International Trade

  • April 29, 2025

    South Korea Asks IMF To Aid Global Response To US Tariffs

    As President Donald Trump continues to deploy tariffs, South Korea's deputy prime minister said that the International Monetary Fund should lean into its role as a "trusted policy adviser" to help address worldwide trade tensions and overall uncertainty.

  • April 29, 2025

    Dominican Republic Not Immune In Postal Suit, 11th Circ. Told

    A Florida company suing the Dominican Republic over allegations it failed to pay $10 million after breaching a contract to modernize its postal service told an Eleventh Circuit panel Tuesday the country isn't exempt from legal action, arguing the country can be held liable under exceptions to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act.

  • April 29, 2025

    Mexico Put On Latest USTR Priority IP Watch List

    The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative on Tuesday issued its annual global intellectual property report that has placed close trading partner Mexico on its list of countries to keep the closest eye on.

  • April 29, 2025

    Sullivan M&A Chief Sees Opportunities Amid Tariff Turmoil

    After a rocky start to 2025, the mergers and acquisitions landscape is grappling with economic volatility, shifting trade policies and a complex regulatory environment. But even in a "choppy" market, there are always deals to be made, says Melissa Sawyer, global head of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP's M&A group and co-head of its corporate governance practice.

  • April 29, 2025

    Automakers Get 15% Tariff Offset Under New Trump Order

    President Donald Trump will sign an executive order Tuesday afternoon to provide automakers that produce and sell finished vehicles in the U.S. a 15% offset on future imported parts that face a 25% tariff for the next year.

  • April 29, 2025

    Caterpillar Says Dumping Probe Decisions 'Flawed And Unfair'

    A Chinese arm of construction equipment giant Caterpillar argued in a London court Tuesday that it had been mistreated by the U.K. government over an anti-dumping probe, saying that it had been wrongly locked out of participating in the investigation.

  • April 28, 2025

    Court Urged To Reconsider Jurisdiction In Tribal Tariff Row

    Blackfeet Nation members are asking a Montana federal judge to reconsider an order to transfer their challenge against President Donald Trump's tariffs on imports from Canada and abroad to the U.S. Court of International Trade, saying the decision is based on the constitutional question of the Indian commerce clause.

  • April 28, 2025

    ITC Affirms Optimum's Network Patent Case Is Over

    The U.S. International Trade Commission has decided not to breathe any new life into Optimum Communications Services Inc.'s patent infringement case against several Chinese tech companies over network switching and routing patents, but it also cut part of an agency judge's findings on ownership of the patents.

  • April 28, 2025

    Tax Services Provider Andersen Files Confidential IPO Plans

    Tax and legal services provider Andersen Group Inc. said Monday it confidentially filed for an initial public offering, marking a first step toward going public amid market volatility that has largely frozen IPOs in recent weeks.

  • April 28, 2025

    Board Game Co., 11 Others Say Trump Tariffs Unconstitutional

    President Donald Trump's tariffs exceed the constitutional authority of the executive branch, argued 12 American companies, including a manufacturer of tabletop games that are printed in China, urging a federal court to halt them.

  • April 28, 2025

    China Doesn't Need US Grains, Seed Oils, State Planner Says

    China doesn't need to import grains and seed oils from the U.S. because it can source them domestically or internationally, an official from the country's state planning commission said Monday about the most valuable category of U.S. exports to China.

  • April 28, 2025

    China Says No Tariff Negotiations Underway With US

    China is not currently negotiating with the United States on tariffs, and President Xi Jinping has not spoken to President Donald Trump on the phone recently, a spokesperson for China's foreign ministry said Monday.

  • April 28, 2025

    High Court Passes On Coke Sweetener Patent Case

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected a Texas chemical company's challenge to a Federal Circuit decision scratching claims in a patent on the process to create the artificial sweetener used in Coke Zero, in a case that addressed whether the secret usage of that process could preclude its patent eligibility. 

  • April 25, 2025

    SPAC Deals Are Buzzing Again Despite Tariff Turmoil

    Amid heavy volatility that has largely frozen traditional initial public offerings, deal teams are launching more special purpose acquisition companies, an alternative market to typical IPOs that so far has shown few ill effects from tariff-related uncertainty.

  • April 25, 2025

    Feds Say Tariff Fight Belongs In International Trade Court

    The Trump administration wants to litigate a challenge to its tariffs in a federal trade court, not the D.C. district court, arguing that the U.S. Court of International Trade is the only venue with jurisdiction to hear the case.

  • April 25, 2025

    Sen. Crapo Calls Exec Session For Commerce, Treasury Noms

    U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, announced Friday that it will hold an executive session Tuesday to consider President Donald Trump's picks for roles at the U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. Department of the Treasury.

  • April 25, 2025

    WTO Will Hear EU-China Dispute Over Electric Car Batteries

    A World Trade Organization dispute panel will hear China's complaint against the European Union's duties on Beijing's electric car batteries after talks between the two governments failed to resolve the matter, the global trade watchdog announced Friday.

  • April 25, 2025

    Ex-Sen. Menendez Can't Avoid Prison During Appeal

    A New York federal judge on Friday refused to allow former U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez and two of the businessmen who purportedly bribed him to avoid prison pending their appeal on a blockbuster corruption conviction.

  • April 24, 2025

    DC Circ. Fears Newman Atty Would Impeach Disabled Judges

    The attorney fighting Federal Circuit Judge Pauline Newman's suspension alarmed the D.C. Circuit on Thursday when he argued that judges can only have their work taken from them if they voluntarily resign or are impeached.

  • April 24, 2025

    Ex-Biscayne CEO Gets 10 Years For $130M Ponzi Scheme

    The co-founder and CEO of defunct investment advisory firm Biscayne Capital on Thursday was sentenced in New York federal court to 10 years in prison, over his admitted role in a $130 million Ponzi scheme that defrauded banks and investors in a purported luxury real estate fund.

  • April 24, 2025

    Starbucks Sued Over Human Rights Abuses On Coffee Farms

    The supply chain for Starbucks' Brazilian coffee is rife with slavery-like conditions and child labor, coffee plantation workers have said in a lawsuit, alleging they were forced to work for suppliers of the global coffee chain under "debt bondage" and threats of violence.

  • April 24, 2025

    Think Tank Says Tariffs Hit Lower-Income Workers Hardest

    President Donald Trump's tariffs currently being collected disproportionately harm lower- and middle-income earners in the U.S., according to an updated study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.

  • April 24, 2025

    UK To Address Chinese Dumping As It Seeks US Trade Deal

    The U.K. government announced plans Wednesday to mitigate the risk of cheap goods from China being dumped into British markets while it pursues a trade deal with the U.S. to cancel incoming tariffs.

  • April 23, 2025

    Trump Admin's Border Cash Reporting Order Halted

    A California federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration's order singling out cash-moving businesses along the southwest border for heightened anti-money laundering reporting, saying that, among other things, the plaintiffs have sufficiently pled that the order is arbitrary and capricious.

  • April 23, 2025

    No Need To Look At Tire IP Dispute, Toyo Tells Justices

    Japanese tire giant Toyo Tire Corp. urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday not to examine a Federal Circuit ruling that discarded a $10 million award in a case that's been going on for over a decade around allegations of interfering with a rival's business through patent settlements with other companies.

Expert Analysis

  • Nippon Order Tests Gov't Control Over Foreign Investments

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    The U.S. government is primarily interested in restraining foreign transactions involving countries of concern, but former President Joe Biden’s January order blocking the merger of Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel shows that all foreign direct investments are under the federal government’s microscope, say attorneys at Blank Rome.

  • Opinion

    Inconsistent Injury-In-Fact Rules Hinder Federal Practice

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    A recent Third Circuit decision, contradicting a previous ruling about whether consumers of contaminated products have suffered an injury in fact, illustrates the deep confusion this U.S. Supreme Court standard creates among federal judges and practitioners, who deserve a simpler method of determining which cases have federal standing, says Eric Dwoskin at Dwoskin Wasdin.

  • In-House Counsel Pointers For Preserving Atty-Client Privilege

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    Several recent rulings illustrate the challenges in-house counsel can face when attempting to preserve attorney-client privilege, but a few best practices can help safeguard communications and effectively assert the privilege in an increasingly scrutinized corporate environment, says Daniel Garrie at Law & Forensics.

  • What Banks Need To Know About Trump's Executive Orders

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    While the numerous executive orders and memos from the last few weeks don't touch on many of the issues the banking industry expected the Trump administration to address, banks still need to pay attention to the flurry of orders from strategic, compliance and operational perspectives, say attorneys at Arnold & Porter.

  • How SDNY US Atty Nom May Shape Enforcement Priorities

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    President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. attorney in the Southern District of New York, former U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Jay Clayton, will likely shift the office’s enforcement priorities, from refining whistleblower policies to deemphasizing novel prosecutorial theories, say attorneys at Cohen & Gresser.

  • Emerging Energy Trends Reflect Shifting Political Landscape

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    As the Trump administration settles in, some emerging energy industry trends, like expanded support for fossil fuel production, are right off of its wish list — while others, like the popularity of Inflation Reduction Act energy tax credits, and bipartisan support for carbon capture, reflect more complex political realities, say attorneys at Greenberg Traurig.

  • What Companies Should Consider During FCPA Pause

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    While waiting for updated guidance on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act criminal investigations after a Feb. 10 executive order froze FCPA enforcement, companies should consider the implications of several possible policy shifts, rather than relaxing internal oversight of questionable business practices, say attorneys at Simpson Thacher.

  • How Criminal Enforcement Of Trump Tariffs May Work

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    While tariff enforcement has traditionally been handled as a civil matter, tariffs are central to President Donald Trump's broader economic, immigration and national security agendas — making it likely that the U.S. Department of Justice will be tasked with criminal enforcement of tariff evasion, say attorneys at BakerHostetler.

  • Series

    Collecting Rare Books Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    My collection of rare books includes several written or owned by prominent lawyers from early U.S. history, and immersing myself in their stories helps me feel a deeper connection to my legal practice and its purpose, says Douglas Brown at Manatt Health.

  • Preparing For Stricter Anti-Boycott Enforcement Under Trump

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    Given the complexity of U.S. anti-boycott regulations and the likelihood of stepped-up enforcement under the new administration, companies should consider adopting risk-based anti-boycott compliance programs that include training employees to recognize and assess potential boycott requests, and to report them expeditiously when necessary, say attorneys at Debevoise.

  • Opinion

    Judge Should Not Have Been Reprimanded For Alito Essay

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    Senior U.S. District Judge Michael Ponsor's New York Times essay critiquing Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito for potential ethical violations absolutely cannot be construed as conduct prejudicial to the administration of the business of the courts, says Ashley London at the Thomas R. Kline School of Law of Duquesne University.

  • What Day 1 Bondi Memos Mean For Corporate Compliance

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    After Attorney General Pam Bondi’s flurry of memos last week declaring new enforcement priorities on issues ranging from foreign bribery to diversity initiatives, companies must base their compliance programs on an understanding of their own core values and principles, says Hui Chen at CDE Advisors.

  • Lights, Camera, Ethics? TV Lawyers Tend To Set Bad Example

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    Though fictional movies and television shows portraying lawyers are fun to watch, Hollywood’s inaccurate depictions of legal ethics can desensitize attorneys to ethics violations and lead real-life clients to believe that good lawyers take a scorched-earth approach, says Nancy Rapoport at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

  • Steel Cases Test Executive Authority, Judicial Scope

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    Lawsuits challenging former President Joe Biden’s order blocking the merger of Japan's Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel may shape how future administrations wield presidential authority over foreign investment in the name of national security, says Hdeel Abdelhady at MassPoint Legal.

  • What Contractors Can Do To Address Material Cost Increases

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    In light of the Trump administration's plans to increase tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China, construction industry players should proactively employ legal strategies to mitigate the impacts that price increases and uncertainty may have on projects, says Brenda Radmacher at Seyfarth Shaw.

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