On July 23, 2024, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS" or "the Committee") released its annual report to Congress regarding the Committee's national security...

The U.S. semiconductor industry has always been very important to the country's national security. As a result, the U.S. government ("USG") continues to increase legal protections of the...

On March 13, 2026, the Trump administration issued an executive order (EO), "Ensuring Truthful Advertising of Products Claiming to Be Made in America," which...

U.S. companies involved in international trade and transactions have become accustomed to compliance hurdles when conducting business with the Russian Federation ("Russia").

On February 7, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") announced that settlements and judgements under the False Claims Act ("FCA") exceeded $2 billion for the 2022 fiscal year.

This week's episode covers the "new trend" of suing and challenging OFAC decisions and discusses some recent lawsuits against OFAC.

The U.S. agencies most well-known for their enforcement of U.S. trade and national security laws are the Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS")...

In this week's episode, we discuss the unique high-profile whistleblower case involving the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal, describing corruption, bribery, and money laundering conspiracy...

Companies often must decide whether to conduct internal investigations after receiving information that could indicate ongoing violations of export control or economic sanction laws and regulations.

Importing merchandise into the United States can be a tricky process for even magical folk. There are a variety laws and regulations enforced by U.S. Customs and Border Protection ("CBP" or "Customs")...

On Tuesday, August 2, 2022, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS" or "the Committee) released its Annual Report to Congress for calendar year 2021.

The U.S. Department of the Treasury finalized the new Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS") regulations, which became effective on February 13, 2020.

This week's episode covers the "new trend" of suing and challenging OFAC decisions and discusses some recent lawsuits against OFAC. Host Olga Torres is joined by Erich Ferrari...

On August 13, 2018, President Trump signed the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 "NDAA") into law.

In its press release announcing the sanctions, OFAC indicated that more than 40% of SUEX's transactions involved illicit actors.

When considering who must register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act ("FARA" or "the Act"), one normally thinks of individuals, law firms, or marketing firms, the typical kinds of agents..

Many companies, particularly Software-as-a-Service ("SaaS") and start-up companies, continue to struggle with the concept of export control classification of items with encryption functionality.

In 2016, the United States implemented legislation revising 19 U.S.C. § 1321 ("Section 321") and thereby increasing the de minimis amount for imports into the United States...

On February 7, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that settlements and judgements under the False Claims Act (FCA) exceeded $2 billion for the 2022 fiscal year.

On January 21, 2022, the U.S. Directorate of Defense Trade Controls ("DDTC") entered into a consent agreement with Torrey Pines Logic, Inc. ("TPL") and its founder and president, Dr. Leonid Volfson...