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J. Scott Maberry; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article December 13, 2011, previously published on December 9, 2011 On November 21, 2011, President Barack Obama signed Executive Order 13590 expanding sanctions against non-U.S. companies doing business in Iran. Under the new rules, whole sectors of business between Iran and third countries are now subject to U.S. sanctions. Overnight, non-U.S. companies working...
| | Early Steps Toward a Streamlined Export Control System: Proposed Changes to the ITAR and EAR
Curtis M. Dombek; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article November 18, 2011, previously published on November 16, 2011 On November 7, 2011, the U.S. State Department published a proposed rule amending the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (“ITAR”) by narrowing the categories of aircraft and related equipment controlled on the United States Munitions List (“USML”). Concurrently, the...
| | Prison Time and Export Controls: University Professor's Case Illustrates Dangers of Ignoring Export Compliance
Thaddeus Rogers McBride; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article October 28, 2011, previously published on October 24, 2011 On Monday, October 3, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal of retired University of Tennessee professor John Reece Roth. In July 2009, Roth received a four year prison sentence for illegally exporting military technology, in large part due to his work with graduate students from Iran...
| | Mind Your Own Businesses: UK Court Decision May Signal Pushback On Extraterritorial Enforcement of US Trade Laws
Thaddeus Rogers McBride; Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP;
Legal Alert/Article October 28, 2011, previously published on October 24, 2011 Under a recent court decision, UK government agencies may be able to shield the names of British companies transacting in Iran, and thereby aid these companies in averting potential consequences of U.S. law.
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