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1 week ago | 
openlegalblogarchive.org | Alexandre Lamy |Mackenzie Martin |Jonathan S. Tam
In an era of intensifying geopolitical tensions, companies with operations in the U.S. must navigate an increasingly fragmented and national security-driven regulatory landscape governing cross-border transfers of many different types of data, including personal data and technical information used in R&D and patent filings.
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1 week ago | 
globalcompliancenews.com | Alexandre Lamy |Mackenzie Martin |Jonathan S. Tam
In an era of intensifying geopolitical tensions, companies with operations in the U.S. must navigate an increasingly fragmented and national security-driven regulatory landscape governing cross-border transfers of many different types of data, including personal data and technical information used in R&D and patent filings.
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2 weeks ago | 
sanctionsnews.bakermckenzie.com | Alexandre Lamy |Jonathan S. Tam |Mackenzie Martin
In an era of intensifying geopolitical tensions, companies with operations in the U.S. must navigate an increasingly fragmented and national security-driven regulatory landscape governing cross-border transfers of many different types of data, including personal data and technical information used in R&D and patent filings.
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Feb 11, 2025 | 
sanctionsnews.bakermckenzie.com | Paul Amberg |Alexandre Lamy |Rob O'Brien |William Logsdon
On February 6, 2025, the US State Department reversed the Biden Administration’s revocation of President Trump’s National Security Presidential Memorandum 5 of June 16, 2017 and recreated the Cuba Restricted List (“CRL” or “List“), which identifies entities and subentities that are controlled by, or acting on behalf of, the Cuban military, intelligence, or security services or personnel. The US State Department also added a Cuban remittance provider to the CRL, effective March 10, 2025.
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Jan 19, 2025 | 
sanctionsnews.bakermckenzie.com | Alexandre Lamy
The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”), the US Department of State (“State”), the US Department of Commerce (“Commerce”), and the US Department of Energy (“DOE”) issued rules adjusting maximum civil monetary penalties (“CMPs”) under the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015, as outlined below.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
sanctionsnews.bakermckenzie.com | Kerry Contini |Alexandre Lamy |Michael Amberg |Rob O'Brien
On October 30, 2024, the US Government imposed sanctions on hundreds of entities and individuals across the globe, primarily in response to Russia’s continued war in Ukraine, and amended US export controls related to Russia and Belarus. Below, we describe the key actions taken by the US Departments of the Treasury, State, and Commerce. 1.
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Nov 22, 2024 | 
sanctionsnews.bakermckenzie.com | Kerry Contini |Alexandre Lamy |Michael Amberg
On October 30, 2024, the US Government imposed sanctions on hundreds of entities and individuals across the globe, primarily in response to Russia’s continued war in Ukraine, and amended US export controls related to Russia and Belarus. Below, we describe the key actions taken by the US Departments of the Treasury, State, and Commerce.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
lemonde.fr | Alexandre Lamy
Le télétravail a été présenté et mis en œuvre par les entreprises comme le pilier de l’organisation du travail, la pierre angulaire des nouveaux rapports au travail. Mais l’enjeu, depuis l’origine, est ailleurs ! Et l’opposition entre présentiel et distanciel, qui cristallise les tensions sociales actuelles – à Ubisoft comme ailleurs… – à l’heure où les entreprises battent le rappel, est représentative de l’erreur de diagnostic qui est faite.
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Sep 25, 2024 | 
sanctionsnews.bakermckenzie.com | Bart M. McMillan |Alexandre Lamy |Michael Amberg
On September 3, 2024, the US Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”) issued revised Guidance for U.S. Persons Abroad (“USPABs”) Authorization Requests (“USPAB Guidance”) and updated FAQs on Defense Services and USPABs. Under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”), all USPABs need DDTC authorization before they can furnish ITAR-controlled defense services to any foreign person, including USPABs’ non-US employers.
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Aug 15, 2024 | 
sanctionsnews.bakermckenzie.com | Sylwia A. Lis |Alexandre Lamy |Vivian Tse
On July 29, 2024, the US Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (“DDTC”) issued a proposed rule (“Proposed Rule”) that would revise the definition of “defense service” and the scope of related controls in the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”).
