Stephanie Hartmann

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.

2 months ago | jdsupra.com | Anh Do |Leslie Harrelson |Stephanie Hartmann

On January 13, 2025, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) released its export control titled “Framework for Artificial Intelligence Diffusion.” This new interim final rule creates a two-pronged framework within the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”) to impede U.S. adversaries from developing advanced AI models.

2 months ago | jdsupra.com | Anh Do |Leslie Harrelson |Stephanie Hartmann

In the last few days of the Biden Administration, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a flurry of new, noteworthy rules targeting national security risks in the science and technology sectors, including new export controls targeting AI, semiconductor fabricators, and biotechnology as well as a rule addressing the risks posed by connected vehicles.

2 months ago | jdsupra.com | Anh Do |Leslie Harrelson |Stephanie Hartmann

On January 15, 2025, BIS issued an interim final rule controls targeting integrated circuits (“ICs”) fabricators. BIS is concerned that some IC designers have misrepresented the performance capabilities and intended end use of their designs to third-party fabricators contracted to manufacture the ICs. This makes it difficult for the fabricators to determine whether the correct Export Control Classification Number (“ECCN”) of the ICs they are producing and the corresponding restrictions.

2 months ago | jdsupra.com | Anh Do |Leslie Harrelson |Stephanie Hartmann

On January 14, 2025, BIS released the final rule for Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain: Connected Vehicles (Connected Vehicle Rule). The Connected Vehicle Rule prohibits imports and sales of certain hardware or connected vehicles containing that certain hardware or software if there is a sufficient nexus to China (PRC) or Russia.