12/24/2024 4:21:59 PM Biden Administration Launches Section 301 Investigation into Chinese Semiconductor Industry By Alexander Reinert On December 23, 2024, the Biden administration announced that the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative ("USTR") is launching a new...
12/11/2024 5:08:09 AM China Bans Exports to U.S. of Critical Minerals Used in High Tech “Dual-Use” Materials By Rebecca Seidl Joyce Adetutu Alexander Reinert On December 3, 2024, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced strict export restrictions on “dual-use” technologies. Dual-use...
10/31/2024 4:45:23 PM 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...
10/1/2024 12:53:10 AM 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...
10/1/2024 12:40:18 AM 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”)...
9/19/2024 2:50:05 PM 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...
7/29/2024 1:37:24 PM 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...
7/19/2024 4:04:07 PM 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...
7/1/2024 7:48:22 PM 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...
6/28/2024 2:47:53 PM 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...
6/12/2024 6:22:03 PM 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...
5/14/2024 9:39:58 PM 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...