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Ignorance Is Not Bliss: The BIS Affiliates Rule
The time has come. The U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security’s (“BIS”) Affiliates Rule that was postponed last year is slated to take effect November 10, 2026, barring another extension. The Rule was initially set to start November 10, 2025 but was extended for a year, effectively giving exporters one-year notice to conduct due diligence within its customer base to ensure compliance with the Rule.
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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC
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A Bad Actor, AI, And The Potential Creation Of Global Trade Chaos And Armageddon
With the ever-growing barrage of rhetoric over just how, when, and if, AI will kill us all, the conversation also lends itself to, do we believe it will be AI that kills us, or a bad actor using AI? If I showed you a picture of East Asia at night from space and pointed out that you can’t see North Korea for the lack of available electricity, (It’s 99% blacked out, and only Pyongyang shows a small cluster of light) would you think for a minute that they would have the tech savvy, and high end software, or even hardware, necessary to steal $6.7 billion in crypto since 2017?
United States International
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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC
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Curated
Ignorance Is Not Bliss: The BIS Affiliates Rule
The time has come. The U.S. Bureau of Industry and Security’s (“BIS”) Affiliates Rule that was postponed last year is slated to take effect November 10, 2026, barring another extension. The Rule was initially set to start November 10, 2025 but was extended for a year, effectively giving exporters one-year notice to conduct due diligence within its customer base to ensure compliance with the Rule.
United States International
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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC
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New U.S. Sanctions Targeting Russia And Iran And U.S. Tariffs Targeting Third Countries Buying Russian Energy
The U.S. expands its sanctions framework against Russia and Iran through the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, introducing mandatory sanctions on vessels transporting Russian energy commodities, financial institutions circumventing sanctions, and establishing tariffs up to 500% on Russian imports. The legislation grants the President broad authority to impose sanctions while placing substantial elements of the Russia sanctions framework on statutory footing, though significant presi
Global International
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Wikborg Rein
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The United States Court For China: A Forgotten Chapter In Ninth Circuit History
After the fall of the Empire in China in 1912, and before the takeover of China by the Communists in 1949, there was a period in which a number of warlords controlled different areas of China. The United States felt that there was a need for certainty in the dealings of its citizens abroad therefore, for more than two decades in the early twentieth century, the United States maintained an unusual federal court on foreign soil—one that exercised full judicial authority over American citizens living and working in China.
Global International
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Beresford Booth
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Not A Rubber Stamp: Recent Lessons On Liquidators’ Powers In Cayman And Hong Kong
The Cayman and Hong Kong courts have delivered parallel rulings in Re Ourgame International Holdings Limited that fundamentally reshape how liquidators must approach applications for powers and cross-border recognition. These decisions establish that courts will scrutinize each requested power individually, requiring specific justification and evidence rather than granting blanket authority. What does this mean for practitioners seeking to make Cayman liquidations effective across multiple jurisdictions?
Global Insolvency
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Conyers
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A Bad Actor, AI, And The Potential Creation Of Global Trade Chaos And Armageddon
With the ever-growing barrage of rhetoric over just how, when, and if, AI will kill us all, the conversation also lends itself to, do we believe it will be AI that kills us, or a bad actor using AI? If I showed you a picture of East Asia at night from space and pointed out that you can’t see North Korea for the lack of available electricity, (It’s 99% blacked out, and only Pyongyang shows a small cluster of light) would you think for a minute that they would have the tech savvy, and high end software, or even hardware, necessary to steal $6.7 billion in crypto since 2017?
United States International
BG
Braumiller Law Group, PLLC
Article
New U.S. Sanctions Targeting Russia And Iran And U.S. Tariffs Targeting Third Countries Buying Russian Energy
The U.S. expands its sanctions framework against Russia and Iran through the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, introducing mandatory sanctions on vessels transporting Russian energy commodities, financial institutions circumventing sanctions, and establishing tariffs up to 500% on Russian imports. The legislation grants the President broad authority to impose sanctions while placing substantial elements of the Russia sanctions framework on statutory footing, though significant presi
Global International
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Wikborg Rein
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