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Client Alert October 3, 2025
A Watershed Moment for Export Controls – The Risks and Complexities of the Commerce Department’s “Affiliates Rule”
The long-predicted move by the U.S. Commerce Department to expand the scope of U.S. export controls came into force on September 29, 2025. This is a historic expansion of regulations, and the sweeping new “Affiliates Rule” expands the scope of restrictions and introduces new and highly consequential compliance challenges for exporters across many sectors of the global economy.
Client Alert July 11, 2025
U.S. Lifts Most Sanctions on Syria, While Compliance Challenges Remain
Gibson Dunn analyzes the sweeping changes that the Trump administration has made to decades-long sanctions and export control measures targeting Syria, highlighting areas where regulatory flexibility may permit renewed engagement and noting areas of continued compliance risk.
Client Alert March 26, 2025
BIS Update Conference Takeaways: Expect “Dramatic Increase” in Export Controls Enforcement Against U.S. Adversaries
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) held its annual Update Conference on Export Controls and Policy from Tuesday, March 18 to Thursday, March 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. This year’s conference was notable in that it was the first time Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has spoken at length about export controls and export enforcement.
Client Alert February 6, 2025
International Trade 2024 Year-End Update
The four years of the Biden administration were marked by the most aggressive and far-reaching use of international trade tools of any U.S. administration in history.
Client Alert January 27, 2025
U.S. Trade Policy and Regulation Under Trump 2.0: Key Takeaways from “Week One”
After months of speculation regarding the possible contours of the United States’ international trade policies under a second Trump administration, the President’s unprecedented flurry of initial executive actions was light on actual, immediate changes to U.S. trade policy.
Client Alert November 18, 2024
Regulatory Outlook for International Trade Following the 2024 Election
Using President-elect Trump’s first term as a guide, we assess it as highly likely that the next four years will see a fast-paced, aggressive, and far-reaching use of international trade tools to further the administration’s national security and foreign policy goals.
Client Alert September 17, 2024
BIS Final Rule on Voluntary Self-Disclosure Process and Penalty Guidelines Highlights Significant Export Control Violations and Higher Penalties
With this final rule, BIS seeks to tip the scales in favor of more frequent disclosures and introduces new factors to consider when assessing engagement with U.S. regulators.
Client Alert February 7, 2024
2023 Year-End Sanctions and Export Controls Update
2023 was an extraordinarily active year in the world of trade controls, including sweeping new trade restrictions on Russia and China, aggressive enforcement of sanctions and export controls, and extensive collaboration among sister agencies and partner countries.