International Trade Archive » March, 2016

International Trade - March, 2016

261 articles

• ICSID Nudges Romania On $250M Award For Swedish Brothers
• Lithuania Investor Won Costs In $237M Case, Award Shows
• Baker & McKenzie, Yahoo Win $2.7B Mexico Court Bribery Suit
• Imported Screen Frames Not Subject To Aluminum Duties: CIT
• NASCAR's Derek White Charged In Tobacco Smuggling Bust
• Rising Star: Steptoe & Johnson's Pablo Bentes
• ITC Finds Chinese Steel Imports Likely Harm US Industry
• Fed. Circ. Won't Rehear Case Over ITC's Digital Power
• Canada Continues Assault On US Paper Duties With WTO Case
• Busy 1st Quarter For FCPA Enforcement
• Lessons From A Rare Reporting Action Against MasterCard
• Shifting The Law Firm Business Development Paradigm
• CIT Upholds Duty Values On Vietnamese Frozen Fish Fillets
• Commerce To Investigate Korean Phosphor Copper Imports
• ZTE Saga Encourages Cos. To Play Ball With Commerce
• Investors In Closed Andorran Bank Slam FinCEN's Methods
• NY Mining Co. Hits Panama With $268M Arbitration Claim
• Law360 Names Top Attorneys Under 40
• Canadian Miner Seeks $15M To Fight Romania In Arbitration
• Owner Of Razed Resort Hauls Ivory Coast Into Arbitration
• Resellers Must Heighten Their Sanctions Due Diligence
• CIT Affirms Commerce's Calculations For Chinese PET Film
• Fitbit Presses ITC To Pare Patent Probe Even Further
• Feds Still Investigating Whether Biomet Broke Rules Abroad
• Obama Keeps Cyber Sanctions Authority In Place
• CIT Takes 3rd Option To Classify Imports Of Krill Oil
• Japanese Shipper's Banned-Cargo Row Sent To Mediation
• Steel Co. Tells ITC Not To Review Trade Secrets Ruling
• WTO Panel Dings EU Tariffs On Argentina's Biodiesel
• Miami Shipping Co. Opens Cuba Office Under Relaxed Regs
• Affymetrix Says Thermo Fisher Deal Still Beats Ex-Execs'
• Canadian Paper Co. Says US Misapplied New Trade Law
• Maine Asks White House To Fight Potential EU Lobster Ban
• FCA Allegations Based On Public Info, Gov. Supplier Says
• Stinson Leonard Nabs M&A Pro From Kramer Levin
• Commerce Revises Duties On Vietnamese Frozen Fish Fillets
• High Court Wants SG's Take On Belize Arbitration Row
• Manufacturers Rebut Enviros' Assault On Arbitration Rules
• Contractors Pay $8M To Close FCA Claims Over Army Flares
• Wiley Tells High Court Reasonableness Is OK Fee Standard
• State Dept. OKs $3.2B Boeing Military Plane Sale To UK
• Biz Groups Keep Pushing For Vast Export Control Reforms
• Mindless Lawyering: Is Doc Review 'The Practice Of Law'?
• Feds Urge 2nd Circ. To Let Argentina Settle With Bondholders
• $10B Texas LNG Project Gets FERC's Environmental OK
• Mining Co. Gets OK To Use Secret Docs In London Arbitration
• US, Europe Gird For Food Fight In TTIP Talks
• DOD Finalizes Tweak In 'Buy American' Acquisition Language
• Water Pump Co. Asks DC Circ. Not To Revive FCA Damages
• OFAC Issues General License For Some Iran Aircraft Deals
• Software Co. That Won $100M From Apple Targets 7 Others
• Sens. Call For CFIUS Probe Of ChemChina-Syngenta Deal
• Holland & Knight Adds IP Pros From Orrick, Dickstein Shapiro
• Homeland Security Nears Deal With Oil Co. In $15M Fine Row
• FERC Rejection Doesn't Affect LNG Challenges, DC Circ. Told
• Razor Seeks Import Ban On Hoverboards Sold Over Alibaba
• Commerce Opens New Chinese Refrigerant Compound Probe
• Consultant To Iran's UN Mission Evaded Sanctions, Feds Say
• The Future Keeps Happening To Legal Services
• Auto Parts Purchasers Say Tyson Ruling Backs Class Cert. Bid
• India Won't Cease Controversial Drug-Licensing Policy
• Administration Ignoring New Trade Law, Senators Claim
• Law360 Reveals 400 Largest US Firms
• PCA Tribunal Orders Mining Co. To Disclose 3rd-Party Funder
• Morgan Lewis Sheds Over 100 Attorneys After Bingham Deal
• 5 Firms On The Rise In 2016
• The Firms That Lost The Most Ground This Year
• Greenberg Traurig On Track To Become Biggest US Firm
• CIT Upholds Duties On Chinese Graphite Electrodes
• DOJ, Siemens Ask Judge To Shield FCPA Compliance Work
• US, Argentina Ink Trade, Investment Deal During Obama Visit
• Commerce Alters Price Adjustment Rules To Foil Manipulation
• Reps. Reintroduce Bill To Keep Patent Trolls Out Of ITC
• ITC Blocks Certain Reusable Coffee Pods In Infringement Row
• Novartis Pays $25M To SEC In Chinese FCPA Case
• WTO Dispute Roundup: Tuna, Fertilizer Battles Escalate
• Venezuelan Oilman Pleads Guilty To Bribery, Fraud
• Lew Gives No Hints About TPP Banking Data Deal
• Brexit Is About Democratic Legitimacy, Not Economics
• Shipping Co. Ignored UK Court's $68M Judgment, Suit Says
• Flying Solo: SEC's Growing Independence In FCPA Actions
• US, Mexico Interpret NAFTA In Lilly's Canadian Patent Fight
• Wind Co. Can't Get Court Help In Arbitration Discovery Row
• Winston & Strawn Drops $1.8M Legal Bill Row After 2 Days
• Foley Hoag Nabs International Arbitration Lawyer In NY
• US Adjusts Tuna Labeling Rules To Comply With WTO Ruling
• Miami Man Pleads Guilty To Defrauding Lenders, US Of $11M
• Michaels Can't Trim Suit Over Shattering Glass Vases
• Lumber Liquidators Pays $2.5M To End Calif. Clean Air Action
• US Grants Temporary Sanctions Relief To China's ZTE
• Panel Importer Wants Lax Standard In Duty Dispute, Feds Say
• CIT Denies Amicus Bid In Supplement Customs Battle
• Presidential Candidates Should Rethink US Trade Policy
• MoFo Lures Ex-Baker Botts ITC Chair In DC
• Gold Reserve Says Venezuela Must Post Bond During Appeal
• US Deepens Agricultural Engagement With Cuba
• Canadian Miner Fights Venezuelan Co.'s Transfer Of Assets
• EU Publishes Newest TTIP Regulatory Proposals
• Atty Behind $16.5B Colombia Gold Fight Says More Coming
• High Court Declines To Weigh In On GPS Patent Dispute
• Shipping Exec Appeals Price-Fixing Sentence To High Court
• Former USTR Official Spearheads New Asia Integration Panel
• Is Student Loan Stress The New Norm For Law School?
• There's No Delaying The International Trade Commission
• Olympus: Another Life Sciences Company Gets Hit Hard
• 7 Best Practices For Managing An Associate's Personal Crisis
• Winston & Strawn Sues Client Over $1.8M Patent Fight Tab
• Commerce Sets Up Panel To Attract Foreign Investment
• Argentina, Holders Of $155M In Defaulted Bonds Reach Deal
• DOL Flags Trouble Spots In Peru But Doesn't Allege Violations
• GOP Sens. Want New Iran Sanctions For Ballistic Tests
• Froman Dismisses Notion Of Renegotiating TPP
• What To Watch For During Obama's Historic Cuba Trip
• USTR Opens Up Challenges To African Growth Act Eligibility
• Smartphones And Foreign Policy: ZTE Sanctions Explained
• Kyrgyzstan, Mining Co.'s $118M License Row Goes To Tribunal
• Bondholders, NML Fight Over Argentina Injunction Appeal
• Fed. Circ. Taps Air Force Colonel As Court Clerk
• S. Korean Co. Accuses Minn. Wind Farm Owner Of Stalling
• US Briefs WTO Members On New Customs Enforcement Tools
• EU May Try To Split Difference In China Market Squabble
• Slovak Alcohol Co. Wins State Aid Appeal In EU Court
• FinCEN Calls Andorran Bank Investors' Challenge Moot
• Q&A With Covington & Burling's Marney Cheek
• Fiat-Chrysler Sheds Auto Parts Patent Suit
• US Hits N. Korea With Fresh Sanctions Opposed By China
• Interesting Times Ahead For CFIUS And Foreign Investors
• Wealth Management For Senior Partners
• OPINION: Missed Opportunity In Supreme Court Nomination
• In His Own Words: 4 Key Garland Opinions
• Garland's High Court Nomination Battle Likely To Drag On
• Judge Garland Could Bring New Consensus To High Court
• Olive Oil Maker Says Labeling Claims Lack Credibility
• Attorneys Weigh In On Obama's Supreme Court Pick
• 'Privacy Shield' Data Transfer Deal Needs More Work, EU Told
• Europe Court Annuls Anti-Dumping Duties For China Solar Co.
• Commerce Levies Duties On Steel Products From 7 Countries
• ITC Again Delays Review Of Dentons DQ In Gap Patent Row
• State Department Weighs In On Treaty In $100M Mine Row
• ITC Blocks Scooter Imports Found To Infringe Segway Patent
• Argentine Lawmakers Move Toward Funding $6.5B Debt Deal
• Tire Imports From China May Be Harming US Industry: ITC
• CFIUS Clears China's Anbang's $1.56B Fidelity Buy
• Patent Eligibility, After Alice, At The ITC
• Obama Picks Garland To Fill High Court Seat
• Argentine Bondholders Tell 2nd Circ. To Keep Injunctions
• Coding Error Could Lower US Duties On Mexican Steel Pipes
• Canada Locked Out Of US-China Solar Panel Row At CIT
• Obama Withdraws AGOA Suspension Threat For S. Africa
• Alere Hit With DOJ Subpoena In FCPA Investigation
• Japan, S. Korea Poised For New WTO Clash Over Valve Duties
• Investor Says Romania To Blame For Bitter $53K Discovery
• US, Peru Break Deadlock Over Beef Shipments
• Cuban Travel, Banking Rules Eased Before Obama's Visit
• Jury Awards Import Co. $5M In Warehouse Fire Coverage Row
• What The New US-Cuba Aviation Agreement Means For The US
• EU, Chinese Officials Huddle On Steel Crisis
• CFIUS Concerns Could Stall Anbang's $12.8B Starwood Play
• Fla. Law Firm Wants Subpoena Quashed In Defamation Suit
• ITC To Probe Korean Phosphor Copper Dumping Claims
• The 8 Firms GCs Can't Stop Talking About
• GCs Say These Firms Are Worth Paying Top Dollar For
• Steelworkers Back US Appeal In Washer WTO Case
• Argentina Bondholders Seek To Oust Mediator
• GCs Name Most Elite Law Firms
• New Pipe Tariff Is Down The Tubes Until Court Rules
• Q&A With Crowell & Moring's George Ruttinger
• Clinton Skewers TPP Auto Rules In Ohio
• SEC Bests Robbins Geller In Row Over Wal-Mart Docs
• US Fires Trade Blunderbuss At ZTE And Hits Many Targets
• Justice Delayed: Terrorism Victims Fight For Redress
• Funai Says Avago Used Patents For Antitrust Scheme
• Romania Caught Between EU And Treaty In Investor Fight
• US Won't Impose Duties On Australian Alloys
• Media Cos. Back FCC Plan To Ease Foreign Ownership Process
• Feds Go After Calif. Motorcycle Importer For CAA Violations
• 5 Challenges Facing The Maritime Industry
• US, Canada Aim For New Lumber Deal Framework By June
• WTO Takes Swipe At US Anti-Dumping Methodology
• Beginning Of Final Chapter In Argentine Debt Litigation
• M&A Deals Between Non-US Cos. See Rising US Scrutiny
• Publishing Giants Ask To Lift Book Embargo On Cuba
• ITC Launches Second Probe In ATM Patent Infringement Row
• Failure To Confer In Good Faith Bars Attys' Fees, Court Told
• US Fines Shipping Contractors $3.7M For Fake Weight Docs
• Senate Panel Advances Key Anti-Terror Finance Nominee
• VimpelCom Highlights Evolving Anti-Corruption Approach
• Ex-Diplomat, Clinton Campaign Leader Back At NJ's Wilentz
• Novo Nordisk Hemophilia Drug Flouts Patent, ITC Judge Says
• Enviros Rip Pacific Pact Arbitration In Letter To Congress
• US Phosphor Copper Co. Seeks Duties On Korean Competitor
• India Enters Untested Waters With WTO Visa Challenge
• MLB Looks To Open Door For Cubans Amid US Policy Revamp
• Avago, Danish Fiber Optic Cos. Agree To End Antitrust Suit
• Island Casino Says Business Legit, Visas Unfairly Denied
• Brexit Bad For Business, UK Finance Groups Say
• The Travel Act: DOJ's Occasional Vacation From The FCPA
• Wealth Management For Mid-Level Partners
• Samsung Pushes ITC To Affirm Patents, Nvidia Fires Back
• Maritime Officials Prioritizing Port Upgrades, Workforce Boost
• DOJ Promotes Foreign Corruption Unit Leader
• Venezuela Says No Bond Needed During Gold Reserve Appeal
• Shrimp Producers Can't Expand CIT Record In Duty Fight
• Suit Says J. Brand Jeans Don't Fit 'Made In Calif.' Label
• Commerce Says Foreign Producers Dumped Plastic Resin
• Enviros Blast FERC Review Of $2B Kinder Morgan LNG Project
• Froman Vows To Take Action On Global Steel Glut
• CFIUS And China: Is This The Year Of The Big Showdown?
• Shearman To Rep Lithuania In $110M Veolia Arbitration Case
• China Blasts US Clampdown On Exports To Tech Giant ZTE
• Epsilon Can't Escape $4M Fine For Violating Iran Sanctions
• Commerce Hits Indian Steel Pipe With Early CVDs
• US Inbound M&A Activity Hits New Heights
• Albania Asked To Halt Extraditions Against Businessmen
• 4 US Footwear Makers Back TPP
• Best Practices For Motions Brief Writing: Part 2
• Trial Pros: Finnegan's Christine Lehman
• Sens. Seek Smoother Trade Flows Into Canada
• DOJ Puts Companies With Venezuelan Ties In Its Crosshairs
• Venable Nabs International Biz Ace From Whiteford Taylor
• Nordion Settles SEC Case Over Ex-Worker's Russia Bribery
• CORRECTED: Jawbone Patents Ineligible Under Alice, ITC Judge Says
• Chinese Fabric Import Case Clears 1st ITC Hurdle
• Commerce Dept. Finds China, Others Dumping Steel In U.S.
• Inside The New And Improved EU-US Data Transfer Framework
• Oil Subcontractor Can Force Arbitration, 9th Circ. Says
• 4 Tips For Waging Scope Fights At Commerce
• Trade Agencies Will Explore Global Steel Surplus
• Best Practices For Motions Brief Writing: Part 1
• Are Attorneys 'Brokers' Under Traffic In Arms Regs?
• India Targets US Visa Policy In New WTO Complaint
• Paper Co. Asks Fed Circ. To Mull Docs In Other Tariff Case
• EU Closes Dumping Probe Of Indian Alloy Imports
• Hatch Questions US Efforts To Implement Trade Deals
• Solar Cos. Tell 6th Circ. $950M Antitrust Suit Misses Point
• Commerce Plans To Keep China Tariffs On Activated Carbon
• Destroyed Evidence Warrants Dow's ITC Win, Fed. Circ. Told
• Hedge Fund Arm's Investment Could Flout Sudan Sanctions
• Customs Bill Facilitates Trade, Strengthens Enforcement
• US Lauds South Africa's Trade Concessions On Meat Exports
• Aerospace Co. Exec Gets 7 Years For Selling Tech To China
• UN Security Council Passes New Sanctions On N. Korea
• $2B LNG Plan Blind To Effects On Threatened Bat, FWS Says
• Romania Is Misstating Annulment Of $250M Award, Court Told
• Honduras Vows To Undertake Sweeping IP Reforms
• Google Parent Could Reap $3.5B If IRS Loses Altera Appeal
• Wealth Management For New Law Firm Partners
• Asia, EU Pacts Drive Administration's Trade Agenda
• Fed. Circ. Maintains Ruling On Sawblade Anti-Dumping Duties
• Arnold & Porter Adds Corp. Compliance Pro To Denver Office
• A Teaching Moment Inside VimpelCom's Boardroom
• Venezuela Can't Halt Enforcement Of Entire $46M Award
• Umicore Aids Battery Material Patent Infringement, ITC Says
• USDA Officially Repeals Country-Of-Origin Meat Labels
• Metal Co. CEO Charged With Illegal Exports To Iran
• India Can Prevent Asia-Pacific Splintering, Think Tank Says
• Qualcomm Pays $7.5M To Settle SEC China Bribery Case
• ITC Asks Fed. Circ. To Stand By $6.2M Fine In GPS Patent Row
• Gold Reserve, Venezuela Mull $740M Mining Row Settlement
• Olympus To Pay $646M To Settle Kickback, FCPA Probes
• US Chicken Finally Cracks S. African Market