The Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Department of Commerce announced the creation of a joint Disruptive Technology Strike Force on February 16, 2023. The strike force will be co-led by the assistant attorney general for the DOJ’s National Security Division and the assistant secretary for export enforcement at the Bureau of Industry and Security.
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has implemented new, unilateral export controls to restrict China’s ability to manufacture advanced semiconductors, obtain high-performance chips, and develop and maintain supercomputers.
Continue Reading China’s access to semiconductors and high-performance chips restricted by BIS
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or the Committee) released its first-ever enforcement and penalty guidelines.
Continue Reading What you should know: CFIUS penalty guidelines make cross-border transactions more complex
On October 6, 2022, the U.S. Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) made four enhancements to its anti-boycott enforcement.
Continue Reading U.S. anti-boycott laws: companies’ foreign subsidiaries face enforcement clampdown
Assistant Secretary for Export Enforcement, Matthew S. Axelrod, has previewed some of the ways the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) will change its approach to enforcing export control and antiboycott laws. BIS’s proposed changes in policy seek to further increase transparency, strengthen compliance, and incentivize deterrence.
BIS’s approach echoes similar