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Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) Voluntary Disclosure Enforcement

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

DOJ Announces First-Ever Corporate Declination Under National Security Division’s Voluntary Self-Disclosure Program

Key Points - On May 21, 2024, the DOJ announced its first ever declination under the NSD’s updated Enforcement Policy, declining to prosecute Sigma-Aldrich Inc., d/b/a MilliporeSigma (a subsidiary of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt,...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

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

BIS Announces Key Updates to Voluntary Self-Disclosure Process

Key Points - On January 16, 2024, Matthew Axelrod, Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement at the U.S. Department of Commerce’s BIS announced key updates to BIS’s VSD process. The updates are also now reflected on BIS’s...more

Bracewell LLP

“Export Controls Are the New Sanctions” and Other Enforcement Trends for 2024

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2023 was a banner year in the sanctions space and regulators seem primed to continue that performance in 2024. In December 2023, numerous government officials and industry experts convened at the New York Forum on Economic...more

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New Official Guidance on Voluntary Self-Disclosure of Trade Control Violations

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On July 26, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), the U.S. Department of the Treasury Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released joint...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Launch of the Disruptive Technology Strike Force – Top Takeaways

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On April 28, 2023, U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts Rachel Rollins, joined by national and local federal enforcement officials from the Disruptive Technology Strike Force (DTSF), described the DTSF mission and...more

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New Carrot, New Stick: Commerce Encourages Voluntary Self-Disclosures and Disclosures on Others for Potential Export Control...

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On April 18, 2023, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a policy memorandum clarifying the Office of Export Enforcement’s (OEE) policies encouraging both Voluntary Self-Disclosures...more

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Torres Talks Trade Podcast- Episode 13- When Government Agencies Come Knocking

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In the second of a two-part series on the BIS Office of Export Enforcement, host Olga Torres sits down with former BIS Special Agents Don Pearce and Jim Fuller to discuss what to do when government enforcement agencies come...more

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