International Trade

  • May 28, 2026

    Commerce Department Senior Counsel Joins MoFo In DC

    A senior counsel in a U.S. Commerce Department office focused on providing legal support to the Bureau of Industry and Security has moved to Morrison Foerster LLP's national security group in Washington, D.C., the firm announced Wednesday.

  • May 28, 2026

    ITC Investigating Welch's Rival's Fruit Snack Imports

    The U.S. International Trade Commission opened an investigation into claims by the manufacturer of Welch's Fruit Snacks that a rival company, Cibo Vita, is importing patent-infringing yogurt-covered snacks into the U.S.

  • May 28, 2026

    ITC Finds Tin Mill Imports Harming US Industry

    Tin mill products imported from China, Taiwan and Turkey that are allegedly being sold at unfair prices are harming domestic U.S. industry, the U.S. International Trade Commission preliminarily found Thursday.

  • May 27, 2026

    Bumble Bee Beats Injunctive Relief Claim In Forced Labor Suit

    A California federal judge nixed Indonesian villagers' requests to have Bumble Bee Foods change its practices stemming from their suit claiming it benefited from forced labor, ruling Wednesday the plaintiffs lacked standing since they don't say they're currently working as fishers or that the alleged practices prevented them from working as fishers.

  • May 27, 2026

    Perkins Coie Docs At Issue In Omani Co.'s Malpractice Case

    An Oman-based screw and nail manufacturer has urged a Washington state judge to force Perkins Coie LLP to hand over a trove of documents related to the firm's past work representing the Middle Eastern company in a U.S. Department of Commerce probe, saying more information is needed to assess the law firm's defenses against claims its mistakes cost the company hundreds of millions of dollars.

  • May 27, 2026

    IRS Asked To Quickly Release Fuel Credit Emissions Model

    Energy companies and farm representatives urged the IRS on Wednesday to expedite the release of an updated greenhouse gas emissions model reflecting the 2025 budget law's changes, saying the guidance is needed to determine eligibility for and calculate the clean fuel production tax credit.

  • May 27, 2026

    Court Orders CBP Commish To Testify In Tariff Refund Suit

    The U.S. Court of International Trade requested that U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney S. Scott appear during a hearing scheduled for early next month to discuss the agency's plans for refunds of tariffs struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court, according to orders issued Wednesday.

  • May 27, 2026

    EV Co. Can Challenge 500% Rate's Constitutionality, CIT Says

    An electric golf cart company hit with interim U.S. Customs and Border Protection measures, including an over 500% duty rate on its imports, doesn't need to wait until CBP issues a final determination to bring a due process challenge, the U.S. Court of International Trade ruled.

  • May 27, 2026

    Trump's China Visit Reveals Signs Of Continued Trade Truce

    Signals from President Donald Trump's visit to China indicate an ongoing trade truce with the U.S. may continue, though concrete details on tariff reductions and policy changes were largely absent from the meetings.

  • May 27, 2026

    US Implements Semiconductor Deal Cutting Taiwan Tariffs

    The U.S. is capping tariffs on certain Taiwanese products while eliminating some derivative tariffs on aircraft components as part of the implementation of a deal aimed at bringing semiconductor production to the U.S., the U.S. Department of Commerce said Wednesday.

  • May 27, 2026

    Caterpillar Launches New Patent Suits Against Bobcat

    Construction equipment maker Caterpillar Inc. has added to an intellectual property dispute between it and rival Doosan Bobcat by filing patent infringement claims in Delaware federal court and seeking a ban on Bobcat's imports of certain heavy machinery at the U.S. International Trade Commission.

  • May 26, 2026

    Chinese Bank Hit With Suit Claiming Reinsurance Fraud

    A company and its insurer have accused China Construction Bank Corp. of issuing fraudulent letters of credit valued at nearly $10 million, claiming in Illinois federal court that the country's largest bank has refused to honor reinsurance agreements the parties signed.

  • May 26, 2026

    Verizon, AT&T Lose Bids To Dodge Database Patent Suits

    AT&T and Verizon lost their bids to escape lawsuits accusing them of infringing a pair of patents covering ways to clean data records after a Delaware federal court on Tuesday rejected their arguments that the patents didn't pass muster under the U.S. Supreme Court's Alice test.

  • May 26, 2026

    Crypto Co. Partner Looks To Escape $58M Fraud, RICO Suit

    The co-founder of a cryptocurrency data company accused by his former partner of a $58 million scheme to divert tokens offshore said the suit should be dismissed because it "impermissibly conflates" him with other business entities to bring additional contract claims.

  • May 26, 2026

    FCC Clears Drone Counter System To Deploy At World Cup

    The Federal Communications Commission told an Israeli company the agency's rules do not prohibit law enforcement authorities from using the firm's drone-countering system during the World Cup, but said waivers might be needed for deployment at other events.

  • May 26, 2026

    Importers Tell Justices Trump China Tariff Hikes Went Too Far

    The U.S. Supreme Court's recent decision striking down President Donald Trump's emergency tariff regime should encourage the justices to consider and overrule lower courts' judgments upholding China tariffs and subsequent modifications made to them during his first term, importers said Tuesday.

  • May 26, 2026

    Commerce Opens Probes Into 3 Countries' Air Compressors

    The U.S. Department of Commerce on Tuesday opened antidumping and countervailing duty investigations into air compressors imported from China, Malaysia and Vietnam, with corresponding investigations into the potential harms of these imports already underway.

  • May 26, 2026

    Trade Court OKs Revised Japanese Steel Duty

    The U.S. Department of Commerce properly backed its use of a shipment date over an invoice date when conducting a review of the antidumping duty rate for a Japanese company's imports of certain steel products, the U.S. Court of International Trade found.

  • May 26, 2026

    Justices To Consider Taking Judge Newman Case On June 11

    The U.S. Supreme Court is set to decide whether to take up U.S. Circuit Judge Pauline Newman's petition seeking to overturn her suspension from the Federal Circuit on June 11, according to a notice posted Tuesday.

  • May 26, 2026

    CBP Says $20.6B In IEEPA Tariff Refunds Have Been Sent

    U.S. Customs and Border Protection's tariff refund system has processed hundreds of thousands of new entries over the past two weeks, and since coming online last month it has cleared $20.6 billion in refunds for duties struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court to importers, according to a declaration filed Tuesday in the U.S. Court of International Trade.

  • May 26, 2026

    Brazilian, Norwegian Pulp Facing US Duties

    High-purity dissolving pulp from Brazil and Norway is being sold at less than fair value in the U.S., the U.S. Department of Commerce preliminarily found Tuesday, setting up possible duty rates.

  • May 26, 2026

    Two Korean Chemical Exporters Face Triple-Digit Duties

    A pair of South Korean exporters of certain monomers and oligomers may be hit with triple-digit antidumping duty rates after the U.S. Department of Commerce finalized determinations on Tuesday that they are selling the goods at unfair prices.

  • May 22, 2026

    Law360 Reveals Titans Of The Plaintiffs Bar

    This past year, 10 lawyers across the country at plaintiffs' firms big and small helped secure millions of dollars in settlements and verdicts for their clients, going up against powerful defendants like Google, Monsanto and the Trump administration, earning the attorneys recognition as Law360's Titans of the Plaintiffs Bar for 2026.

  • May 22, 2026

    DOJ Demands Divestiture For Acquisition Of Concrete Plants

    The U.S. Department of Justice is requiring a Japanese cement company and its CalPortland subsidiary to divest three ready-mix concrete plants to a Southern California company to address antitrust concerns arising from CalPortland's proposed $712 million acquisition of construction giant Vulcan Materials' Golden State concrete plants, the agency announced.

  • May 22, 2026

    Chevron Loses Bid To Pause $24M Venezuela Oil Suit

    A Texas federal judge has denied Chevron's bid to pause a Venezuelan oil services provider's $24 million lawsuit over alleged unpaid invoices for arbitration and has instead allowed several claims to proceed in court, saying Chevron has already spent too much time litigating the matter.

Expert Analysis

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    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.

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    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.

  • The 5 Most Important Bid Protest Decisions Of 2025

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    In a shifting bid protest landscape, five decisions in 2025 from the Federal Circuit, the U.S. Court of Federal Claims and the U.S. Government Accountability Office that addressed bedrock questions about jurisdictional reach and the breadth of agency discretion are likely to have a lasting impact, say attorneys at Bradley Arant.

  • Preparing For Congressional Investigations In A Midterm Year

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    2026 will be a consequential year for congressional oversight as the upcoming midterm elections may yield bolder investigations and more aggressive state attorneys general coalitions, so companies should consider adopting risk management measures to get ahead of potential changes, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • Key Trends Shaping ESG And Sustainability Law In 2026

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    2025 saw a chaotic regulatory landscape and novel litigation around environmental, social and governance issues and sustainability — and 2026, while perhaps more predictable, will likely be no less challenging, with more lawsuits and a regulatory tug-of-war complicating compliance for global companies, say attorneys at Crowell.

  • 5 Tariff And Trade Developments To Watch In 2026

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    A new trade landscape emerged in 2025, the contours of which will be further defined by developments that will merit close attention this year, including a key ruling from the U.S. Supreme Court and a review of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, says Ted Posner at Baker Botts.

  • What 2025 Enforcement Actions Show About FERC's Priorities

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    A review of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's 2025 enforcement record suggests that this year, the commission will persist in holding market participants to their commitments, and continue active market surveillance and close cooperation with market monitors, says Ruta Skucas at Crowell & Moring.

  • 4 Developments That Defined The 2025 Ethics Landscape

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    The legal profession spent 2025 at the edge of its ethical comfort zone as courts, firms and regulators confronted how fast-moving technologies and new business models collide with long-standing professional duties, signaling that the profession is entering a period of sustained disruption that will continue into 2026, says Hilary Gerzhoy at HWG Law.

  • Navigating AI In The Legal Industry

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    As artificial intelligence becomes an increasingly integral part of legal practice, Law360 guest commentary this year examined evolving ethical obligations, how the plaintiffs bar is using AI to level the playing field against corporate defense teams, and the attendant risks of adoption.

  • Nuclear Power Pitfalls And Opportunities To Watch For In 2026

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    Shepherding nuclear power projects to completion requires navigating more risks and obligations than almost any other infrastructure undertaking, but with the right strategies, states, developers, vendors and contractors can overcome these hurdles in 2026 and beyond, say attorneys at Squire Patton.

  • How Fractional GCs Can Manage Risks Of Engagement

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    As more organizations eliminate their in-house legal departments in favor of outsourcing legal work, fractional general counsel roles offer practitioners an engaging and flexible way to practice at a high level, but they can also present legal, ethical and operational risks that must be proactively managed, say attorneys at Boies Schiller.

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    Nature Photography Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Nature photography reminds me to focus on what is in front of me and to slow down to achieve success, and, in embracing the value of viewing situations through different lenses, offers skills transferable to the practice of law, says Brian Willett at Saul Ewing.

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