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BIS Relaxes Export Controls For Syria

On August 28th, 2025, the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced a final rule making changes to the Syria export control measures under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).

United States International

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Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Russia/Ukraine Sanctions Update - Month Of August 2025

On August 14, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") re-designated the cryptocurrency exchange, Garantex Europe OU ("Garantex")...

Worldwide International

MB

Mayer Brown

U.S. Lifts Syria Sanctions, Strings Attached

The United States Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") issued a final rule, effective August 26, 2025, removing the Syrian Sanctions Regulations...

Worldwide International

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

European Sanctions Enforcement – Round Up Of A Busy Summer

It has been a busy summer on the enforcement front but the blur of repeated individual announcements can, ironically, mask the scale, breadth and scope of the current level of enforcement activity taking place across Europe.

United States International

DM

Duane Morris LLP

ICYMI: Technology Company Pleads Guilty To Export Control Violations, Agrees To $140M Fine

United States International

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Diaz Trade Law

FCC's Enforcement Bureau Removes An Additional 1,203 Non-Compliant Voice Service Providers From The Robocall Mitigation Database

United States International

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Roth Jackson

Tariff Evasion And Customs Fraud Under The Microscope: DOJ Signals Aggressive Criminal Enforcement Ahead

United States International

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

New U.S. Export Controls On Large UUVs To Impact Natural Resource And Subsea Infrastructure Operations

United States International

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Baker Botts LLP

Sanctions Update: August 25, 2025

Worldwide International

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Steptoe LLP

Final Rule Implements Restrictions On Simultaneous Consulting Work For DOD And Covered Foreign Entities

United States Government

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Crowell & Moring LLP

Department Of Commerce Required To Annually Report Export Licensing Information To Congress Related To Listed Entities

United States International

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Weekly Sanctions Update: August 25, 2025

Worldwide International

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Steptoe LLP

The GENIUS Act And Financial Crimes Compliance: A Detailed Guide

United States Government

SJ

Steptoe LLP

U.S. And EU Agree On A Wide Trade Framework

Worldwide International

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

Citizenship Updates: Nationwide Injunctions Affecting Birthright Citizenship Limited And New DOJ Priorities To Denaturalize U.S. Citizens

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

Workplace Violence: Why Employers Can't Afford To Ignore The Warning Signs

United States Employment

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Offit Kurman

Summary - Tax Provisions In The One Big Beautiful Bill

United States Tax

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Hall Estill

USCIS Reaches Fiscal Year 2026 H-1B Cap

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

ABA Labor & Employment Law Podcast

United States Immigration

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Green and Spiegel

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

The intersection of national security and technology M&A is more dynamic than ever.

United States Government

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Foley & Lardner

U.S. Executive Order Propels American AI Exports

On July 23, 2025, President Trump signed an Executive Order, "Promoting the Export of the American AI Technology Stack" (AI Export EO)...

United States International

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Torres Trade Law, PLLC

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

CM

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

BI

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

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

United States International

CM

Crowell & Moring LLP

DHS 2025 UFLPA Update Targets New Industries And Expands Entity List

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

Weekly Sanctions Update: August 18, 2025

The Sanctions Update is compiled by Steptoe's International Trade and Regulatory Compliance team and Steptoe's Strategic Risk team.

Worldwide International

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Steptoe LLP

Sanctions Update: August 18, 2025

On August 12, the US government designated the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), aka The Majeed Brigade, as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), adding to its 2019 designation as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT).

Worldwide International

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Steptoe LLP

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

On July 23, 2025, the House Foreign Affairs Committee approved the U.S.-South Africa Bilateral Relations Review Act of 2025 (H.R.2633), introduced by Representative Ronny Jackson of Texas...

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

On July 23, the Trump administration released the AI Action Plan developed in accordance with Executive Order 14179. In this third update, we discuss Pillar III of the Plan.

United States Technology

DP

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

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

SJ

Steptoe LLP

Presidential Proclamation On Adjusting Copper Imports Into The United States

On Thursday, July 30, 2025, the White House released President Trump's proclamation on adjusting copper imports due to the threat to U.S. national security.

United States International

BI

Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC

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

On 29 July 2025, the Supreme Court handed down judgment in the combined appeals in Shvidler v Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs (‘Shvidler') and Dalston Projects Ltd and others v Secretary of State for Transport (‘Dalston Projects').

United States Litigation

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Dechert

Torres Trade Trump Table

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.

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

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

United States International

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Barnes & Thornburg LLP

The U.S. Effort To Keep AI Out Of China's Hands

United States Technology

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

OFAC Expands Sanctions Targeting Iranian Oil, Maritime Networks, UAV Technology

Worldwide International

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Cassidy Levy Kent

Trump Tariff Shake-Up: New Reciprocal Tariffs And The Elimination Of The De Minimis Exemption

United States International

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Baker Botts LLP

Sanctions Update: August 4, 2025

Worldwide International

SJ

Steptoe LLP

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

United States International

KD

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

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

United States International

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Steptoe LLP

Russia/Ukraine Sanctions Update - Month Of July 2025

Worldwide International

MB

Mayer Brown

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The Art Of The (UK) Deal

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Trump Announces Deal With China

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Trade Wars & Sanctions – The New Trade Order

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Sheinbaum's Response To Trump´s Tariffs And The Origin Of The Goods

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

How The Trump Administration Pushed China Deeper into Latin America

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

All Is Fair In Love And War, But Apparently Not Trade - Closing The Gap On Global Trade Deficits With The U.S. (A Monumental Task For A Variety Of Reasons)

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Lessons From The Smoot–Hawley Tariff Act Of 1930

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

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

United States International

BG

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

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

United States International

BG

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

FL

Foley & Lardner

The Class Action Weekly Wire – Episode 103: Procedural Issues In Class Actions (Video)

DM

Duane Morris LLP

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

DW

Dickinson Wright PLLC

Root Canal (Video)

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

MB Microtalk: How Noncompliance To Export Control Laws Can Impact Financings (Video)

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Mayer Brown

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