1. Home
  2. |Insights
  3. |Mandatory Disclosure Is The New Reality

Mandatory Disclosure Is The New Reality

Client Alert | 1 min read | 11.20.08

If you missed Tuesday's important webinar on the new mandatory disclosure rule, the recorded session and powerpoint presentation are now available on our website. The panel provided in-depth analysis of the mandatory disclosure obligations on federal contractors and subcontractors for "significant overpayments," violations of federal criminal laws involving fraud, conflict of interest, bribery or gratuity violations, and violations of the civil False Claims Act and also provided practical guidance on how your company can meet the the major challenges in complying with this new rule.

Mandatory Disclosure: A New Reality - Click to access all webinar-related materials.

Insights

Client Alert | 8 min read | 10.01.25

BIS Issues “Affiliates Rule” to Dramatically Expand Applicability of Entity and Military End-User Lists

On September 29, 2025, the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced a sweeping Interim Final Rule (IFR), (the “Affiliates Rule”) expanding which entities qualify as Entity List or Military End-User entities, thereby subjecting those entities to elevated export control restrictions under the Export Administration Regulations (EAR). U.S. export restrictions applicable to entities on the Entity List, Military End-User (MEU) List, and Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN List) now apply to foreign affiliates that are, in the aggregate, owned 50% or more by one or more of the aforementioned entities. An entity that becomes subject to these restrictions because of its ownership structure will be subject to the most restrictive controls that attach to any of its parent entities, regardless of ownership stakes....