Trade Compliance Brief - Export Control and Sanctions Insights

Unpacking the $1.21B Bank of America Penalty: AML, OFAC, and the Cost of Compliance Failures

In October 2026, the U.S. Treasury Department levied a historic $1.21 billion in penalties against Bank of America for egregious violations of anti-money laundering (AML)

BIS Enforcement Analysis Lambda Research Corp Case: EAR99 Software Updates, Access Information, and Entity List Risks

In this episode, we unpack the recent Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) enforcement action against Lambda Research Corporation, resulting in a $2,000,000 civil penalt

DOJ's $2M Warning: The Honeywell Cybersecurity Settlement, NIST 800-171, and False Claims Act Risks

In this episode of the Trade Compliance Podcast, we break down the Department of Justice’s recent enforcement action against Honeywell Aerospace. Honeywell agreed to a $2

US BIS settlement with neuroscience company Plexon, Inc.

In this episode of Trade Compliance Brief - Export Control and Sanctions Insights, we dive into the recent Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) settlement with Texas-bas

ITAR Enforcement: Breaking Down the $36M BAE Systems Consent Agreement

In this episode of the podcast, we dissect the landmark ITAR Consent Agreement between BAE Systems, Inc. and the U.S. Department of State’s Directorate of Defense Trade C

The Rice Lake OFAC Settlement & Subsidiary Risks

In this episode of the Trade Compliance Brief, we unpack the August 12, 2026 OFAC enforcement action against Rice Lake Weighing Systems. The company settled for $60,764 a

Navigating China's Decrees 834 & 835: The New Era of Supply Chain Security and Conflicts of Law

In this episode, we unpack the immediate and severe compliance challenges triggered by China’s State Council Decrees 834 and 835. Enacted in the spring of 2026, these reg

Navigating China’s AFSL: The Landmark Ruling Against Foreign Sanctions as a Contract Defense

In this episode of Trade Compliance Brief - Export Control and Sanctions Insights, we unpack a landmark judicial development out of China that fundamentally alters how mu

Airbus’s £6.4M Export Control Settlement: HMRC Enforcement, OGELs, and Record-Keeping

In this episode of the Trade Compliance Brief, we break down the recent UK Government Notice to Exporters (2026/17) detailing a massive £6.4 million compound settlement b

Sanctions Evasion via Turkey: The Redwing Metal Case & Personal Liability for EU Citizens

How did over $6.3 million in sanctioned metallurgical and shipbuilding equipment reach the Russian Defense-Industrial Complex? In this episode of the Trade Compliance Br

Sanctions Evasion via Turkey & Kyrgyzstan: German Brothers Jailed

How do export control authorities dismantle third-country circumvention networks? In this episode of the Trade Compliance Brief, we analyze the recent high-profile prosec

Anatomy of Evasion: The €6.6M Fake Transit Scheme and CEO Prison Sentence in Finland

How do 164 heavy trucks bound for Kazakhstan disappear into Russia? In this episode, we unpack the landmark Finnish sanctions evasion case involving Idän Liikenteenvälity

SEC Fines Merrill Lynch $7.5M: The Danger of Automated Screening Engines

In this episode of the Trade Compliance Brief, we dive into the latest regulatory crackdown from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). On June 29, 2026, the

China Retaliates: Analyzing the MOF Procurement Ban on 46 US Companies & The Localized Carve-Out

In this episode of the Trade Compliance Brief, we break down the June 22, 2026, regulatory action by China’s Ministry of Finance (MOF) targeting 46 US companies. Moving b

UK OFSI's Historic £1M Sanctions Fine: Analyzing the SGTL Circumvention Case & New Enforcement Framework

In this episode of the Trade Compliance Brief, we break down the historic enforcement action taken by the UK Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI) against U

Anatomy of an FDPR Violation: Inside the Robert Bosch $36.1M Huawei Settlement

On June 16, 2026, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced a landmark $36,184,680 settlement agreement with Stuttgart-based Robert Bos

US Export-Control Order and Global Suspension of Anthropic AI models

Welcome to the latest edition of our trade compliance podcast. In this episode, we unpack the unprecedented geopolitical and regulatory shockwave that forced Anthropic to

The Intermediary Illusion: Unpacking OFAC’s $1M Sectoral Sanctions Settlement with FTI Consulting

In this episode, we break down the critical compliance lessons from the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) June 1, 2026, enforcemen

OFAC's $275M Adani Settlement: The Cost of Ignoring Third-Party Sanctions Red Flags

In this episode, we break down the historic $275 million settlement between the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and India’s Adan

Inside the $36M GE Aerospace ITAR Settlement

In this episode, we break down the major April 2026 Directorate of Defense Trade Controls (DDTC) enforcement action against GE Aerospace. Securing a $36 million civil pen