Lisa Ann Johnson

Lisa Ann Johnson is a senior associate in the International Trade Controls practice group. She regularly advises clients in a wide range of industries on the application of U.S. trade controls, including economic sanctions and export controls laws and regulations. She has experience advising on day-to-day trade controls compliance, the development and improvement of compliance programs, and M&A-related risks, as well as supporting licensing and enforcement matters before the U.S. Departments of State, Commerce, and Treasury.

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U.S. Commerce Department Revises License Review Policy for Exports of Certain Advanced Computing Commodities to China and Macau

By Peter Flanagan, Kimberly Strosnider, Peter Lichtenbaum, Eric Carlson, Stephen Rademaker, Corinne Goldstein, Eric Sandberg-Zakian, Stephen Bartenstein, Joshua Williams, Seth Atkisson, Blake Hulnick, Lisa Ann Johnson & Jack Haynie on January 20, 2026

Posted in Asia, China, International Trade, Regulatory, Technology

On January 13, 2026, the U.S. Commerce Department, Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) issued a final rule, titled Revision to License Review Policy for Advanced Computing Commodities (the “BIS Rule”), that implements a more favorable license application review policy for exports from the United States of certain advanced computing…

Industry Weighs In on Potential “Emerging Technologies” Export Controls

By Peter Lichtenbaum & Lisa Ann Johnson on April 25, 2019

Posted in China, Congressional Action, International Strategy, Trade Agreements

The U.S. government is now considering how to define potential new export controls on “emerging technologies.” Our article in the China Business Review explains the legislative context informing the current rulemaking process, highlights key themes in public comments submitted by stakeholders in response to an initial request for input, and…
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