This is the final in our 2025 Year in Preview series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the coming year.
Throughout 2024, enforcement of international trade laws continued to gather pace...more
3/14/2025
/ Arms Export Control Act ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Compliance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Enforcement Priorities ,
EU ,
EU Directive ,
Export Controls ,
International Trade ,
Iran ,
National Security ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Penalties ,
Russia ,
Sanction Violations ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Treasury ,
UK
Effective in January 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued a final rule (colloquially known as “Reverse CFIUS”) implementing the Outbound Investment Program, which prohibits U.S. persons from making certain...more
2/3/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Enforcement ,
Export Controls ,
Final Rules ,
Foreign Entities ,
Foreign Investment ,
National Security ,
Semiconductors ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Treasury
As reported in our previous client alert, on May 14, 2024, President Biden announced that he directed his Trade Representative to increase tariffs under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 (Section 301) on a wide range of...more
6/5/2024
/ China ,
Comment Period ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Exclusions ,
Imports ,
Lithium Batteries ,
Medical Supplies ,
Minerals ,
Public Comment ,
Section 301 ,
Semiconductors ,
Tariffs ,
Technology ,
USTR
On May 14, 2024, President Biden announced that he is directing his Trade Representative to increase tariffs under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 on a wide range of Chinese goods, which will significantly impact U.S....more
5/22/2024
/ Anti-Dumping Duty ,
Biden Administration ,
China ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Duty Free ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Imports ,
Manufacturers ,
Section 201 ,
Semiconductors ,
Solar Panels ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Act of 1974 ,
US Trade Policies ,
USTR
Throughout 2023 and early 2024, we continue to witness deepening geopolitical and economic divides globally. The U.S. and its allies (most significantly the EU and the G7), spurred on by Russia’s war in Ukraine, continue to...more
5/8/2024
/ China ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
EU ,
G7 ,
Geopolitical Risks ,
International Trade ,
Iran ,
North Korea ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Russia ,
Sanctions ,
Trade Relations ,
Ukraine