President Obama signs Second Executive Order Expanding Sanctions to Cover Wide Range of Potential Russian Targets; OFAC adds names to SDN List; Senate and House Propose Bills; EU Sanctions Also Keeping Pace.
In a recent case of first impression, the Delaware Court of Chancery issued a decision that is a valuable example of how US courts often resolve cross-border discovery issues arising when a party relies on a foreign blocking statute.
Attention employers with employees working in the United States on L-1 (intra-company transferee) visas: US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has begun conducting worksite visits under its Fraud Detection and National Security (FDNS) site inspection program.
In the category of lesser regulatory changes that occurred during the pre-holiday season, on December 19, 2013, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amended its Export Administration Regulations (EAR) for exports to persons listed on the Unverified List (UVL).
As experienced members of the fashion industry can attest, trade matters such as duties and taxes, and other regulations can have a huge impact on global sales and sourcing decisions.
On April 13, 2012, the US Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published a final regulation establishing the 0Y521ECCN series with a view towards providing a mechanism for identifying and controlling potentially sensitive emerging technologies not yet categorized.
International Trade Partners David Hanke and Marwa Hassoun will speak as part of the National Defense Industrial Association’s (NDIA) webinar titled “FIRRMA and ECRA? Making Sense of Alphabet Soup on Foreign Investment Screening and Emerging Technology Controls.”
Kay Georgi will speak at the Canadian Association of Lawyers with Russian Eurasian Interests’ (CALREI) Navigating Business Between Russia and North America in a High-Risk Sanctions Environment event.
International Trade Practice Leader Kay Georgi will speak at the Practicing Law Institute’s (PLI) Coping with US Export Controls and Sanctions 2018 Program, hosted December 13 -14, 2018 in Washington, DC.
International Trade Practice Leader Kay Georgi will present at the US Export & Reexport Compliance for Canadian Operations event hosted by the Canadian Institute (CI) on January 29 – 30, 2018 in Toronto, Canada.
Arent Fox International Trade Practice Group Leader Kay Georgi will speak at the Pittsburgh Technology Council’s Seminar titled, “US Government Trade Control Seminar: ITAR&EAR Compliance & Enforcement.”