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President Trump Signs the Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act

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President Donald Trump signed into law the Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act (the Act) on August 19, 2025....more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

The Daunting Task of Export Compliance With Braumiller Law Group

The Daunting Task of Export Compliance and Sanctions with Senior Associate Attorney Megan Mohler and VP Marketing/NBD Bob Brewer Braumiller Law Group. Megan Mohler discusses the pitfalls that many exporters run into when...more

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Bill Requiring Commerce to Report Export License Application Information to Congress Proceeds

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On July 22, the US Senate passed the Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act (the Bill), sending it to President Trump for his signature....more

Paul Hastings LLP

President Trump Signs Three Executive Orders Relating to Artificial Intelligence

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On July 23, 2025, just hours after releasing the AI Action Plan, President Donald Trump signed three executive orders aimed at accelerating data center construction, expanding the global reach of U.S. AI technology and...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 - 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

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

Fenwick & West LLP

Trump Administration’s AI Action Plan Previews Changes to Export Controls and Enforcement

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On July 23, 2025, the White House unveiled “Winning the AI Race: America’s AI Action Plan,” which provides for federal policy actions the Trump Administration intends to take related to Artificial Intelligence (AI). The...more

Baker Botts L.L.P.

U.S. AI Chip Policy: A Post-Recission Forecast

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The global trade of advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) chips is currently undergoing significant transformation due to evolving U.S. export control policies and the corresponding responses from international partners. On...more

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Executive Order terminates U.S. Syria sanctions, export controls remain in place for now

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On June 30, 2025, the President signed an Executive Order (EO) lifting sanctions on Syria and directing the U.S. Department of State (DOS) and the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) to relax or suspend other programs (e.g.,...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Week Twenty-Five in Trade

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On July 16, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce launched new Section 232 investigations on imports of Chinese drones and polysilicon. Drones and polysilicon are both currently subject to additional tariffs of 55% and 80%,...more

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Post-Recission: Forecasting the Trajectory of the New U.S. AI Chip Policy

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The global trade of AI chips is undergoing significant changes due to evolving U.S. export control policies and the reactions of key Southeast Asian nations. Since the announced recission of the Biden-era AI Diffusion Rule on...more

The Volkov Law Group

BIS Levies $4.25 Million Penalty Against Alpha and Omega Semiconductor for Unauthorized Exports to Huawei

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On June 27, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued a final order resolving administrative enforcement proceedings against Alpha and Omega Semiconductor Incorporated (“AOS”), a...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

A New Road to Damascus: Trump Administration Lifts US Sanctions on Syria

Pursuant to a sweeping new executive order (EO) issued on June 30, 2025, the Trump administration has lifted virtually all U.S. sanctions targeting Syria, shuttered the Syria sanctions program administered by the Office of...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

From Embargo to Engagement: U.S. Reopens Doors to Syria

After the fall of the former regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, the Presidential Administration has taken steps to formally dismantle the U.S.’s two-decade-long comprehensive trade restrictions on Syria. These steps began...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

BIS Announces Proposed Additions to Section 232 Steel and Aluminum Tariffs, Opens Public Comment Period

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On May 22, 2025, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) released a diverse list of 58 requests for new products to be added to the list of derivatives subject to the Section 232 tariffs on steel...more

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Taking Stock – Summary of BIS Actions From Fall 2024, and Peek at What Is Next Under the Trump Administration

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President Trump’s first months in office have been busy, but, in the export control world, we have been grateful for a brief respite from the mind-bending, hundreds-of-pages-long, industry-changing rules that the US...more

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Summary of BIS’s December 5, 2024, Chip Controls

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On December 5, 2024, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) promulgated an interim final rule (the December IFR) expanding its authority to restrict the dissemination of advanced chip technology...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Addressing the Threat to National Security from Imports of Timber, Lumber (Trump EO Tracker)

The executive order directs the Secretary of Commerce to conduct an investigation pursuant to Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 regarding “the effects on the national security of imports of timber, lumber, and...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

February 2025 Trade Law Update

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In Husch Blackwell’s February 2025 Trade Law Update you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law: •An update on U.S. Department of Commerce decisions - •U.S. International Trade...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Addressing the Threat to National Security from Imports of Copper (Trump EO Tracker)

The executive order directs the Secretary of Commerce to conduct an investigation pursuant to Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 regarding “the effects on national security of imports of copper in all forms,”...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Overview of the Trump Administration's Memorandum on Reciprocal Trade and Tariffs

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President Donald Trump issued a memorandum on reciprocal trade and tariffs on Feb. 13, 2025, citing the economic and national security threat posed by the trade deficit, as outlined in the Jan. 20, 2025, America First Trade...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

January 2025 Trade Law Update

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In Husch Blackwell’s January 2025 Trade Law Update you’ll learn about the following updates in international trade and supply chain law: •An update on U.S. Department of Commerce decisions - •U.S. International Trade...more

Alston & Bird

Lutnick Clears Committee Vote, More Nominations

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A crucial part of Trump’s agenda will be those who execute it. We recap recent developments specific to leadership nominations and confirmations below....more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Customs Confirms Scope of China IEEPA Tariffs and Removes, Then Reinstates, De Minimis Exemption for Most Low-Value Entries

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Following President Trump’s removal of the de minimis exemption earlier this week, on Friday, February 7, 2025, President Trump issued an amendment to his original Executive Order and temporarily reinstated the exemption...more

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