MassPoint Legal and Strategy Advisory PLLC

MassPoint PLLC provides sanctions, export controls, CFIUS, and emerging tech law and policy representation. Hdeel Abdelhady, principal.

[MassPoint Legal and Strategy Advisory PLLC @MassPointPLLC]

U.S. revokes Iran General License X effective immediately, replaces it with a ten-day wind down authorization and a requirement to pay any previously licensed payments into a blocked U.S. account.
https://t.co/j1IH7s7EKc

#Iran #IranSanctions #Sanctions

[MassPoint Legal and Strategy Advisory PLLC @MassPointPLLC]

Iran's ability to sell oil and collect tolls in the Strait of Hormuz highlights some of the U.S. dollar derisking architecture erected by states and blocs seeking independence from U.S. sanctions jurisdiction.
https://t.co/UNgMDsYBCh

#IranWar‌ #China #Sanctions

[MassPoint Legal and Strategy Advisory PLLC @MassPointPLLC]

@MassPointPLLC's Hdeel Abdelhady: The #AI Diffusion Rule divided the world into advanced #semiconductor haves and have-nots. But its replacement with ad hoc deal-based frameworks introduces material uncertainty into trade relations. https://t.co/xqISyZjwO9

[MassPoint Legal and Strategy Advisory PLLC @MassPointPLLC]

8/8 Full interview (English): https://t.co/WsElrHbXiO | Originally published in Kurdish by @GulanMedia: https://t.co/qu5VWSGmmb

[MassPoint Legal and Strategy Advisory PLLC @MassPointPLLC]

1/ Hdeel Abdelhady spoke with Gulan Media (Iraq) on #sanctions, export controls #emergingtech, dollar dominance, and Iraq's path forward.https://t.co/WsElrHbXiO A few points worth flagging. 🧵

[MassPoint Legal and Strategy Advisory PLLC @MassPointPLLC]

7/ Iraq shouldn't try to replicate Gulf state models built on conditions it doesn't share. Its own strengths — resources, population, civilizational depth, a legacy of public education — are a more durable foundation.

[MassPoint Legal and Strategy Advisory PLLC @MassPointPLLC]

The BIS's new "Affiliates Rule" significantly expands export controls. Here's what exporters should know.
https://t.co/wMXL50rfsk

#ExportControls #InternationalTrade #Sanctions #Compliance

[MassPoint Legal and Strategy Advisory PLLC @MassPointPLLC]

A 15% cut of Nvidia/AMD China chip sales to the U.S. government? Export controls may be evolving— from national security risk management to (or plus) economic leverage. LinkedIn analysis here⬇️.https://https://t.co/jYV2Qfmjyf

#semiconductors #nvidia #AIChips #China

[MassPoint Legal and Strategy Advisory PLLC @MassPointPLLC]

From the Oprah Show to the White House: Trump's #Tariffs Were Decades in the Making. https://t.co/SvtO6WmZTe via @LinkedIn

[MassPoint Legal and Strategy Advisory PLLC @MassPointPLLC]

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗔𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗱𝗹𝘆 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 #𝗧𝗶𝗸𝗧𝗼𝗸 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗴𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗺. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁’𝘀 𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗰𝗮𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲. https://t.co/tDmWpziYBx

[MassPoint Legal and Strategy Advisory PLLC @MassPointPLLC]

The Nippon and U.S. Steel #CFIUS case is a rare opportunity to test the limits of presidential authority to block foreign investment in the United States.
https://t.co/VHMtchyPhK

[MassPoint Legal and Strategy Advisory PLLC @MassPointPLLC]

Pres. Biden blocked the Nippon-U.S. Steel deal under a law stemming from opposition to a Japanese investment decades ago. But did he exceed his legal authority?Hdeel Abdelhady discusses the order's potential vulnerabilities.

https://t.co/VHMtchyPhK

[MassPoint PLLC Critical Resources @MassPoResources]

The U.S.-China tech war continues to escalate, with the underground battle surfacing once again. In response to U.S. curbs on high tech exports, China announced curbs on exports to the United States of gallium, germanium, and antimony. https://t.co/LdwhqnLvyH

[MassPoint Legal and Strategy Advisory PLLC @MassPointPLLC]

Is there a Trump Trade doctrine? For decades Trump has linked trade to U.S. military dominance (such as on Oprah and in a full-page NY Times ad). We revisit Trump's approach of linking #trade to U.S. military dominance.
https://t.co/yhM9C8oKuw
#tariffs

[MassPoint Legal and Strategy Advisory PLLC @MassPointPLLC]

Today, Treasury released the final rule on outbound investment involving China and specified #AI, #quantum, and #semiconductor technologies. The rule implements EO 14105 on Certain National Security Technologies and Products in Countries of Concern.
https://t.co/YGu9HD3mbZ