International Trade

  • May 08, 2026

    ITC Bars Import Of Innoscience Chips Made Before Redesign

    The U.S. International Trade Commission has issued a limited exclusion order barring the importation of semiconductors made by Innoscience prior to an approved redesign, terminating an investigation that was started at the behest of a rival.

  • May 08, 2026

    Fed. Circ. Weighs Timing Concerns In Tariff Exclusion Denials

    A Federal Circuit panel on Friday largely let attorneys do the talking while attempting to suss out whether the U.S. Department of Commerce properly justified blocking the country's largest vegetable canner from securing tariff exclusions for its imported tin.

  • May 08, 2026

    Widow Can't Lift EU Sanctions Over Ties To Syria's Assad

    The European Union's highest court has maintained sanctions against the widow of Mohammed Makhlouf, the uncle of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, as it upheld findings that her family exercised direct influence over the Assad regime.

  • May 07, 2026

    How Litigation Funding Disclosure Could Affect ITC Cases

    The U.S. International Trade Commission's proposed rule to require disclosure of litigation funding in intellectual property cases could bring more transparency to disputes and promote settlements, but it could also discourage some suits if it's not carefully tailored, attorneys say.

  • May 07, 2026

    Netlist Backs DOJ Stance On Essential IP In Samsung Case

    The U.S. Department of Justice is correct that having a patent included in a standard does not necessarily give the patentholder market power, Netlist said in defending itself against Samsung's lawsuit accusing it of exploiting a standard-setting process.

  • May 07, 2026

    Sanctions Sought For Trader Accused Of Using Frozen Funds

    The receiver overseeing The Traders Domain, a brokerage accused by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of orchestrating a $283 million scheme, pushed Thursday for sanctions against a commodities trader accused of funding a lavish lifestyle with $3.4 million from an entity that is supposed to be part of the receivership.

  • May 07, 2026

    Trump's Temporary Global Tariffs Illegal, Trade Court Rules

    President Donald Trump's temporary global 10% tariffs are unlawful because the narrow set of economic conditions required for the measure to be imposed were not met, the U.S. Court of International Trade said Thursday in a divided opinion.

  • May 07, 2026

    US Open To WTO Consultations On 10% Global Tariff Rate

    While a World Trade Organization committee said it "welcomed the transparency" of the U.S. for submitting official notice of President Donald Trump's temporary 10% global ad valorem tariff, some members have expressed concerns about the effects it could have on global trade.

  • May 07, 2026

    Wyden Probes Wall Street Firms For Tariff Refund Stakes' Info

    The top Democratic lawmakers on the Senate Finance Committee sent letters to major Wall Street firms Thursday about their activity in buying the rights to importers' tariff refund interests at a discount following the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in February striking down President Donald Trump's emergency tariff regime. 

  • May 07, 2026

    Agency Improperly Restrained In Duty Review, Fed. Circ. Told

    The U.S. Court of International Trade improperly restrained the Commerce Department's discretion to determine countervailable subsidies during a South Korean exporter's administrative review, U.S. steel giant Nucor Corp. told the Federal Circuit on Thursday.

  • May 07, 2026

    Why Compliance Is Getting Complicated In Latin America

    White collar compliance is getting trickier for companies that do business in Latin America, according to experts, who say they are seeing big shifts in the region connected to cartel crackdowns and efforts to strengthen corporate regulations, including relatively recent pushes for voluntary self-disclosure.

  • May 07, 2026

    Chinese Exporter Faces 200% Duty Rate After Leaving Review

    A Chinese wood molding exporter is facing a preliminary 200% countervailing duty rate on its imports after removing itself from an administrative review, the U.S. Department of Commerce said Thursday.

  • May 07, 2026

    Trade Court Says Pencil Co. Lacked Standing In Duty Fight

    A pencil company challenging the U.S. Department of Commerce's decision to rescind a duty review of Chinese pencils because the company didn't qualify as a domestic producer continually failed to prove its standing, the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled in a dismissal.

  • May 07, 2026

    Iran War Risks £8B Annual Tax Hit To UK, Report Warns

    The Iran war could cost the U.K. government up to £8 billion ($10.9 billion) a year through lost tax revenue and higher debt interest payments, a progressive think tank warned Thursday.

  • May 06, 2026

    Sony Reaped 'Windfall' From Illegal Tariffs, Gamers Say

    Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC retained a "substantial windfall" generated by illegal tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, two Sony PlayStation console owners said Wednesday in a proposed class action in California federal court.

  • May 06, 2026

    North Korea Victims Fight Crypto Co. Over $71M Frozen Funds

    Individuals with $696 million in judgments against North Korea told a New York federal court that $71 million in crypto assets frozen following a hack they say was perpetrated by North Korea should remain frozen so they can collect on them.

  • May 06, 2026

    Amazon Smart Devices Accused Of Infringing AI Co.'s Patents

    Artificial intelligence company Cerence AI on Wednesday accused Amazon of importing smart devices into the U.S. that violate its voice technology patents, asking the U.S. International Trade Commission to look into banning the devices, while also bringing a similar suit in federal court.

  • May 06, 2026

    G7 Trade Ministers Agree To Prioritize Key Mineral Supply

    Trade ministers of G7 member nations said Wednesday they are committed to coordinating trade policy on securing key mineral supply chains, after they met for two days in Paris.

  • May 06, 2026

    Judge Won't Force Hunter Biden's Foreign Agent Registration

    A Washington, D.C., federal judge won't force the U.S. Department of Justice to register Hunter Biden as a foreign agent, dismissing a suit brought by a group founded by now-Deputy White House Chief of Staff Stephen Miller because it can't establish it suffered an injury.

  • May 05, 2026

    Cannabis Giants Sued Over Mental Health Marketing

    Recreational cannabis users hit some of the industry's largest companies — Cresco Labs, Green Thumb Industries, Verano Holdings and Curaleaf — with two sprawling lawsuits alleging the businesses overcharged for products deceptively marketed as safe and effective treatments for mental health disorders.

  • May 05, 2026

    Investors In $16B YPF Feud Win Round Against Argentina

    A New York federal judge has ruled that investors in Argentine oil and gas exploration company YPF SA can use discovery obtained in a decade-long dispute against the country in a parallel $16 billion investor-state arbitration they plan to initiate, saying they had shown a "compelling need."

  • May 05, 2026

    Bike Trainer Co. Accuses Rival Of 'Hallucinations' In Brief

    A maker of bike trainers has alleged that a rival included "hallucinations" while reciting the language of claims from a patent in a Georgia federal suit seeking to toss a complaint before the U.S. International Trade Commission.

  • May 05, 2026

    Apple Urges Full Fed. Circ. To Undo Original Watch Import Ban

    A Federal Circuit panel erred when finding the U.S. International Trade Commission properly banned imports of Apple Watches with blood oxygen-monitoring features, the tech giant behind the devices said in a plea for rehearing by the full court.

  • May 05, 2026

    Ocean Carrier Says FMC's In-House Court, $45M Award Illegal

    An ocean carrier asked a Texas federal judge Tuesday to freeze Federal Maritime Commission cases against it and vacate a $45 million initial decision issued in one of them, arguing that the agency's in-house adjudication process is unconstitutional.

  • May 05, 2026

    ITC Recommends Trump Impose Tariffs On Quartz Surfaces

    Two commissioners of the U.S. International Trade Commission recommended that President Donald Trump impose 40% tariffs on imported quartz surfaces, with a lesser 25% rate reserved for covered goods within a quota, according to a press release Tuesday.

Expert Analysis

  • Reinventing Bank Risk Mgmt. After 2025's Cartel Crackdown

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    The Trump administration's 2025 designation of certain transnational drug cartels as terrorists means that banks must adapt to a narrowing margin of error in their customer screening and transaction assessments by treating financial crime prevention as a continuous and cross-enterprise concern with national security implications, says Jack Harrington at Bradley Arant.

  • 2026 Enforcement Trends To Expect In Maritime And Int'l Trade

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    The maritime and international trade community should expect U.S. federal enforcement to ramp up in 2026, particularly via Office of Foreign Asset Control shipping sanctions, accelerating interagency investigations of trade fraud, and U.S. Coast Guard narcotics and pollution inspections, say attorneys at Holland & Knight.

  • Reviewing Historical And Recent NYDFS Blockchain Guidance

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    An industry letter released in the fall by the New York State Department of Financial Services, together with guidance issued over the past decade, signals a heightened regulatory expectation for covered institutions regarding the use of blockchain analytics and requires review, says Nicole De Santis at Nomadis Consulting.

  • Series

    Judges On AI: How Courts Can Boost Access To Justice

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    Arizona Court of Appeals Judge Samuel A. Thumma writes that generative artificial intelligence tools offer a profound opportunity to enhance access to justice and engender public confidence in courts’ use of technology, and judges can seize this opportunity in five key ways.

  • 2025's Most Notable State AG Activity By The Numbers

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    State attorneys general were active in 2025, working across party lines to address federal regulatory gaps in artificial intelligence, take action on consumer protection issues, continue antitrust enforcement and announce large settlements on behalf of their citizens, say attorneys at Jenner & Block.

  • Opinion

    The Case For Emulating, Not Dividing, The Ninth Circuit

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    Champions for improved judicial administration should reject the unfounded criticisms driving recent Senate proposals to divide the Ninth Circuit and instead seek to replicate the court's unique strengths and successes, says Ninth Circuit Judge J. Clifford Wallace.

  • Why 'Baby Shark' Floundered In Foreign Service Waters

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    The Second Circuit recently ruled that the "Baby Shark" company couldn’t use email to serve alleged infringers based in China under an international agreement prohibiting such service, providing several important lessons for parties in actions involving defendants in jurisdictions unwilling or unable to effectuate efficient service, say attorneys at Greenspoon Marder.

  • How Chinese Utility Models Fit Into Global IP Strategies

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    Recent guidelines from the China National Intellectual Property Administration put the spotlight on the value of Chinese utility models — especially for device-focused innovations — and the interplay between utility models and conventional Chinese patents, say attorneys at Foley & Lardner.

  • Targeted Action, Rule Tweaks Reflect 2025 AML Priority Shifts

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    Though 2025’s anti-money-laundering landscape was characterized not by volume of penalties but by the strategic recalibration of how illicit finance risk is handled, a series of targeted enforcement actions signaled that regulators aren't easing off the accelerator, even as they refine the rules of the road, say attorneys at MoFo.

  • Key Trends For Life Sciences Cos. To Watch In 2026

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    Following a year of drastic change at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, two themes are likely to drive the coming year — a commitment to lowering the cost of drugs and an inherent tension between the priorities of the health agencies and the broader administration, say attorneys at Sheppard Mullin.

  • Series

    Muay Thai Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Muay Thai kickboxing has taught me that in order to win, one must stick to one's game plan and adapt under pressure, just as when facing challenges by opposing counsel or judges, says Mark Schork at Feldman Shepherd.

  • Series

    Law School's Missed Lessons: Intentional Career-Building

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    A successful legal career is built through intention: understanding expectations, assessing strengths honestly and proactively seeking opportunities to grow and cultivating relationships that support your development, say Erika Drous and Hillary Mann at Morrison Foerster.

  • Citgo Ruling Offers Award Enforcement Road Map

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    A recent opinion from the Delaware federal court approving a $5.892 billion bid for Citgo Petroleum shares brings the long-running enforcement of the Crystallex arbitration award against Venezuela closer to resolution and offers crucial lessons for creditors pursuing sovereign debt, says Vitaly Morozov at Pierson Ferdinand.

  • US Sanctions Targeting Russia's Oil Giants Heighten Biz Risks

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    Businesses operating in the energy sector, both in and outside the U.S., should review their operations for any links to Russian oil companies and their subsidiaries recently targeted by U.S. sanctions, to avoid unexpected reputational and financial risk, and even secondary sanctions, say authors at Blank Rome.

  • How Shareholder Activism Fared In 2025

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    2025 was a turbulent yet transformative year in shareholder activism, and there are several key takeaways to help companies prepare for a 2026 that is shaping up to be even more lively, including increased focus on retail investors and the use of social media as a tool, say attorneys at Sidley.

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