Enumale Agada

Firm/Organization: Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Blogs: FCC Law Blog, Global Trade Law Blog, Latin American Blog, Law of the Ledger, U.S. Legal Insights for French Businesses

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Latin American Blog

Modernizing NAFTA: The United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement

By Curtis Dombek, Enumale Agada & J. Scott Maberry

January 23, 2020

On January 16, 2020, the United States Senate voted by an overwhelming majority to pass the implementing legislation for the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement (USMCA) after months of tense negotiations with Democrats over revisions to the original agreement which had been signed by all three signatories on November 30, 2018. The USMCA has been touted by its supporters as a comprehensive and modern trade agreement to replace the North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). But…

Global Trade Law Blog

Modernizing NAFTA: The United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement

By Curtis Dombek, Enumale Agada & J. Scott Maberry

January 17, 2020

Global Trade Law Blog

The U.S. Government Investigates U.S. Universities Participating in the “Confucius Institutes” Program

By Enumale Agada & J. Scott Maberry

August 19, 2019

In July, the U.S. Department of Education Notices of Investigation to four U.S. universities seeking information on the “Confucius Institutes” operating on their campuses. The investigations center on provisions of the Higher Education Act requiring reporting of certain foreign gifts. But the investigations are part of a larger U.S. national security initiative to address foreign influence on U.S. campuses. In light of these initiatives, the need is greater than ever to balance the sometimes-competing values…

Global Trade Law Blog

Hua-Wait a Minute: Entity Designation Affects Non-U.S. Manufacturers’ Exports to China Tech Giant

By Reid Whitten, J. Scott Maberry & Enumale Agada

May 21, 2019

On May 16, 2019, a sweeping U.S. export control rule went into effect that will impact the U.S. tech industry, but may also create an outsized risk for non-U.S. manufacturers. The rule, issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) adds Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. (Huawei) and 68 of its affiliates to the Entity List. That designation effectively prohibits the export, reexport, and retransfer of all U.S.-origin “items subject to…

Law of the Ledger

Comment Deadline Extended: Export Controls on Emerging Technologies

By J. Scott Maberry, Reid Whitten, Curtis Dombek, A. Joseph Jay III, Fatema Merchant, Lisa Mays & Enumale Agada

December 13, 2018

*This is an updated version of the Global Trade Law Blog’s December 10th post . Key Takeaways: Emerging technology sectors are being reviewed now for new export controls that could take effect in 2019 (list below). You may submit comments on the criteria the U.S. government will use to determine what technologies are subject to export controls. The deadline for comments has been extended to January 10, 2019. We can help.…

Global Trade Law Blog

Comment Deadline Extended: Export Controls on Emerging Technologies

By J. Scott Maberry, Reid Whitten, Curtis Dombek, A. Joseph Jay III, Fatema Merchant, Lisa Mays & Enumale Agada

December 11, 2018

*This is an updated version of the December 10th blog post. Key Takeaways: Emerging technology sectors are being reviewed now for new export controls that could take effect in 2019 (list below). You may submit comments on the criteria the U.S. government will use to determine what technologies are subject to export controls. The deadline for comments has been extended to January 10, 2019. We can help.…

U.S. Legal Insights for French Businesses

FIRRMA Takes Form as CFIUS Enacts a New Pilot Program Targeting “Critical Technologies”

By Reid Whitten, Brian Weimer, Drew Svor & Enumale Agada

October 15, 2018

On October 10, 2018, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States put into effect the first mandatory filing requirement ever imposed by CFIUS. The Department of Treasury’s summary of the Pilot Program is available here. Effective November 10, 2018, CFIUS will require reviews of critical technology investments – including certain non-controlling investments – from any country. A failure to file notice or a new short form declaration to CFIUS may result in…

FCC Law Blog

FIRRMA Takes Form as CFIUS Enacts a New Pilot Program Targeting “Critical Technologies”

By Brian Weimer, Reid Whitten, Drew Svor & Enumale Agada

October 11, 2018

Global Trade Law Blog

FIRRMA Takes Form as CFIUS Enacts a New Pilot Program Targeting “Critical Technologies”

By Reid Whitten, Brian Weimer, Enumale Agada & Drew Svor

October 11, 2018

Global Trade Law Blog

The Latest U.S. Sanctions on Russia

By Lisa Mays & Enumale Agada

September 20, 2018

A double agent. Nerve gas. Violations of international law. The recently imposed sanctions on Russia have all the makings of a James Bond movie but, unfortunately, those sanctions may cause some less-than-entertaining headaches for your business. Why These Sanctions On August 8, the U.S. State Department notified Congress it would impose new sanctions on Russia based on the U.S. Government’s determination that the Russian Government has used chemical and biological weapons in violation of international…

Enumale Agada

Modernizing NAFTA: The United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement

Modernizing NAFTA: The United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement

The U.S. Government Investigates U.S. Universities Participating in the “Confucius Institutes” Program

Hua-Wait a Minute: Entity Designation Affects Non-U.S. Manufacturers’ Exports to China Tech Giant

Comment Deadline Extended: Export Controls on Emerging Technologies

Comment Deadline Extended: Export Controls on Emerging Technologies

FIRRMA Takes Form as CFIUS Enacts a New Pilot Program Targeting “Critical Technologies”

FIRRMA Takes Form as CFIUS Enacts a New Pilot Program Targeting “Critical Technologies”

FIRRMA Takes Form as CFIUS Enacts a New Pilot Program Targeting “Critical Technologies”

The Latest U.S. Sanctions on Russia

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