artificial...more

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