OFAC Provides Guidance on the Essential Components of a Risk-Based Sanctions Compliance Program -
On May 2, 2019, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”) of the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued guidelines...more
5/6/2019
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Ambassador Lighthizer Testifies Before House Ways and Means Committee On Trade Relationship between United States and China -
On February 27, 2019, United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) Robert Lighthizer testified...more
3/14/2019
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How could the government shutdown affect your M&A transactions? Understand the ramifications of the shutdown through the lens of antitrust, securities and exchange commission, CFIUS, export controls and economic sanctions...more
On June 11, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) published a superseding settlement agreement with ZTE Corporation and ZTE Kangxun Telecommunications Ltd. (“ZTE”) and an accompanying...more
On May 8, 2018, President Donald Trump announced that the United States was withdrawing from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (“JCPOA”) negotiated between the “P5+1” countries (United States, United Kingdom, France,...more
On April 15, 2018, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) imposed a seven-year Denial Order (Order) against Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment Corporation and ZTE Kangxun...more