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1 month ago | 
wilmerhale.com | Neena Shenai |Carrie M. Montgomery |Stephanie Hartmann |Heather Hedges |Matt Jones |Patrick G. Selwood
President Donald Trump's new administration is prioritizing trade policies and tariffs, with plans to enforce compliance through the False Claims Act, despite uncertainties about reducing the federal workforce.
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2 months ago | 
wilmerhale.com | Lauren Mandell |Neena Shenai |David J. Ross
President Donald Trump has taken initial steps to impose a new system of “reciprocal” tariffs that could upend US trade policy.
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2 months ago | 
wilmerhale.com | David J. Ross |Lester Ross |Neena Shenai |Lauren Mandell |Jake A. Laband
This alert discusses China's retaliation against US tariffs.
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Dec 16, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | Neena Shenai
President-elect Trump’s election victory has renewed the focus on international trade as a top-line concern for corporate executives. During the campaign, the president-elect expressed support for tariffs and other trade actions targeting a wide range of countries. GOP policy documents call for “fair and reciprocal” trade agreements, combating trade deficits, and strategic independence from China.
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Neena Shenai
As governments globally resort to more muscular uses of economic
tools, such as sanctions and export controls for national security
and foreign policy purposes, international trade has become
increasingly complex. In this episode of In the Public
Interest, podcast co-host Felicia Ellsworth speaks with
WilmerHale Partner Neena Shenai, a leading economic sanctions and
export controls attorney.
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Jul 26, 2024 | 
wilmerhale.com | Neena Shenai |Barry Hurewitz |Richard Burger |Christopher Cestaro |Leslie Harrelson |Lindsey A. Ricchi | +2 more
Summary On July 10, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) released new guidance (the “July 10 Release”) outlining different types of precautionary letters (“supplier list” letters, “Project Guardian” requests, “red flag” letters, and “is informed” letters) that BIS may send to “companies and universities” to notify them of “parties of national security concern, such as those that present a risk of diverting [Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”)]...
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Jun 28, 2024 | 
wilmerhale.com | Neena Shenai |Barry Hurewitz |Richard Burger |ric Louis |Lester Ross |Zachary K. Goldman | +7 more
In conjunction with the Group of Seven (G7) leaders meeting in Italy earlier this month, key jurisdictions issued the latest in a series of coordinated economic restrictions on Russia in light of its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The United States unveiled a sweeping series of sanctions and export controls to further curtail economic activity with Russia and Belarus, with notable impacts on information technology (IT) services, and foreign financial institutions, among others.
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Jun 28, 2024 | wilmerhale.com | Neena Shenai |Barry Hurewitz |Richard Burger |ric Louis |Lester Ross |Zachary K. Goldman | +7 more
In conjunction with the Group of Seven (G7) leaders meeting in Italy earlier this month, key jurisdictions issued the latest in a series of coordinated economic restrictions on Russia in light of its invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. The United States unveiled a sweeping series of sanctions and export controls to further curtail economic activity with Russia and Belarus, with notable impacts on information technology (IT) services, and foreign financial institutions, among others.
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May 3, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Neena Shenai |Zachary K. Goldman |Michael C. Dawson |Aaron Zebley
On April 24, 2024, President Biden signed into law H.R. 815, an
emergency appropriations package billed as authorizing $95 billion
in foreign aid to Ukraine and Israel (the Act). While the Ukraine
and Israel aid provisions and the potential ban on TikTok have
received the most attention, the Act contains over 20 sections,
some of which make significant changes to US sanctions and export
control laws.
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Apr 5, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Neena Shenai |Zachary K. Goldman |Barry Hurewitz
Executive Summary
On March 6, 2024, the U.S. Departments of the Treasury,
Commerce, and Justice jointly issued a Tri-Seal Compliance
Note titled "Obligations of Foreign-Based Persons to
Comply with U.S. Sanctions and Export Control Laws"
("Tri-Seal Note" or "Note"). The Tri-Seal Note
is significant for several reasons.
