In the context of the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.S., EU, and U.K. continue to implement new measures to stifle Russia’s war efforts.
The Biden administration continued to escalate sanctions...more
3/12/2025
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On February 21, 2025, President Trump issued a National Security Presidential Memorandum (NSPM) that sets out his administration's “America First Investment Policy,” with a particular focus on promoting foreign investment...more
On February 10 and 11, 2025, President Trump issued two proclamations pursuant to Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (Section 232) announcing the imposition and/or reimposition of certain tariffs on imported steel...more
2/20/2025
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On February 1, 2025, President Trump issued three Executive Orders (EOs) announcing tariffs on China (the China EO) Canada (the Canada EO), and Mexico (the Mexico EO), respectively, pursuant to the International Economic...more
2/6/2025
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The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) continues to play an increasingly active role in reviewing and assessing inbound investment transactions for U.S. national security risks. In this alert, we...more
On June 12, 2024, the U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury), U.S. Department of State (State), and U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) announced another round of sanctions and export controls targeting Russia. In this...more
6/25/2024
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently took two significant actions on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
First, it issued final National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWR) for six PFAS...more
Beginning in 2022, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has increasingly focused its enforcement activity on entities operating in the virtual currency space, illustrating a trend that...more
On February 23, 2024, marking the two-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. Departments of Commerce, State, and Treasury announced new U.S. sanctions and export controls targeting Russia. In addition, the...more
On November 13, 2023, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s final rule broadening reporting requirements for the “manufacture” of per- and polyfluoroalky substances (PFAS) (the PFAS Reporting Rule) took effect. ...more
On October 18, 2023, the United States announced the suspension of certain sanctions related to Venezuela through the issuance of new and revised general licenses.
The Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) of the U.S....more
The U.S. federal government is facing a possible shutdown beginning this Sunday, October 1, 2023. Congress has until September 30, which marks the end of the fiscal year, to enact appropriations for government agencies and...more
10/2/2023
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On August 9, 2023, the Biden Administration issued a long-awaited Executive Order (the EO) that is intended to address the potential national security threats posed by outbound investment from the United States to certain...more
8/11/2023
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G7 governments continue to seek ways to increase the effectiveness of their sanctions on Russia by clamping down on sanctions circumvention....more
On February 24, 2023, the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the United States, in coordination with its G7 partners and other allies, announced a series of additional sanctions and export controls...more
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the United States has, in response, imposed unprecedented sanctions and export controls targeting Russia: President Biden has signed numerous new Executive Orders, the U.S....more
12/5/2022
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President Biden recently issued “formal Presidential direction” on the risks that the United States will consider when evaluating in-bound foreign investment....more
On February 21, 2022, President Biden issued an Executive Order (Feb 21 EO) in response to Russia’s recognition of the “Donetsk People’s Republic” (DNR) and “Luhansk People’s Republic” (LNR) as independent states, finding...more
On February 22, 2022, the U.S. imposed additional sanctions targeting the Russian Federation in response to Russia’s recognition of the “Donetsk People’s Republic” (DNR) and “Luhansk People’s Republic” (LNR) as independent...more