Richard Matheny

20 hours ago | mondaq.com | Richard Matheny |Justin Pierce |Nate Cunningham

Policy and regulatory shifts could transform global trade, fromintensifying scrutiny on foreign investment to the unprecedentedscale of new tariffs.

Jan 15, 2025 | mondaq.com | Richard Matheny |Jacob Osborn |Justin Pierce |Peter Marta

On December 27, 2024, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) issueda final ruleestablishing a new national security program to prevent access toAmericans' bulk sensitive personal data and government-relateddata by China (including Hong Kong and Macau), Russia, Venezuela,and other countries of concern.

Nov 25, 2024 | mondaq.com | Richard Matheny |Jacob Osborn |Jason Wilcox |Carrie Miller

On November 21, 2024, the US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) placed Gazprombank – Russia's largest remaining non-designated bank – and more than 50 other Russian banks on its Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) List. As a result, US persons are prohibited from directly or indirectly engaging in any transaction or dealing involving Gazprombank or the other newly designated banks, unless authorized by OFAC or exempt from US sanctions.

Nov 12, 2024 | mondaq.com | Richard Matheny |Jacob Osborn |Justin Pierce |Carrie Miller

On October 28, 2024, the US Department of the Treasury issued final regulations governing certain outbound investments in the semiconductor, quantum computing, and artificial intelligence (AI) sectors of the People's Republic of China, along with Hong Kong and Macau (collectively referred to herein as China).

Mar 15, 2024 | mondaq.com | Richard Matheny |Jacob Osborn |Amy S. Josselyn |Omer Tene

In a sweeping, coordinated effort across federal agencies, the US government has taken a giant leap forward to prevent access to data that could be exploited to the detriment of national security. On February 28, 2024, President Biden signed an Executive Order outlining restrictions on foreign access to personal data of US persons and US government-related information, which was accompanied by a fact sheet.