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Belgian Company Says BIS Hold on Aircraft Sale Is Unconstitutional

Top News|3 Dec 2021|Ref: 2112010057|by Jacob Kopnick

The Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security is violating Belgian shipping company Exmar Marine's Fourth and Fifth amendment rights by blocking its ability to sell an aircraft it owns, Exmar alleged in a Dec. 1 complaint. Arguing its case…Subscribe to Read >>

US Issues New Belarus Sanctions, Debt Dealing Restrictions Alongside Allies

Top News|3 Dec 2021|Ref: 2112020023|by Ian Cohen

The Office of Foreign Assets Control this week sanctioned an additional 20 people, 12 entities and three aircraft for aiding the Alexander Lukashenko regime in Belarus. The agency also imposed new restrictions on dealings in Belarusian sovereign debt, and issued…Subscribe to Read >>

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Today’s Featured Article

White House Supports Ocean Shipping Reform Act, Calls for More Funding for FMC

Transport|22 Nov 2021|Ref: 2111190062|by Mara Lee

The White House, in a blog post that noted some wins for easing port congestion, said Congress should provide the Federal Maritime Commission with "an updated toolbox to protect exporters, importers, and consumers from unfair practices." It said that the…Read More >>

Upcoming Events

Full Calendar

Dec

DDTC Webinar: Submitting Licensing and Registration Amendments (here)

Dec

National Shipper Advisory Committee, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. (here)

Dec

Annual EU Export Control Forum, 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. CET (here)

Dec

Commerce Department Regulations and Procedures Technical Advisory Committee meeting, 10 a.m. (here)

Jan

25–27

American Conference Institute Event on U.S. Export & Re-Export Compliance for Canadian Operations, Toronto, Canada (here)

Feb

22–24

Trade Summit of the Americas, Miami, Florida (here)

May

1–4

National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association of America Annual Conference, Tucson, Arizona (here)

Law Firm Adds Former DOJ, OFAC Official

Michael Parker, a former official at both the Justice and the Treasury departments, has joined Ferrari & Associates as counsel heading up the firm's money laundering and sanctions practice, the firm announced Dec. 1. Parker was previously a sanctions investigator and later a chief in the Office of Foreign Assets Control’s enforcement division before joining DOJ, where he prosecuted transnational crime and money laundering violations.

Choy Moves to Acting Head of CBP Trade Remedy Law Enforcement Directorate

Eric Choy, deputy assistant director of CBP's Trade Remedy Law Enforcement Directorate, is now the acting director, a CBP spokesperson said. The previous director, Ana Hinojosa, recently retired (see 2111010041).

Former DOJ, DOD Attorney Joins DLA Piper's Litigation Practice in DC

Christian Ford, former deputy assistant attorney general in the Department of Justice Office of Legal Policy, has joined DLA Piper as a partner in the Washington, D.C.-based litigation practice, the firm announced. Previously serving in multiple roles at DOJ and as counsel at the Defense Department, Ford oversaw a portfolio that included national security, law enforcement, terrorism and violent crime prevention, the firm said. He also worked as a prosecutor in DOJ's Counterintelligence and Export Control Section, managing investigations affecting national security.

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