Fallen Chips Part II: Silicon Secrets and the Risks Hiding in Plain Sight, Global Investigations Review

Partner Michael Huneke spoke with Global Investigations Review for a series of articles examining how export controls enforcement is increasingly overlapping with traditional corporate investigations, particularly in the semiconductor industry, amid geopolitical and diversion-risk concerns.

Part II of the series focused on the collapse of a US semiconductor startup amid allegations of intellectual property theft. Mike said the development could spur further guidance from the US Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS).

“This really is yet another recent example of what you would consider to be a traditional white-collar corporate enforcement matter really bleeding into the world of trade regulation,” Mike said. “I wouldn’t be surprised if, as this case develops, you see something from BIS similar to the May 2025 guidance.”

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