Last month, Paul Hastings sponsored the Cybersecurity Law Workshop at the Spring Privacy & Security Forum held at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. The Cybersecurity Law Workshop featured three panels of...more
On January 8, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued its final rule to implement Executive Order 14117 aimed at preventing access to Americans' bulk sensitive personal data and government-related data by...more
Today, April 8, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice’s Final Rule restricting transfers of bulk sensitive personal data and U.S. government-related data becomes effective, implementing former President Biden’s Executive Order...more
On Friday, December 27, 2024, the Justice Department issued a final rule to address “urgent national security risks posed by access to U.S. sensitive personal and government-related data from countries of concern and covered...more
In the nearly eighteen months since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, many companies have had to reanalyze their export control compliance procedures, particularly with respect to countries with adversarial or strained...more
The US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a final rule amending the license review policy for items on the Commerce Control List that are controlled for national security (NS) reasons and are...more
Hong Kong Updates and Alerts - New Restrictions on Exports to Hong Kong – License Exceptions for Hong Kong Suspended - On June 29, 2020, the State Department announced that the U.S. will end the export of U.S.-origin...more
On June 29, 2020, the Commerce Department issued 32 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) concerning revision - effective as of the same date - to Part 744.21 of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). As we discussed in a...more
In a burst of activity, the US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued two final rules and one proposed rule. These rules, published in the Federal Register on April 28, 2020, made a series of...more
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - Mega International Commercial Bank Co. Ltd. Fined $29 Million - On January 17, 2018, the U.S. Federal Reserve Board assessed Taiwan based bank Mega International Commercial Bank Co. Ltd. a...more
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - Mega International Commercial Bank Co. Ltd. Fined $29 Million - On January 17, 2018, the U.S. Federal Reserve Board assessed Taiwan based bank Mega International Commercial Bank Co. Ltd....more
ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS – Global Compliance Overhaul for SAP as DOJ and SEC Investigate Payments Allegedly Related to South African Government Contracts – On October 26, 2017, German software company SAP SE...more
The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) recently published a final rule adding to existing U.S. government restrictions on trade with Venezuela. The November 7th rule amends Section 744.21 of...more
On November 7, 2014, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced a final rule implementing controls on exports, re-exports and transfers of a variety of goods, software and technologies for...more