On January 7, 2026, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued an Order resolving an administrative enforcement action against Exyte Management GmbH, a Germany-based company headquartered in Stuttgart, in connection with alleged violations of the Export Administration Regulations (“EAR”). The action arose from conduct occurring between March 2021 and March 2022 and involved in-country transfers of items subject to the...

Welcome to 2026, a 10/1 year in numerology (if you are into it).  Wherever you might be on the political spectrum, we can all agree that there is a lot happening, and there has been some significant changes.  While I occasionally hear about the impact of our social climate on corporate ethics and compliance, let me offer a positive perspective that confirms the continuing —...

I was grateful to appear on Umbereen Ahmed’s new podcast, CEO Tech Talks. Umbereen and I had a great discussion on the importance of ethics and compliance, the direct financial benefit and the need for a robust compliance program to mitigate AI risks. Here is the LINK TO THE EPISODE.

Happy New Year!  We hope everyone had a wonderful and restful holiday. With the New Year, we wanted to rejoin the blogosphere. the podcast community and our webinar audience. We are still in the process of re-designing the Volkov Law website and were hoping to complete that process by January 1, 2026.  However, given delays and pressing assignments, we were unable to meet the optimistic...