Export Controls and OFAC Sanctions Update: Recap of the First Year of the Trump Administration and a Look Ahead to 2018

In this webinar, Washington, D.C., partner Nate Bolin and Chicago associate Mollie Sitkowski reviewed the significant changes made to U.S. export controls and economic sanctions during 2017 and provided an outlook for potential regulatory and policy changes on the horizon for 2018. They covered topics including major changes under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA); updates to U.S. sanctions on several countries including Russia, North Korea, Iran, Cuba, Sudan and Venezuela; changes on the horizon for the International Traffic in Arms Regulations; the future of export controls on encryption technology; China’s proposed new export control regime; and India’s admission to the Wassenaar Arrangement.