The dynamic pace of early policymaking by the new U.S. administration has continued into the spring of 2025, including in the context of sanctions on Venezuela. While Venezuela is not, and has not been, subject to...more
Broad Tariff Increases Could Reshape Global Trade: The aggressive use of tariffs could create significant trade disruptions for businesses dependent on global supply chains, and pair novel use of authorities with existing...more
1. BIS Releases Texts of New Chip Export Control Rules- Updating and expanding on rules issued last year, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released three rules on October 27 targeting...more
On October 18, 2023, following the signing of an electoral roadmap between Venezuela’s Unitary Platform and representatives of the Maduro regime, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)...more
The centrality of international trade laws in the development and execution of U.S. foreign policy has never been more evident than in 2022. Companies that have not invested in international trade compliance programs are...more