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February 23, 2024
SEC Upholds Bar On Ex-RBC Rep Who Cashed Out $1M Error
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday upheld a disciplinary action against a former RBC Capital Markets LLC representative who was accused of violating his industry's code of conduct when he converted $1 million that his firm accidentally deposited in his personal brokerage account.
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February 23, 2024
Dish, IFit Settle Patent Suit Over Streaming Tech
Fitness equipment maker NordicTrack's parent company has settled a dispute with Dish Network that accused it of infringing Dish patents related to streaming technology, drawing to a close a fight that spread all the way to the U.S. International Trade Commission.
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February 23, 2024
Commerce Dept. Partly Waives 'Buy America' For BEAD
The U.S. Department of Commerce on Friday announced limited waivers from "Buy America" requirements under the agency's $42.5 billion broadband deployment program to make sure that enough advanced components can flow to projects around the country.
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February 23, 2024
Nonprofit Fights To Keep Child Forced Labor Cocoa Suit Alive
A nonprofit on Friday challenged U.S. Customs and Border Protection's bid to dismiss allegations the agency ignored a four-year petition to ban major chocolate companies from importing cocoa allegedly harvested by children, saying the delay harmed it by impairing its mission.
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February 23, 2024
Ex-Dechert Atty Can Keep Depo Confidential In Hacking Case
A former Dechert LLP partner can keep her deposition under wraps in an airline mogul's suit seeking to prove an international hacking conspiracy, a special master in North Carolina has ruled in a blow to the tycoon, who accused the attorney of trying to shield misconduct.
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February 23, 2024
Ex-Vitol Oil Trader Convicted On FCPA Rap
Former Vitol Oil Group trader Javier Aguilar was convicted Friday of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and money laundering violations, after nearly two months of trial over claims that he bribed officials in Ecuador and Mexico in order to win $500 million in business deals for the global energy and commodities company.
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February 23, 2024
International Trade Group Of The Year: Grunfeld Desiderio
Grunfeld Desiderio Lebowitz Silverman & Klestadt LLP continued to rack up critical wins for foreign exporters in the past year, including a major Chinese tire manufacturer for which it secured a rare 0% dumping rate, and successfully defended against fraud allegations by U.S. Customs and Border Protection, earning the firm a spot among Law360's 2023 International Trade Groups of the Year.
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February 23, 2024
Lawyers Question UK's Sanction Muscle 2 Years After Invasion
A lack of enforcement over suspected sanctions breaches two years on from Russia's invasion of Ukraine has left lingering doubts about the effectiveness of the U.K.'s response — even though prosecutors recently opened the first such criminal case, legal experts say.
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February 23, 2024
US Hits Russia With Largest Sanctions Since Ukraine Invasion
The U.S. announced over 500 new sanctions on Russia Friday following the death of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, marking the largest number of sanctions since Moscow invaded Ukraine two years ago.
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February 22, 2024
10th Circ. Won't Enforce $2.3M Award In Shipping Feud
The Tenth Circuit has shut down a shipowner's bid to enforce a $2.3 million arbitral award against a charterer's founder following a dispute over a stymied Venezuelan oil shipping deal, rejecting arguments that the shipowner could hold the founder liable as his company's alter ego.
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February 22, 2024
Russian Bank President Charged With Sanctions Violations
The head of a Russian-state-owned bank has been charged in New York federal court with evading economic sanctions by conspiring with others to maintain his two super-yachts and a luxury home in Aspen, Colorado, prosecutors said Thursday.
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February 22, 2024
Ex-Vitol Trader Denies Knowing Of Bribes, As Trial Nears End
Counsel for a former Vitol Group executive told a New York federal jury in closing arguments Thursday that his client wasn't aware of bribes being paid to officials in Ecuador and Mexico in order to obtain $500 million in state contracts, while a prosecutor insisted that the former oil trader was the linchpin to the corruption scheme.
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February 22, 2024
Commerce's Intransigence Spurs 2nd Xanthan Gum Remand
The U.S. Department of Commerce's continued refusal to provide a Chinese xanthan gum producer a chance to correct its customs data before issuing penalties called for a second remand in the case, a U.S. Court of International Trade judge ruled Thursday.
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February 22, 2024
Feds Back Fed. Circ. Deference To Trump Solar Duty Change
The Biden administration urged the full Federal Circuit not to rehear energy companies' challenge to modified safeguard duties on solar goods, disagreeing with the importers' contention that a panel gave former President Donald Trump too much deference when allowing the safeguards.
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February 22, 2024
Biz Group Urges OECD Candidates To Back Digital Duties Ban
The U.S. Council for International Business laid out its priorities for countries vying to be members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, looking to garner support for a global moratorium on digital tariffs that is set to expire in a week.
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February 22, 2024
Rail Coupler Maker Says Duty Suits Too Dissimilar To Merge
A trio of cases challenging new duties on rail couplers from China and Mexico aren't similar enough to consolidate, according to a U.S. producer whose attorney used to represent a rival manufacturer that filed one of the suits.
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February 22, 2024
International Trade Group Of The Year: Crowell & Moring
Crowell & Moring LLP saw success on both sides of the Atlantic this year, with its attorneys successfully representing Indian steel importers in a trade matter involving dozens of European enforcement agencies and winning the quick remand of American steel anti-dumping duties, landing it a spot among Law360's 2023 International Trade Practice Groups of the Year.
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February 21, 2024
DOJ Says Yakuza Boss Tied To Trafficking Nuclear Materials
A Japanese national — who authorities allege is a leader of the Japanese Yakuza crime syndicate — conspired to traffic nuclear materials from Myanmar to other countries, including to a person he thought was an Iranian general, authorities alleged in New York federal court Wednesday.
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February 21, 2024
Cannabis CEOs Wasted Wealthy Russian's Money, Suit Claims
Two California businessmen who were given $145 million by a now dead Russian billionaire to begin cannabis growing operations in the state are accused of gross mismanagement and squandering his investment, according to a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles County court.
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February 21, 2024
Chinese Silicon Co. Says CBP Can't Back Forced Labor Finding
A Chinese silicon producer is challenging U.S. Customs and Border Protection blocking its imports, arguing that the agency has provided no evidence to back up its finding that the company relied on forced labor.
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February 21, 2024
FCC Commissioner To Meet With Indian Gov't On TikTok Ban
FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr is finally getting the chance to chat with Indian officials about the country's decision to ban TikTok over concerns about the Chinese government's influence over the app, a decision he has pushed for here in the United States, during a visit to India.
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February 21, 2024
Scammer Freed By Trump Indicted On New Charges
A previously convicted scammer whose sentence was commuted by former President Donald Trump has been indicted by a grand jury on new charges that he began running multiple rackets, including a fraudulent aid-for-Ukraine scheme, shortly after leaving prison, New Jersey's top federal prosecutor said.
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February 21, 2024
Commerce Can't Cite Wikipedia To Expand Duties, Court Says
The U.S. Department of Commerce couldn't convince the U.S. Court of International Trade that Wikipedia articles supported its expansion of vertical engine tariffs, with a judge noting that U.S. courts have repeatedly rejected Wikipedia as a source.
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February 21, 2024
Judge Threatens Ex-Trump Aide With Contempt Over Records
A D.C. federal judge threatened to hold a Trump-era White House aide in contempt for his continuing failure to turn over all the records covered by the Presidential Records Act to the U.S. government.
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February 21, 2024
King & Spalding Trade Expert Jumps To Jenner & Block In DC
Jenner & Block announced on Wednesday it had hired an international trade partner and six-year King & Spalding LLP veteran to join the firm's national security and crisis practice in Washington, D.C.
Expert Analysis
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The Self-Disclosure Calculus After Tri-Seal Compliance Note
With the recent note from three government agencies emphasizing the incentives for voluntarily self-disclosing potential violations of sanctions, export control and other national security laws, companies’ risk-based analyses of whether to disclose even minor, technical offenses may shift, say attorneys at Akin.
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The Basics Of Being A Knowledge Management Attorney
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Michael Lehet at Ogletree Deakins discusses the role of knowledge management attorneys at law firms, the common tasks they perform and practical tips for lawyers who may be considering becoming one.
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To Hire And Keep Top Talent, Think Beyond Compensation
Firms seeking to appeal to sophisticated clients and top-level partners should promote mentorship, ensure that attorneys from diverse backgrounds feel valued, and clarify policies about at-home work, says Patrick Moya at Quaero Group.
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Defense Practice Pointers In Venezuela Bribe Case Dismissal
A Texas federal court’s recent dismissal of charges in U.S. v. Murta — one of over two dozen prosecutions targeting bribes paid to a Venezuelan state-owned oil company — highlights the complicated issues presented by cross-border investigations, and provides lessons for defense counsel representing foreign clients in U.S. prosecutions, say attorneys at Steptoe & Johnson.
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Strategies For Enforcing Arbitral Awards Against Sovereigns
When a large project or investment in a foreign country is unexpectedly expropriated by a new government, companies often prevail in arbitration — but if the sovereign refuses to pay up, collecting the arbitral award may require persistence, creativity, and a mixture of hard and soft approaches, say Gabe Bluestone and Jeff Newton at OmniBridgeway.
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A Closer Look At China's Landmark Pharma Antitrust Ruling
The Supreme People's Court's recent decision in Yangtze River Pharma v. HIPI Pharma — the first antitrust litigation in China's active pharmaceutical ingredient sector — indicates a balanced regulatory approach between competition concerns and intellectual property rights protection, say analysts at The Brattle Group.
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Key Takeaways From Agencies' Tri-Seal Compliance Note
In light of a recent compliance note issued by three government agencies, private sector firms should weigh several important considerations in deciding whether to voluntarily self-disclose potential violations of sanctions, export controls and other national security laws, say attorneys at Schulte Roth.
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Perspectives
More States Should Join Effort To Close Legal Services Gap
Colorado is the most recent state to allow other types of legal providers, not just attorneys, to offer specific services in certain circumstances — and more states should rethink the century-old assumptions that shape our current regulatory rules, say Natalie Anne Knowlton and Janet Drobinske at the University of Denver.
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Identifying Trends And Tips In Litigation Financing Disclosure
Growing interest and controversy in litigation financing raise several salient concerns, but exploring recent compelled disclosure trends from courts around the country can help practitioners further their clients' interests, say Sean Callagy and Samuel Sokolsky at Arnold & Porter.
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Fed. Circ. Ruling Boosts Due Process In Agency Proceedings
The Federal Circuit’s recent watershed decision in Royal Brush v. U.S., holding that companies in administrative proceedings have the right to review — and rebut — confidential business information used against them, will smooth the path of many a regulated party hauled before state and federal agencies, says Sohan Dasgupta at Taft Stettinius.
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Opinion
OFAC Designation Prosecutions Are Constitutionally Suspect
Criminal prosecutions based on the Office of Foreign Assets Control’s sanctions-related listing decisions — made with nearly unfettered discretion through an opaque process — present several constitutional issues, so it is imperative that courts recognize additional rights of review, say Solomon Shinerock and Annika Conrad at Lewis Baach.
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Series
The Pop Culture Docket: Judge Elrod On 'Jury Duty'
Though the mockumentary series “Jury Duty” features purposely outrageous characters, it offers a solemn lesson about the simple but brilliant design of the right to trial by jury, with an unwitting protagonist who even John Adams may have welcomed as an impartial foreperson, says Fifth Circuit Judge Jennifer Elrod.
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Contract Disputes Recap: Nonmonetary Claims, Timeliness
Bret Marfut and Stephanie Magnell at Seyfarth look at recent decisions from the U.S. Civilian Board of Contract Appeals, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals and the U.S. Court of Federal Claims that shed light on the jurisdictional contours of the Contract Disputes Act and provide useful guidance on timely filings and jurisdiction over nonmonetary claims.
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4 Business-Building Strategies For Introvert Attorneys
Excerpt from Practical Guidance
Introverted lawyers can build client bases to rival their extroverted peers’ by adapting time-tested strategies for business development that can work for any personality — such as claiming a niche, networking for maximum impact, drawing on existing contacts and more, says Ronald Levine at Herrick Feinstein.
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Opinion
FinCEN Regs Must Recognize Int'l Whistleblower Realities
In drafting regulations to implement an anti-money laundering whistleblower program, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network must follow the mandates laid out in the White House’s global anti-corruption strategy to protect and compensate whistleblowers in extreme danger worldwide, says Stephen Kohn at Kohn Kohn.