George N. Grammas

1 month ago | lexology.com | Shannon Reaves |Bridget McGovern |George N. Grammas |Chris Griner

On February 21, 2025, President Trump issued a National Security Policy Memorandum (“Investment NSPM”), subject “America First Investment Policy,” calling for high-level policy changes to increase scrutiny of inbound and outbound investment involving China and other “foreign adversaries,” revamp how the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) implements mitigation for foreign adversary investments, and facilitate (“fast-track”) investments from allied countries subject to...

Dec 1, 2024 | squirepattonboggs.com | George N. Grammas |Ju Zhu |José Viñals

Following the release of the Regulations on the Export Control of Dual-use Items (ECR), the China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM), as anticipated, published the Dual-use Items Export Control List (Control List) which will take effect together with the ECR on December 1, 2024. Please refer to our previous article about the China Export Control Regulations.

Nov 13, 2024 | squirepattonboggs.com | George N. Grammas |Pablo E. Carrillo

On December 2, 2024, BIS announced two new rules updating the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) with the stated goal of impairing China’s capability to produced advanced-node semiconductors used in artificial intelligence (AI) and advanced computing.

Oct 16, 2024 | squirepattonboggs.com | George N. Grammas |Ju Zhu |Robert Maclean |Daniel Waltz

After nearly four years and several roundof drafts, China finally published the finalregulations on the Export Control of DualuseItems (ECR), which will take effect fromDecember 1, 2024. The ECR is the firstcomprehensive regulation to implement theChina Export Control Law that took effect onDecember 1, 2020.

Oct 8, 2024 | lexology.com | Kate Kim Tuma |George N. Grammas |Everett Eissenstat |David Stewart |Bridget McGovern |Ludmilla Kasulke | +4 more

On September 26, 2024, the US Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that, when final, would prohibit the sale or import of connected vehicles (and certain related component hardware and software) with a sufficient nexus to either the People's Republic of China (PRC) or Russia. This action follows an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) that the agency issued on March 1, 2024.