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President Trump Signs Amendment To Export Control Reform Act

On August 19, President Trump signed the Maintaining American Superiority by Improving Export Control Transparency Act (H.R. 1316) after the House passed it by voice vote, and the Senate unanimously voted in favor.

United States International

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Crowell & Moring LLP

The International Criminal Court, U.S. Sanctions And The First Amendment

The Trump administration previously issued sanctions on certain persons associated with the International Criminal Court (ICC) and subjecting people who provide certain services to such persons to civil and criminal penalties.

United States International

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Joint Criminal And Civil Export Controls Enforcement: Lessons From The Cadence Case

On July 28, 2025, Cadence Design Systems Inc. ("Cadence" or "the Company"), a global electronic design automation ("EDA") technology company based in San Jose...

United States International

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Crowell & Moring LLP

DHS 2025 UFLPA Update Targets New Industries And Expands Entity List

On August 19, 2025, the Forced Labor Enforcement Task Force, chaired by the Department of Homeland Security and including agencies such as the Department of Labor...

United States International

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

Understanding Global Trade Conflicts And Their Impact On Supply Chains

Worldwide International

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Foley & Lardner

"Lost In Transposition" – Commission Targets 18 Member States Over Sanctions Enforcement Gaps

United States International

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

OFAC Settles Broker-Dealer Sanctions Case With Minimal Fine

Worldwide International

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Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP

Torres Trade Trump Table - August 14, 2025

United States International

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Torres Trade Law, PLLC

Weekly Sanctions Update: August 18, 2025

Worldwide International

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Steptoe LLP

Sanctions Update: August 18, 2025

Worldwide International

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Steptoe LLP

Alert: House Advances Bill Targeting South Africa's Foreign Policy Alignment

Worldwide International

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

America's AI Action Plan: Pillar 3 – Leading In International AI Diplomacy And Security

United States Technology

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Davis Polk & Wardwell

The White House Unveils Aggressive AI Export Strategy: What Businesses Need To Know

United States Technology

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K&L Gates LLP

The Revolving Nature Of Economic Sanctions Enforcement As A Key Financial Weapon In U.S. National Security Policy

United States International

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Cahill Gordon & Reindel LLP

AMTL's AICP Files Second Case Against TSMC, Its Advanced Memory Amends Against SK Hynix

United States IP

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RPX Corporation

Arbitration Essentials: How To Initiate And Navigate An International Arbitration, Part 2: Hearings

United States Litigation

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JAMS

From 1925 To Today: How The FAA Transformed Dispute Resolution - The Importance Of Preserving The Core Values Of Arbitration

United States Litigation

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JAMS

New Montana State Income And Property Taxes For 2025 & 2026

United States Tax

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Parsons Behle & Latimer

Are Emotional Distress Damages In FEHA Settlements Taxable?

United States Litigation

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JAMS

OFAC Expands Sanctions On Iran's Shadow Banking Network And Surveillance Infrastructure

On August 7, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") announced a new round of sanctions targeting 18 entities and individuals...

United States International

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Huge Export Penalty For U.S. Technology Company

On July 28, various arms of the U.S. government announced concurrent export enforcement resolutions involving Cadence Design Systems, Inc. (Cadence), a California...

Worldwide International

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Bass, Berry & Sims

Legal Risks In Outsourcing Agreements And Global Supply Chain Management

Businesses evaluate different strategies to find the most effective way to minimize costs and bring their products to the market. One of those strategies is outsourcing...

United States Commercial

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Foley & Lardner

Weekly Sanctions Update: August 11, 2025

Last Wednesday, President Trump issued an Executive Order (EO) imposing an additional 25 percent "secondary" tariff on most imports from India in response to its importation of Russian-origin oil.

United States International

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Steptoe LLP

Presidential Proclamation On Adjusting Copper Imports Into The United States

United States International

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

UK Supreme Court Sets A High Bar For Challenges To Sanctions Designations

United States Litigation

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Dechert

Torres Trade Trump Table

United States International

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Torres Trade Law, PLLC

White House Announces U.S.-E.U. Trade Framework With Proposed 15% Tariff

United States International

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

Sanctions Update: August 11, 2025

Worldwide International

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Steptoe LLP

The EU Adopts Broad New Sanctions Against Russia, Including 17th And 18th Packages, And Belarus Sanctions Alignment Package

United States International

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Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

Latest DOJ Export Control Enforcement Action Highlights China Risks

United States International

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WilmerHale

"Secondary Tariffs" To Be Imposed On Imports From India

Worldwide International

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Cassidy Levy Kent

Federal Circuit Dismisses Appeal Of A Sanctions Decision Unrelated To Any Final Determination On Exclusion For Lack Of Jurisdiction

United States International

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Trading Carefully

United States International

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IR Global

Latest DOJ Export Control Enforcement Action Highlights China Risks

The Department of Justice and the Department of Commerce recently announced a $140 million resolution of criminal and civil charges against Cadence Design Systems for admitted export control violations relating to transfers of semiconductor design hardware and software tools to a restricted Chinese university.

United States International

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WilmerHale

"Secondary Tariffs" To Be Imposed On Imports From India

On August 6, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order (E.O.) imposing a 25 percent ad valorem tariff on all imports from India in response to India's continued imports of oil from the Russian Federation.

Worldwide International

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Cassidy Levy Kent

Federal Circuit Dismisses Appeal Of A Sanctions Decision Unrelated To Any Final Determination On Exclusion For Lack Of Jurisdiction

In Realtek Semiconductor Corp. v. ITC, No. 23- 1187 (Fed. Cir. June 18, 2025), the Federal Circuit dismissed Realtek's appeal of the International Trade Commission's (ITC) denial...

United States International

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Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

Trading Carefully

The key is staying ahead of the curve. We don't just help clients respond to trade conflicts and sanctions, we help them anticipate and prepare. That starts with understanding where their vulnerabilities lie and how to address them.

United States International

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IR Global

U.S. Sanctions Brazilian Supreme Court Justice, Places 50% Tariff On Brazilian Imports

United States International

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

New Tariff Actions Announced Back-to-Back From The White House: Copper 232, Brazil Tariffs, And De Minimis

On July 30, the White House issued three executive orders in another flurry of changes to the tariff landscape. As a result of the executive orders...

United States International

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

The July 2025 Ceasefire Agreement In Southern Syria: A Temporary Pause In Violence Or A Roadmap To A Stable Syria?

The ceasefire agreement signed in mid-July 2025 in southern Syria's Suwayda province represents a critical juncture in the ongoing Syrian conflict, marking both a temporary halt to devastating sectarian violence and the beginning of an uncertain period of reconstruction and reconciliation

United States International

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Steptoe LLP

Russia/Ukraine Sanctions Update - Month Of July 2025

OFAC alleged the network "transports oil and petroleum products from Iran and Russia, as well as other cargo, to buyers around the world, generating tens of billions of dollars in profit.

Worldwide International

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Mayer Brown

U.S. Expected To Impose Secondary Tariffs On India This Friday, Pending Formal Announcement

President Trump has announced that the United States is preparing to impose secondary tariffs on India, expected to take effect this Friday, August 1, 2025, according to senior White House officials.

United States International

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 112: Sanctions Issues In Class Actions (Video)

United States Litigation

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Duane Morris LLP

Trump Administration Issues Proclamation Imposing 50% Section 232 Tariffs, Export Controls On Some Copper Scrap

United States International

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Thompson Coburn LLP

Weekly Sanctions Update: July 28, 2025

United States International

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Steptoe LLP

DOJ Enforcement Under The National Security Division's Data Security Program

United States International

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Foley & Lardner

National Security And The AI Action Plan: A Deep Dive

Worldwide Technology

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Steptoe LLP

Export Controls And America's AI Action Plan

United States International

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Crowell & Moring LLP

What Happened This Month In International Trade (July 2025)

United States International

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Diaz Trade Law

The AI Action Plan And Its Key Implementations - AI: The Washington Report

United States Technology

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Mintz

$140M US Export Controls Enforcement Action For 'Reason To Know, Including Awareness Of A High Probability' Violations

United States International

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Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

Trump DOJ Elevating Criminal Prosecution Of Tariff Evasion

United States International

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K&L Gates LLP

Your International Manufacturing Contract Is Probably Putting Your Company At Risk

United States International

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Harris Sliwoski

FinCEN Exercises New Authority Targeting Mexico-Based Financial Institutions To Counter Cartel-Linked Fentanyl Trade

United States Anti-trust

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Foley & Lardner

Trump Administration Unveils AI Action Plan With Implications For Innovation, Infrastructure, And Global Tech Competition

United States Technology

MB

Mayer Brown

The EU Adopts 18th Sanctions Package

European Union International

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Cassidy Levy Kent

Sanctions Update: July 28, 2025

Worldwide International

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Steptoe LLP

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Lessons From The Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act Of 1930

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Should We Expect More Tariffs In The Future? Understanding Trump's America First Trade Policy

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

China's Growing Influence In Latin America: Infrastructure Investments And Implications For The Panama Canal

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

The U.S. Customs Broker License Exam: Tips And Perspectives

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

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The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 112: Sanctions Issues In Class Actions (Video)

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Duane Morris LLP

DW FastTrack Episode 11: Understanding Sanctions - Current Trends Affecting OFAC (Video)

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Dickinson Wright PLLC

Root Canal (Video)

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

MB Microtalk: What Are Export Controls? (Video)

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Mayer Brown

10 Key Trade Developments: Heightened Sanctions And Export Control Enforcement (Video)

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Wiley Rein

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