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BIS Expands Export Restrictions To Foreign Companies 50% Or More Owned By Listed Entities

The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS") has published a 50% rule (the "Affiliates Rule") that significantly expands U.S. export restrictions.

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

New US Commerce Department Global License Requirements For Transactions Involving Affiliates Of Listed Entities

The US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) on Monday, September 29, 2025, released the Affiliates Rule, which draws unnamed entities around the world...

United States International

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Mayer Brown

Beware Of Affiliates: BIS Expands Controls With 50% Ownership Rule, New Diligence Obligations

The Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has published an interim final rule (the Affiliates Rule) expanding the standard for entities captured...

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WilmerHale

Sanctions Update: October 1, 2025

The Sanctions Update, compiled by attorneys from Steptoe's award-winning International Regulatory Compliance team and the Stepwise: Risk Outlook editorial team, publishes every Monday.

United States International

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Steptoe LLP

Foreign Influence In Higher Ed: New Federal Guidance And Congressional Scrutiny

Worldwide Consumer

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Steptoe LLP

BIS Issues "Affiliates Rule" To Dramatically Expand Applicability Of Entity And Military End-User Lists

Worldwide International

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Crowell & Moring LLP

When 50% Gets You In Trouble – The New Era Sanctions And Export Controls

United States International

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The Wallenstein Law Group

U.S. Export Controls: BIS Adopts OFAC-Style 50 Percent "Affiliates" Rule

United States International

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Ropes & Gray LLP

Beyond The List: BIS's 50% Ownership Rule Ushers In A New Era Of Export Compliance

United States International

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Torres Trade Law, PLLC

The BIS 50 Percent Ownership Rule: A Paradigm Shift

United States International

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Winston & Strawn LLP

Decoding BIS's New 50 Percent Rule: End-User Controls Extended To Affiliates

United States International

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Sanctions, Bans, And Tariffs How The U.S. Is Fueling Chinese Innovation

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Not Your Usual Monday: BIS Adopts 50 Percent Rule For Entity List, MEU List & Related EAR Controls

United States International

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

FARA Back From The Dead: Trump Revives FARA Enforcement

United States International

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Caplin & Drysdale

Evolving Challenges In Employment Mediation: Managing Emotions, Shifting Strategies And Legal Trends (Podcast)

United States Employment

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JAMS

Silicon, Sanctions And Security: How National Security Laws Are Reshaping The Semiconductor Industry (Video)

United States Government

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Foley & Lardner

One Size Doesn't Fit All: Customizing Dispute Resolution For Commercial Contracts

United States Litigation

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JAMS

California Air Resources Board Publishes Draft SB 261 Guidance

United States Commercial

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Ropes & Gray LLP

Still On The Fence About Hiring A Lawyer? Here's Why Timing Matters (Video)

United States Law Practice

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Crowley Law LLC

How Universities Can Prepare For The New Higher Education Act Section 117 Investigations

During the first Trump administration, the Department of Education (the "Department") focused intensely on universities' compliance with foreign source gift...

United States Consumer

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Russia/Ukraine Sanctions Update - Month Of September 2025

On September 24, U.S. Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, met with Russian Foreign Minister, Sergey Lavrov. During the meeting, Secretary Rubio "reiterated President Trump's...

Worldwide International

MB

Mayer Brown

The Ultimate Guide To Avoiding International Scams Targeting Businesses (2025)

You just landed the deal of a lifetime. A foreign buyer with an impressive website and a well-connected team is ready to place a massive order.

Worldwide Commercial

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Harris Sliwoski

Is The Bondi Memorandum Dead? Trump Executive Order Unpauses FARA Enforcement

In February 2025, U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi issued a wide-ranging formal Memorandum that appeared to pause most FARA enforcement actions.

United States Government

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Caplin & Drysdale

Corporate Disputes' "Quarterly Disputes Barometer"

United States International

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WilmerHale

Impending Deadline For UN Action On Iran: What The "Snapback" Of Iran Sanctions Could Mean For Global Business

United States International

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

What The US AI Action Plan Means For Export Controls And US National Security

United States Technology

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Alvarez & Marsal

Recent ITAR Amendments Expand The U.S. Munitions List And Signal Further Expansion

United States Government

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Holland & Knight

Weekly Sanctions Update: September 22, 2025

United States International

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Steptoe LLP

Department Of State Issues Final Rule, Effective Sept. 15, 2025, Updating ITAR And Targeted Revisions To The U.S. Munitions List

United States International

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Sanctions Update: September 22, 2025

Worldwide International

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Steptoe LLP

In The 'Strike Zone': The Disruptive Technology Strike Force And U.S. Export Controls

Worldwide International

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Pryor Cashman LLP

OFSI Issues Disclosure Notice Against Vanquis Bank Limited For Breach Of Counter-Terrorism Sanctions

United States International

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Steptoe LLP

BIS Announces Addition Of 32 Entities To The Entity List, Including For Exports To Russia

United States International

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Sanctions Update: September 22, 2025

The Sanctions Update, compiled by attorneys from Steptoe's award-winning International Trade and Regulatory Compliance team and the Stepwise...

Worldwide International

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Steptoe LLP

In The 'Strike Zone': The Disruptive Technology Strike Force And U.S. Export Controls

Two-and-a-half years ago, agencies from across the Justice, Commerce, Treasury, and Defense Departments partnered to form the Disruptive Technology Strike Force...

Worldwide International

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Pryor Cashman LLP

OFSI Issues Disclosure Notice Against Vanquis Bank Limited For Breach Of Counter-Terrorism Sanctions

On September 8, 2025, HM Treasury's Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation ("OFSI") published a disclosure notice against Vanquis Bank Limited ("VBL")...

United States International

SJ

Steptoe LLP

BIS Announces Addition Of 32 Entities To The Entity List, Including For Exports To Russia

On September 12, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) released a final rule that announced the addition of 32 new...

United States International

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Wrongful Detentions: New Tools To Protect US Nationals

United States International

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Steptoe LLP

Sheinbaum Proposals To Amend The Mx Customs Law And LIGIE

On September 10, 2028, President Claudia Sheinbaum presented Mexico's 2026 Economic Package, which includes significant proposal to amend the Mexican...

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Current Landscape Of DDTC Brokering Regulations

Navigating the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) is a multifaceted task. One of the three core activities that the ITAR regulates, aside from (1) the export of defense articles including technical data...

United States International

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Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

Don't Ignore The 50% Rule: The Sanctions Trap Hiding In Plain Sight

Are you safe if your counterparty is not on the list? NO. Unfortunately, many companies – and certain screening tools – make this assumption…which could prove very costly.

United States Commercial

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The Wallenstein Law Group

OFAC Targets Iran-Iraq Oil Smuggling Network In Latest Sanctions Action

On September 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") announced sanctions against a network of shipping companies...

United States International

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

More Relief For Syria: Commerce And Treasury Ease Export Controls And Revoke Sanctions

United States International

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Steptoe LLP

New U.S. Trade Fraud Task Force: Heightened Enforcement And Compliance Imperatives For Importers

United States International

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Ropes & Gray LLP

U.S. Department Of Commerce Partially Relaxes Export Controls On Syria

United States International

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Torres Trade Trump Table

United States International

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Torres Trade Law, PLLC

Beyond The Fine: Fracht's $1.6M Sanctions Lesson In Urgency

United States International

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Baker Botts LLP

ITAR Final Rule Revises The USML And Adds New License Exemption For Covered Activities Involving Unmanned Underwater Vehicles

United States Government

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K&L Gates LLP

United States Significantly Relaxes Sanctions And Export Control Restrictions On Syria

United States International

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K&L Gates LLP

Trump Signs Bipartisan Export Control Transparency Law

Worldwide International

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Steptoe LLP

OFAC Sanctions Chinese Chemical Company For Synthetic Opioid Trafficking

Worldwide International

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The Month In International Trade – August 2025

United States International

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Crowell & Moring LLP

The Effects Of Government Change And Political Instability On Supply Chain Management: Mechanisms To Identify And Manage International Supply Chain Risks (Part II)

United States International

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Foley & Lardner

Keeping An EAR Out For Syria: BIS Reduces Export Controls

Worldwide International

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Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton

Shifting Sanctions On Syria: What Companies Need To Know

United States International

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The Wallenstein Law Group

Navigating Conflicting Sanctions

United States International

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The Wallenstein Law Group

Weekly Sanctions Update: September 8, 2025

United States International

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Steptoe LLP

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