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This article was last updated on October 7, 2026 with an Editor’s Note, but originally published on October 16, 2025, and previously updated on November 7, 2025. Editor’s Note: On…
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In today’s interconnected financial and commercial systems, appearing on—or even being associated with—U.S. restricted party list (“RPL”) can lead to serious legal, financial, and reputational consequences. Whether you’re a foreign…
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Learn how foreign legal advisors can identify, assess, and manage U.S. sanctions and export control risks—covering OFAC, BIS, ITAR & risk mitigation strategies.
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Removal from the BIS Boycott Requester List is a relatively recent development in U.S. antiboycott enforcement. For more than two decades United States persons that receive a boycott request fostered…
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Exactly a year ago, I published an article on our blog titled Banks Are Busy Verifying Client BIS Export Licenses. With the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and…
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On March 21, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) significantly expanded its end-user restrictions under the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”), 15 C.F.R. Part 744,…
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On the eve of the second anniversary of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, February 23, 2024, and also in response to the on February 16, 2024 death of opposition figure…
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One of several lists administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) is the lesser-known Unverified List (“UVL”). While persons may be added to BIS’s…
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Banks are increasingly verifying with their exporting clients whether their transactions related to the export of goods—even ordinary consumer goods—had appropriate license authorization from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau…
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Notwithstanding the robust economic sanctions imposed on Russia and Belarus since February 2022 by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), and export controls by…
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In many instances where I’ve been called upon to evaluate a business’s trade compliance program, I notice that company policy is to prohibit any and all dealings with Sudan. It…
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With the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security‘s (“BIS”) Entity List expanding rapidly—especially with Chinese entities under increased scrutiny and with the recent implementation of BIS’s 50 Percent…
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