On July 1, 2020, the U.S. Departments of State, Treasury, Commerce, and Homeland Security jointly issued an advisory, “Risks and Considerations for Businesses with Supply Chain Exposure to Entities Engaged in Forced Labor and Other Human Rights Abuses in Xinjiang” (the “Advisory”). The Advisory highlights the risks for businesses… Read more
The USMCA, formally known as the Agreement between the United States of America, the United Mexican States, and Canada, officially entered into force on July 1, 2020. The same day, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) published an interim final rule amending the CBP regulations to add a new… Read more
On June 29, 2020, the new military end use/end user rule for China, Russia, and Venezuela in Section 744.21 of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) went into effect. (Please see here for our prior post detailing changes to Section 744.21.) In connection with this new rule, the Department of… Read more
In connection with China’s new Hong Kong national security law, the U.S. Government is taking steps to revoke the differential treatment afforded to Hong Kong in relation to China. On June 29, 2020, the Department of State announced that it would end exports of U.S.-origin defense equipment to Hong… Read more
On Monday, June 15, 2020, the United States Supreme Court resolved a circuit split and issued a landmark decision by a 6-3 vote, explaining that Title VII’s prohibition of discrimination on the basis of sex extends to protect individuals from discrimination because of their sexual orientation or transgender status. The… Read more
On June 17, 2020, the Bureau of Industry & Security (BIS) published a Final Rule identifying a narrow group of products as “emerging technologies” pursuant to the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (ECRA). This is the first group of emerging technologies that has been identified pursuant to the… Read more
Earlier this month, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released Notice 2020-39 which postpones certain deadlines and provides other relief for Qualified Opportunity Funds (QOFs) and their investors in response to the 2019 novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The impact of COVID-19 on real estate investment and the general… Read more
McGinnis Lochridge Special Counsel Jamie Joiner, a member of the firm’s International Trade and Transactions Practice Group, authored the “Compliance for Exporters and Freight-Forwarders: A Shared Approach” chapter of The Export Compliance Manager’s Handbook, second edition, recently published by WorldECR. In the Handbook, Joiner explains why exporters and freight-forwarders… Read more
We are excited to announce that Special Counsel, Jamie Joiner, has returned to McGinnis Lochridge after taking a year-long sabbatical. Jamie spent the past year traveling and completing a study of policies and practices to combat the use of forced labor in international trade. Her travels took her to several… Read more
On May 21, 2020, the U.S. Treasury Department published a proposed rule to modify the regulations of the Committee on Foreign Investment of the United States (CFIUS). The proposed rule would modify the mandatory declaration provision for certain foreign investment transactions involving critical technologies to base it on export… Read more
Partner Eric Johnston, a member of the firm’s Employment Practice Group, provided insight about possible litigation and steps gyms should take as they reopen in the coming weeks. The article, Legal questions to mind as gyms and other fitness centers reopen, was published by the Austin Business Journal online… Read more
McGinnis Lochridge's Oil & Gas Newsletter: Producer's Edge keeps clients informed about Texas oil and gas case law, regulatory updates, and insightful articles relevant to the oil and gas community. In this edition, we feature articles regarding lessor/lessee issues to consider when navigating the “new normal,” surviving oilfield economic turmoil amidst COVID-19, and… Read more