The table below presents a structured timeline of executive actions, policy directives, and trade-related decisions issued by President Trump’s administration from January 2025 to the present. It focuses on critical areas such as tariffs, economic sanctions (OFAC), the priorities of the Department of Justice, customs regulations, and broader trade and economic policies.

The discovery of actual or potential International Traffic in Arms Regulations ("ITAR") violations presents the question of whether to disclose the conduct to the Department...

The Bureau of Industry and Security is dramatically expanding its enforcement capabilities and budget, signaling a fundamental shift in how export controls will be administered and enforced. With penalties increasing 18-fold and major settlements against technology companies, the agency is moving beyond traditional compliance approaches to implement broader oversight of critical supply chains and foreign-adversary technology risks. Under Secretary Kessler's testimony reveals plans for unprecedented resource

The U.S. Depa.rtment of the Treasury Office of Investment Security ("Treasury") published a final rule on September 15, 2020

Amid political and trade tensions between the United States and the People's Republic of China ("China"), President Trump issued Executive Order ("EO") 13959 on November 12, 2020...

Receiving an administrative subpoena, summons, or other request for information from a federal U.S. agency can be surprising, but it is not an uncommon scenario in the trade world.

Even though the Trump administration is reviewing the outbound foreign investment review regime, enforcement has begun. We've now heard multiple reports that the Treasury Department is reaching out to U.S. venture...

On July 31, 2023, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS" or "the Committee") released its annual report to Congress of the Committee's national security reviews and investigations of certain foreign investment transactions from the preceding year.

On May 23, 2022, President Joe Biden, when asked whether the United States would get involved militarily if China invaded Taiwan, answered firmly, "Yes. That's the commitment we made."

Now more than ever Chinese investment in the United States is facing barriers stemming from the strict reviews conducted by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.

As 2025 comes to an end, one theme defines the global compliance landscape: volatility. Over the past twelve months, sanctions and export control regimes have shifted quickly as the second Trump...

The long-awaited, Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking ("ANPRM") soliciting comments on the definition of, and criteria for, identifying "foundational technologies"

In 2019, the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS") entered into six settlement agreements with companies (not including individuals) for export violations of the Export

The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) just issued a significant rule change that reshapes the landscape of export control enforcement.

On June 3, 2021, President Biden issued EO 14032, which replaced and superseded EOs 13959 and 13974.

According to a new survey conducted by Foreign Investment Watch, both corporate executives and confidential and anonymous, and included separate questions for corporate executives and outside counsel.

Many exporters are at least vaguely familiar with the "company visits" or "outreach visits" conducted by the export control agencies, but most have very little idea what these visits actually entail, ...

The use of forced labor, child labor, or modern slavery practices (collectively "forced labor") in supply chains is not a new problem in the international trade world; however...

Among the tools used by the U.S. Government to impose sanctions on both entities and individuals, few are as powerful as "U.S. Denied Party Lists."

The North American Free Trade Agreement ("NAFTA") has been in effect since January 1, 1994