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Cybersecurity Compliance on U.S. Government Contracts and Subcontracts

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in Government Contracts, Technology Transfer, US, US Regulation
Digital GavelThe U.S. Department of Justice announced late last year that it would utilize the False Claims Act, the U.S. government’s primary civil tool to redress false claims for federal funds and property, to bring actions against U.S. government contractors and subcontractors who do not meet the cybersecurity requirements of a particular contract or grant.  DOJ … Continue Reading

BIS Proposes Designating Automated Peptide Synthesizers as a Section 1758 Technology 

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in US, US Regulation
On September 13, 2022, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published in the Federal Register (87 FR 55930) an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) and request for comments regarding certain instruments for the automated synthesis of peptides (automated peptide synthesizers). This proposed rule seeks to identify such automated peptide synthesizers … Continue Reading

Recent Regulatory Developments: Expanding Control Exemption for Standard-Setting to All on Entity List—Analysis 

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in China, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), US
Under an interim rule published in the Federal Register on Friday, September 9, 2022, the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry & Security (BIS) is loosening restrictions on the sharing of specific technology with blacklisted firms, to maintain the United States’ lead in setting international standards. Under that rule, no license will be required to export certain … Continue Reading

BIS Issues Rule on Export Controls for Semiconductor and Gas Turbine Technologies

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in Hospitality, Technology, US
On August 12, 2022, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security issued an interim final rule establishing new export controls on four technologies that support the production of advanced semiconductors and gas turbines. The agency has determined Gallium Oxide and diamond, Electronic Computer-Aided Design (ECAD) software specially designed for the development of … Continue Reading

A New Look at US Sanctions and Practical Guidelines for Compliance (Encore presentation on the West Coast) – September 29, 2022

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in Events, Export Controls & Sanctions, US
Join us in person at the Embassy Suites Santa Clara – Silicon Valley on September 29 to hear from this select panel of high-level government and industry policy leaders who will explore emerging sanctions and embargoes compliance trends in 2022 and beyond to include: BIS/OFAC Panel on Advancing U.S. Foreign Policy and National Security through … Continue Reading

A New Look at US Sanctions and Practical Guidelines for Compliance – September 26, 2022

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in Events, Export Controls & Sanctions, US
Join us in person at the Schar School of Policy and Government at the George Mason University Arlington Campus on September 26 to hear from this select panel of high-level government and industry policy leaders who will explore emerging sanctions and embargoes compliance trends in 2022 and beyond to include: BIS/OFAC Panel on Advancing U.S. … Continue Reading

Now and Next Podcast Series: Russia/Ukraine Conflict

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in Export Controls & Sanctions, Russia
In our Now & Next podcast series, we spotlight the “Now” (the ongoing global responses to the conflict and crisis in Ukraine) and the “Next” (the immediate- and long-term rippling effects of those responses), as well as what businesses should do now and next to navigate the situation and mitigate their risk exposures. Matthew Kirk, … Continue Reading

Italian Government Updates Golden Powers Rules on National Security and Investment Controls

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in EU, European Regulation, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), Russia, Ukraine
The Italian Golden Powers Rules have intricate and unique features and broad-reaching effects, which set them apart from other foreign investment control regimes in the EU. For example, a notification requirement may apply to EU as well as national buyers in certain instances and may apply to Italian companies operating in sectors deemed of strategic … Continue Reading

US Export Controls Workshops in the UK – June 27-29, 2022

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in Events, Export Controls & Sanctions, United Kingdom, US
For the past 14 years, we have jointly hosted a successful annual workshop series on US export controls regulations with EGADD. In celebration of its 15th anniversary, this June’s workshop will also be organized in close partnership with BAE Systems, a major, multinational company that has considerable practical experience in dealing with the challenges arising … Continue Reading

US Actions on Russia and Russia-related Sanctions

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in Export Controls & Sanctions, Russia, Ukraine, US Regulation
The US has responded to the conflict in Ukraine with the following sanctions measures (listed by date, beginning with most recent). With relevant developments, we will update this post on a weekly basis. The latest developments occurred on April 1 and April 6. Additional jurisdictions we are tracking include: EU, Japan, Republic of Korea and … Continue Reading

BIS Amends Export Administration Regulations with Respect to Russia and Belarus

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in Export Controls & Sanctions, Russia, Ukraine
On Tuesday, April 12, 2022, the US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published in the Federal Register a Final Rule amending the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) (15 CFR parts 730-774) to add four additional countries to the list of countries excluded from certain license requirements (Supp. No. 3 to part 746) … Continue Reading

Russia-related Sanctions and New US Export Controls – Implications for US Trade Contracts and Negotiations

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in Events, Export Controls & Sanctions, Russia, Ukraine
Our Trade Practitioners recently provided an overview on Russia-related sanctions and newly imposed export controls by the US, and shared insights on how to manage US trade contracts and negotiations via two webinars. Please visit our Learning Center for the webinar recordings and presentation slides.… Continue Reading

The US Imposes New Export Controls on Russia and Regions of Ukraine; UK and EU Assessing Measures

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in Russia, Ukraine
On February 25, 2022, the Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) unveiled extensive new export control regulations on Russia and Russian-aligned regions of Ukraine as part of the Biden Administration’s economic sanctions package in response to the Russia-Ukraine conflict. This alert is the second installment of the Biden Administration’s response to the … Continue Reading

The United States, United Kingdom, and European Union Impose a Series of New Targeted and Territorial Russia-Related Sanctions

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in Russia, Ukraine
Additional U.S. Sanctions on Russian Financial Institutions, State-Owned and Private Entities, and Russian Individuals Deemed Close to Putin (February 24) On February 24, the United States responded to the Russian-Ukraine conflict by blocking certain Russian financial institutions and individuals, and imposing varying degrees of sanctions prohibitions on other listed Russian banks and entities, including their … Continue Reading

Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act: U.S. House and Senate Reach Agreement

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in China, East Asia & the Pacific
On December 14, 2021, lawmakers in the House and Senate announced that they had reached an agreement on compromise language for a bill known as the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act or “UFLPA.”  Different versions of this measure passed the House and the Senate earlier this year, but lawmakers and Congressional staff have been working to reconcile … Continue Reading
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