U.S. and multinational companies with business involving China should be on the alert given recent changes in U.S. export controls and sanctions. During the months of June and July this year, the U.S. government has taken...more
9/2/2021
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Shortly before the end of his term, the Trump Administration made changes to the List of State Sponsors of Terrorism, removing Sudan and putting Cuba back on.
What do the changes mean for Sudan? With the sanctions...more
While the Trump Administration ended with a continuing flurry of activity affecting U.S. sanctions and export controls, with several actions affecting parties in China and Hong Kong, the Biden Administration is taking a...more
Over the course of this year, the U.S. government has enacted a number of new regulatory changes, including changes aimed at addressing national security concerns related to countries of interest, including China, Russia, and...more
Just as quickly as the U.S. Department of Commerce announced the parameters of prohibitions on transactions involving TikTok and WeChat, pursuant to Executive Orders 13942 and 13943, respectively, actions were taken to delay...more
The US Government is continuing to implement measures under US export controls and economic sanctions in response to China’s recent actions involving Hong Kong, including China’s enactment of a new national security law on...more
The U.S. Government is continuing to implement measures under U.S. export controls and economic sanctions in response to China’s recent actions involving Hong Kong, including China’s enactment of a new national security law...more
On January 10, 2020, the US Administration announced the imposition of new sanctions against Iran. The sanctions were initially announced in President Trump’s public address on January 8, 2020, in the aftermath of Iran’s...more
In a show of support for Venezuelan Interim President Juan Guaidó last week, and in opposition to the Maduro regime, President Trump issued Executive Order 13884, which imposes blocking sanctions on the Government of...more
The Trump Administration announced last week that the US Government has added Huawei to the Commerce Department Entity List and, as of May 20, 2019, has announced a temporary general license for certain transactions. Here is...more
5/22/2019
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U.S. Commerce Department
Pursuant to the President’s May 8, 2018, memorandum announcing the United States’ withdrawal from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC)...more
1/3/2019
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US Trade Policies
Effective October 12, 2017, the U.S. Government has revoked its sanctions against Sudan that were established in Executive Orders 13067 and 13412 and removed a number of Sudanese entities from the SDN List. The revocation...more
On September 20, 2017, President Trump issued Executive Order 13810 setting forth measures intended to further isolate North Korea through the imposition of additional sanctions on North Korean persons and on persons doing...more
President Trump signed into law the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (the CAATS Act) on August 2, 2017. The CAATS Act impacts sanctions related to Russia, Iran and North Korea....more