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On December 14, 2020 the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an interim final rule (Interim Rule) making changes to the process for seeking exclusions from tariffs imposed on steel and aluminum imports under section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (section 232).

It seems almost every day there are reports of new developments under the U.S. sanctions laws. Yet many U.S. companies do not understand the significance of these laws....
By: Williams Mullen

On December 15, 2020, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) released four new draft Internet of Things (IoT) cybersecurity documents to provide guidance for federal agencies and device manufacturers.

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission, on December 7, 2020, published in the Federal Register significant amendments to CFTC Regulation 3.10(c) (Amendments), making the regulation a more broadly available registration exemption for non-U.S. commodity pool operators (CPOs)....

Great-West Life & Annuity Insurance Co. and Great-West Capital Management, LLC (together, “Great-West”) have won a judgment that they did not violate their fiduciary duty by receiving excessive investment advisory and administrative fees from Great-West-sponsored funds....

On November 25, 2020, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) issued its opinion on a question certified from the First Circuit Court of Appeals regarding whether a mortgage servicer’s compliance with a state-mandated default notice could, nonetheless, void foreclosure sales in Massachuset

Illegal robocalls are more than annoying, they often involve fraudulent schemes. These calls can be particularly pernicious when made to hospitals or health facilities.

Derek Harley published a monthly federal policy and political update, a high-level review of the issues being discussed in the U.S.

In November 2020, the UK Government introduced the National Security and Investment Bill (the "Bill").

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