31 Oct, 2024 Enhancing Compliance in the Maritime Shipping Industry By Joyce Adetutu Today, the US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") issued an OFAC Compliance Communiqué: Sanctions...
01 Oct, 2024 House of Representatives Passes BIOSECURE Act By Cullen Richardson On September 9, 2024, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 8333, the BIOSECURE Act (the “House Bill”). The text of the passed House...
01 Oct, 2024 U.S. Government Proposes Reporting Requirements on the Development, Acquisition or Possession of Advanced AI Models and Large Computing Clusters By Matthew West The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security’s (“BIS”) newly proposed rule on advanced artificial intelligence (“AI”)...
19 Sep, 2024 OFAC Extends Recordkeeping Requirements for All Sanctions Programs By Matthew West In an era of active U.S. sanctions policy, it is not uncommon to see the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) issue a notice...
29 Jul, 2024 Commerce Expands Export Controls Applicable to Iran By Cullen Richardson On July 24, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) published a final rule implementing an...
19 Jul, 2024 GOP Adopts Platform Calling for Increased Tariffs and Heightened Trade Restrictions By Alexander Reinert In a departure from long-held party principles, delegates to the Republican National Convention (“RNC”) this week approved a party...
01 Jul, 2024 The Chevron Doctrine Has Been Overturned, But Will Its Legacy of Deference Live on in Trade Litigation By Matthew West The Supreme Court’s opinion in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, overturned the 40-year-old Chevron doctrine and eliminated the...
28 Jun, 2024 U.S. Treasury Overhauls Syrian Sanctions Regulations By Cullen Richardson On June 6, 2024, the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) amended the Syrian Sanctions Regulations...
12 Jun, 2024 New Sanctions Imposed by U.S. Department of Treasury and U.S. Department of State Target Russia's Financial System and Military-Industrial Base By Joyce Adetutu The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control and the U.S. Department of State issued over 300 new sanctions...
14 May, 2024 U.S. Treasury Renews Russia-related General License Authorizing Transactions Related to Energy By Cullen Richardson The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control issued General License 8I on April 29, 2024, thereby extending the...
14 May, 2024 Bipartisan Coalition of House Lawmakers Introduces Legislation to Give Commerce Department Authority to Impose Export Controls on Advanced AI Systems By Alexander Reinert On May 8, 2024, a bipartisan coalition of House lawmakers introduced the Enhancing National Frameworks for Overseas Restriction of...
10 May, 2024 United States Closely Coordinates with International Partners to Sanction Senior Leader of the LockBit Ransomware Group By Joyce Adetutu The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") continues to highlight its coordination with other U.S....
24 Apr, 2024 U.S. Commerce Department Implements End-User Controls to Coordinate with Treasury Department Sanctions By Alexander Reinert On March 21, 2024, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) published a final rule (the “Rule”) to expand...
21 Mar, 2024 Chairman Gallagher Testifies Before the House Agriculture Committee on Chinese Land Purchases in the United States By Alexander Reinert Chairman Mike Gallagher (R-WI) of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party ("CCP") testified on March 20, 2024 before...
29 Feb, 2024 U.S. Government Proposes New Requirements for U.S. IaaS Providers and Foreign Training of AI By Matthew West The U.S Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has proposed a rule that will require U.S. Infrastructure as a...
29 Feb, 2024 LNG Export Permitting May Face Further Delays as the Biden Administration Considers New Climate Impact Criteria By Matthew West An increased focus by the Biden administration on the climate impact of liquefied natural gas (“LNG”) export facilities could impact the...