Department of Commerce

On February 24, 2023, the United States and other G7 nations announced a number of new sanctions and export control measures coinciding with the one-year mark of Russia’s military invasion of Ukraine. Shortly after these expansive sanctions and export controls were announced, the Departments of Justice (“DOJ”), the Treasury (“Treasury”), and Commerce (“Commerce”) issued their

On Friday, the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued its latest set of export controls in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The broadest expansion of U.S. export controls on Russia since last fall, Friday’s actions are separate and distinct from the new sanctions regulations imposed by the U.S. Department

Last week the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and U.S. Department of Commerce announced a new Disruptive Technology Strike Force (the “DIS-TECH Strike Force”). The Strike Force will bring together experts throughout government – including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), Homeland Security Investigations (“HSI”), and 14 U.S. Attorneys’ Offices in 12 metropolitan regions across