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First Ever Targeted Guidance On Financial Institutions’ Compliance With Export Administration Regulations

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On 9 October 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published its first ever unilateral guidance specifically addressed to financial institutions (FIs). The Guidance to Financial...more

Locke Lord LLP

Key Takeaways for Antiboycott Compliance Programs Following BIS Penalizing Company for Antiboycott Violations

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On September 30, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) imposed a civil penalty of $151,875 against a U.S.-based technology company to resolve 45 alleged violations of the antiboycott...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

FCPA, Export Controls, and Sanctions Enforcement: Adjusting Compliance Strategies for the New Normal

As the interplay between export controls, trade sanctions, and anticorruption enforcement continues to intensify, multinational companies must remain vigilant in ensuring that their compliance programs address the many...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

Developments in Global Sanctions Compliance with a Focus on Russia, Belarus and China

Sanctions imposed by the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union against Russia, China, and other parts of the world are fast-evolving. Such geopolitical shifts are creating new risks and placing further...more

The Volkov Law Group

BIS Reaches Settlement of $5.8 Million Enforcement Action with TE Connectivity Corporation over Export of EAR99 Commodities

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On August 15, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Office of Export Enforcement (“OEE”) announced the settlement of the latest administrative enforcement action involving TE Connectivity Corporation—a Pennsylvania-based...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

What Every Multinational Company Should Know About … International Mergers & Acquisitions (Part 1 of 4): Conducting International...

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The risks for international investments have sharply expanded in recent years. Identifying, managing, and mitigating investment risk, in the current regulatory environment, can be just as essential as managing risk in any...more

Adams and Reese LLP

International Compliance Digest – July 2024

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July was a big month for compliance with a handful of reports and recommendations on due diligence and best practices concerning forced labor, export controls, sanctions from DHS, BIS, and OFAC. The below updates also...more

WilmerHale

BIS Sets Higher KYC Standards for Companies and Universities Over Russia Diversion Concerns

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On July 10, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) released new guidance (the “July 10 Release”) outlining different types of precautionary letters (“supplier list” letters, “Project...more

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International Compliance Digest - June 2024

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Sanctions and export controls were the top items of interest in June. On the compliance side, OFAC and the BIS announced new sanctions and export controls on Russia and Belarus. The new measures target individuals and...more

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BIS Announces Settlement of Antiboycott Violations with Airbus Space and Defense Subsidiary

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On June 3, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) announced the resolution of an administrative enforcement action brought against Airbus DS Government Solutions (“Airbus DSGS”)—a...more

Hogan Lovells

U.S. Commerce Department issues antiboycott compliance advisory on Turkey

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On May 15, 2024, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security issued an antiboycott compliance advisory regarding the Turkish government’s announcement that it will suspend all imports and exports to and...more

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BIS Releases Updated Guidance for Freight Forwarders

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On March 28, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) released updated guidance to freight forwarders specifically outlining their responsibilities under the aegis of the Export...more

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BIS Authorizes Medical Device Exports to Russia, Belarus, and Occupied Ukraine (With Strings Attached)

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License Exception MED, published by the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) on April 25, authorizes the export, reexport, or in-country transfer of EAR99 “medical devices” to non-military...more

BakerHostetler

Key Export Control Developments During the First Quarter of 2024

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The first quarter of 2024 saw numerous developments on the export control front. This report summarizes the key developments and provides links to the relevant Federal Register notices and/or agency announcements....more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

The USPTO's Guidance on Use of AI-based Tools in Practice

Since President Biden issued his Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has been investigating the potential pitfalls of...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Commerce/BIS Issues New Resource To Facilitate Antiboycott Compliance

On March 28, 2024, the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a new resource for companies, freight forwarders, financial institutions, and others to help them comply with the U.S....more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Non-U.S. Companies on Alert: U.S. Government Issues Tri-Seal Compliance Note on Global Enforcement

New Tri-Seal Compliance Note highlights sanctions and export control compliance expectations for non-U.S. persons. Three agencies overseeing U.S. trade law compliance provided an overview of where U.S. sanctions and export...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Tri-Seal Compliance Note Stresses Importance of Non-U.S. Persons Complying with U.S. Sanctions and Export Control Laws

On March 6, 2024, the U.S. Departments of Commerce, Justice, and the Treasury issued a Tri-Seal Compliance Note (Compliance Note) stressing the need for non-U.S. persons to comply with U.S. sanctions and export controls. The...more

Torres Trade Law, PLLC

U.S. Government to Foreign Persons: Comply with Economic Sanctions and Export Control Laws

In a move that highlights the U.S. government’s ongoing fight against evasion of sanctions and export control laws, the Departments of the Treasury, Commerce, and Justice yesterday published yet another Tri-Seal Compliance...more

Mayer Brown

Russia/Ukraine Sanctions Update - Month of February

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I. US SANCTIONS - US Department of the Treasury Sanctions Almost 300 Individuals and Entities: On February 23, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned almost 300 individuals...more

The Volkov Law Group

BIS Imposes $153,175 Penalty Against Wabtec Corporation to Resolve Multiple Violations of Antiboycott Regulations

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Wabtec Corporation (“Wabtec”)—a global manufacturer and supplier of rail technology headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania—recently settled an administrative enforcement proceeding with the U.S. Department of Commerce’s...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - February 2024 - BIS Unveils Enhanced Voluntary Self Disclosure Protocols

On January 16, 2024, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) under Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement, Matthew Axelrod, disclosed significant enhancements to the process for Voluntary Self-Disclosures (VSDs) related...more

Torres Trade Law, PLLC

Trade Violations Under the False Claims Act

On February 7, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that settlements and judgements under the False Claims Act (FCA) exceeded $2 billion for the 2022 fiscal year. The 2022 fiscal year also had the second-highest...more

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BIS Announces Further Enhancements to Voluntary Self-Disclosure Process

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On January 16, 2024, the U.S Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) released a series of enhancements to its existing voluntary self disclosure (“VSD”) program, pursuant to which organizations...more

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Freight Forwarders and Common Carriers: As You Look Ahead to 2024, Do You "Know Your Cargo"?

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As federal regulators have recently made clear, steamship lines, non-vessel-operating common carriers, indirect air carriers, freight forwarders, and others involved in the global movement of cargo must ensure that their...more

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