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On April 24, 2024, President Joe Biden signed into law a high-profile package of national security legislation (Public Law 118-50). While most press reports focused on the spending elements of the package (appropriating funds...more
...President Biden Extends National Emergency under Executive Order 14024 - On April 13, President Biden extended the national emergency declared under Executive Order (EO) 14024 for an additional year due to the harmful...more
As an update to Lowenstein’s previous alert, “Notable U.S. Sanctions and Export Controls Levied Against Russia and Belarus in Response to the Ongoing Conflict in Ukraine,” below is an overview of additional, notable U.S....more
On Monday, President Biden warned U.S. companies to be on guard against Russian cyberattacks, citing intelligence as a call to action. “I have previously warned about the potential that Russia could conduct malicious...more
On March 21, 2022, President Biden issued a statement reiterating warnings that Russia is “exploring” options for potential cyberattacks against the United States in retaliation for sanctions against Russia for its invasion...more
Amid the escalating conflict in Ukraine and concerns of Russian cyber threats to the United States, President Joe Biden recently signed a $1.5 trillion government spending deal with serious cybersecurity reporting obligations...more
On March 11, 2022, the Biden administration, along with leaders of the Group of Seven (G7), announced a new round of sanctions on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine, which include restrictions on exports of luxury goods...more
Shortly before Russia invaded Ukraine on Thursday, February 23, President Biden reinstated the sanctions against the Nord Stream 2 pipeline that he had waived only last year. Depending on what side of the political divide you...more
What: On March 9, 2022 President Biden signed an Executive Order (EO) on digital assets, including cryptocurrencies, and the possible creation of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) for a digital form of the country’s...more
On February 24, 2022, the U.S. imposed sweeping sanctions and export controls actions in response to the Russian Federation’s (“Russia”) “war of choice” against Ukraine. ...more
UPDATE- The Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released new export restrictions on Belarus that largely mimic those applicable to Russia, including broad licensing requirements and the addition...more
*This alert was originally published on February 25, 2022 and updated on March 4, 2022. On February 24, 2022, the Biden Administration issued another expansive round of sanctions measures and export controls related to...more
On 22 February 2022, the United States announced new sanctions on Russia, blocking the property of two major Russian banks, dozens of their subsidiaries, and five individuals, and imposing additional restrictions on dealings...more
On February 21, 2022, President Joe Biden issued an Executive Order (EO) in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s ongoing “efforts to undermine the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.” Referencing a...more
On February 21, 2022, U.S. President Joseph R. Biden Jr. issued an Executive Order (the “Ukraine Order”) in response to action taken earlier in the day by Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin to recognize the Donetsk...more
1. New Import Ban on All Products From China’s Xinjiang Region- In late December 2021, President Biden signed the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act into law. The new legislation creates a rebuttable presumption that any...more
With Russian forces massing at the Ukrainian border, the U.S. and EU have been warning of severe economic sanctions. While we wait and watch this brinksmanship play out, it is worth considering how businesses, and...more
President Biden issued yesterday an Executive Order imposing sweeping sanctions on Russia in response to Russia’s cyberespionage campaign against the United States, efforts to influence the 2020 presidential election, its...more
Doubling down on an America First foreign policy, a second term for President Trump would focus on continued unwinding post 9/11 military involvement in the Middle East while pursuing normalization of ties between Israel and...more