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District Court Rejects Challenges to ITAR Criminal Charges

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On July 9, 2024, District Judge David Hale in Kentucky denied motions to dismiss and motions to suppress filed by four defendants against a criminal case involving ITAR charges for illegal exports of sensitive,...more

Torres Trade Law, PLLC

Understanding ITAR Mandatory Disclosures and the “Duty to Inform” DDTC

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The discovery of actual or potential International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) violations presents the question of whether to disclose the conduct to the Department of State Directorate of Defense Trade Controls...more

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Proposed Bill Would Amend the Arms Export Control Act and Establish AUKUS Advisor and Task Force: 3 Highlights

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On July 19, 2023, Rep. Michael McCaul (R-TX), chair of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, introduced a bill to ease trade restrictions among parties to the AUKUS agreement—a trilateral security...more

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Expanding International Cooperation on Export Controls and Enforcement

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In early June 2023, legislation was proposed in the U.S. Congress to amend the U.S. Arms Export Control Act to provide an exemption for licensing of defense items for export to the United Kingdom (U.K.)....more

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DOJ Strike Force Allegations Highlight Diversion and Theft from U.S. Companies

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The U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) on May 16 announced criminal charges and arrests that highlight risks for companies from U.S. and non-U.S. networks and individuals that seek to unlawfully divert U.S. goods, services,...more

Torres Trade Law, PLLC

DDTC Updates Compliance Program Guidelines and Guidance for U.S.

Compliance Program Guidelines - On December 5, 2022, the U.S. Department of State Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”) issued new Compliance Program Guidelines (“the Guidelines”) intended to provide an overview...more

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A New Year’s Resolution for Companies involved in Defense Business

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On December 5, 2022, the Department of State, Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”) issued new Compliance Program Guidelines, “intended to provide an overview of an effective compliance program and an introduction to...more

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New Year, New Voluntary Self-Disclosure Policy for Export Controls and Sanctions

Several years ago, the head of the State Department’s Director of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) explained that, when a company engaged in substantial exporting makes no voluntary disclosures of export control violations,...more

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Successfully Navigating Export Controls in a Fast Changing Regulatory and Political Environment

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I recently moderated a panel of legal experts on complying with multijurisdictional export and trade controls who provided an overview of the domestic and international regulatory environment to an audience of corporate...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Red Notice Newsletter - September 2018

ANTICORRUPTION DEVELOPMENTS - Petrobras Settles with U.S. Authorities Over Alleged FCPA Violations - On September 27, 2018, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Second Circuit Affirms Constitutionality of Arms Export Control Act

In United States v. Mark Henry, the Second Circuit (Jacobs, Cabranes, and Wesley, Js.) affirmed that the Arms Export Control Act (“AECA”), 22 U.S.C. § 2751 et seq., does not constitute an unconstitutional delegation of...more

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Companies Face New Process in Disclosures of Potential Export Violations

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Companies opting to file voluntary disclosures of potential export violations with the State Department’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) will soon be required to utilize a new process for submitting their...more

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US Implements Regulation Changes for Encryption Products, Software and Technology

On September 20, 2016, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the U.S. Commerce Department amended the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) and the list of goods, software and technology that are controlled under the...more

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Export Control Laws for the General Counsel

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You are the chief legal officer of a U.S. company. Your CEO walks into your office and announces that your company is about to conclude its first international sale. In addition, the company has just appointed distributors in...more

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New Senate Bill Significantly Expands U.S. Sanctions Against Russia

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The bill, if passed, would impose severe sanctions on “foreign persons” that make significant investments in Russian crude oil projects....more

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