International Trade

  • August 04, 2026

    Mexico, Japan Eye Trade Cooperation On Energy, AI

    Mexico and Japan are looking to heighten their coordination on trade matters in fields including energy and technology, the two governments said after a meeting of officials.

  • August 04, 2026

    Commerce Flags Indonesian Fatty Acid Surge In Duty Probe

    Imports of fatty acids from Indonesia into the U.S. appear to have surged in response to the opening of a countervailing duty investigation into the products, the U.S. Department of Commerce found Tuesday, setting up possible retroactive duties for some companies.

  • August 04, 2026

    ITC Tees Up Duties On Norwegian, Australian Silicon Metals

    The U.S. International Trade Commission affirmed U.S. businesses have been harmed by imported silicon metals arriving from Norway and Australia that are being sold at unfair prices, setting up duties orders from the U.S. Department of Commerce.

  • August 03, 2026

    Shipbuilder Ditches Pa. Suit Over Baltimore Bridge Collapse

    A Pennsylvania federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit alleging South Korean shipbuilder HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co. Ltd. designed and built a "fatally flawed" container ship that subsequently slammed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge. 

  • August 03, 2026

    25 States Sue Trump Over 3rd Round Of Global Tariffs

    California, Arizona and 23 other states sued the Trump administration in the U.S. Court of International Trade on Monday claiming the president is trying for a third time to impose illegal tariffs against nearly all the country's trading partners, this time under the cover of federal law meant to combat forced labor.

  • August 03, 2026

    11th Circ. Affirms Conviction Of Colombian Drug Trafficker

    The Eleventh Circuit ruled Monday that the U.S. government has jurisdiction to prosecute a Colombian cocaine trafficker whose semisubmersible was intercepted in international waters because the U.S. Constitution allows Congress to write laws "reasonably adapted" to a constitutionally permitted end, like ending drug trafficking on the high seas.

  • August 03, 2026

    Rising Star: Greenberg Traurig's Friederike Görgens

    Greenberg Traurig LLP's Friederike Görgens has successfully represented domestic and foreign producers in a variety of trade law disputes, earning her a spot among the international trade lawyers under age 40 honored by Law360 as Rising Stars.

  • August 03, 2026

    Canada Imposes Temporary Cabinet Tariff But Exempts US

    Certain wood cabinets and vanities will be subject to a 25% surtax when imported into Canada under a temporary provision designed to protect the country's softwood lumber industry, though the Canadian government said a number of countries' imports — including the U.S. — are exempt.

  • August 03, 2026

    Van Trailers From Mexico, Canada Face Dumping Duties

    Van-type trailers and their subassemblies imported from Mexico and Canada are facing antidumping duties after the U.S. Department of Commerce determined on Monday that the products are being sold at less than fair value.

  • July 31, 2026

    Law360 Names 2026's Top Attorneys Under 40

    Law360 is pleased to announce the Rising Stars of 2026, our list of more than 160 attorneys under 40 whose legal accomplishments belie their age.

  • August 02, 2026

    Trump Orders Quartz Tariffs Following ITC Recommendation

    President Donald Trump ordered new tariffs to begin Aug. 15 on imported quartz surface products and increased the maximum rate to 50% for goods in excess of an annual quota, according to an executive order.

  • July 31, 2026

    Goldman Jury Sees Cash Talk In Energy Deal Email Deluge

    Jurors weighing the fate of an ex-Goldman Sachs banker accused of coordinating a plan to bribe a client's way to a lucrative energy deal Friday saw a slew of payoff banter in his emails that prosecutors say show a pipeline of dirty money flowing from Turkey to a wide variety of government officials and agencies in Ghana.

  • July 31, 2026

    Reynolds Wrap Users Win Cert. In 'Made In USA' False Ad Suit

    A New York federal judge certified a class of Reynolds Wrap users who alleged the household goods company deceptively labeled its aluminum foil as "Made in U.S.A." despite the fact that most of the production takes place elsewhere, ruling their claims are typical since they all saw and relied on the representations when buying the products. 

  • July 31, 2026

    Lowe's Gets OK For Limited Probe In Vendor Contract Clash

    A North Carolina Business Court judge Friday granted Lowe's request to seek more information in its battle with a home accents company over a purchasing agreement that went south, but cautioned it won't be "open season" for its opponent to fish for new depositions and documents.

  • July 31, 2026

    Fed. Circ. Says Sapphire-Backed Watches Must Face Duties

    Imported Richard Mille luxury watches with synthetic sapphire crystal case-backs cannot qualify for duty-free treatment, the Federal Circuit affirmed.

  • July 31, 2026

    Energy Co. Hid Reliance On Chinese Raw Materials, Suit Says

    Bloom Energy Corp. has been hit with a proposed class action in California federal court alleging the renewable energy company and its top brass misled shareholders by understating the extent to which it depended on Chinese scandium, a critical raw material used in its fuel cells.

  • July 31, 2026

    DHS Adds Over 40 Cos. To Forced Labor Import Ban List

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security added 43 new entities to its blacklist of companies from which goods are banned from entering the U.S. due to their presumed use of forced labor, according to a notice published Friday.

  • July 31, 2026

    CBP Not Bound By CIT Ruling In Canadian CEO Border Suit

    A Washington federal judge has thrown out a suit by the Canadian CEO of a cannabis company and two of his employees alleging they were wrongly denied entry to the U.S. because they work in the industry, saying a Court of International Trade ruling allowed the company's merchandise to enter the country, but not its employees.

  • July 30, 2026

    Enbridge Loses 7th Circ. Wis. Trespass Row, Gets $5.2M Redo

    The Seventh Circuit upheld a decision holding that Enbridge Energy is trespassing on Wisconsin tribal lands, but vacated and remanded a $5.2 million restitution order and timeline for a portion of the Line 5 pipeline's removal, saying the company needs a "reasonable opportunity" to complete the proposed reroute.

  • July 30, 2026

    CBP Outlines Rates, Classifications For Pharma Tariffs

    U.S. pharmaceutical giants aren't expected to face various tariff rates up to 100% on certain imported patented drugs and ingredients beginning Friday, but all importers must begin to classify their goods that will eventually be subject to the duties, according to customs guidance published Thursday.

  • July 30, 2026

    Squires Erases PTAB Ax Of Dermatology IP Upheld At ITC

    U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires has thrown out the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's finding that Biofrontera Inc. had shown that all the challenged claims of a Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc. patent on a photodynamic dermatology device are invalid as obvious.

  • July 30, 2026

    Trade Court Rejects Chinese Carbon Duty Surrogate Choice

    The U.S. Department of Commerce used flawed reasoning to select Malaysia over Romania as the surrogate market for determining the value of certain carbon used for filtration from China during an antidumping duty review, the U.S. Court of International Trade has ruled, ordering a redo.

  • July 30, 2026

    Trade Court OKs Pipe Fitting Duty Scope After 2 Remands

    The U.S. Department of Commerce properly concluded that certain carbon steel butt-weld pipe fittings were in scope of antidumping duties after the U.S. Court of International Trade remanded issues with contrary results twice, according to an opinion sustaining the government's latest redetermination.

  • July 30, 2026

    Airbus Pays HMRC £6.4M Over Export Control Breaches

    Aerospace giant Airbus reached an agreement with the U.K. tax authority to pay £6.4 million ($8.6 million) to settle claims that the company breached export control rules, the agency announced Thursday.

  • July 30, 2026

    Chinese Truck Beds' Covers Face Possible Triple-Digit Duties

    Chinese truck bed covers manufactured by certain exporters could be hit with triple-digit countervailing duties when exported to the U.S. after the U.S. Department of Commerce found Thursday that the products are subsidized.

Expert Analysis

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    The Biz Court Digest: Dispatches From Utah's Newest Court

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    While a robust body of law hasn't yet developed since the Utah Business and Chancery Court's founding in October 2024, the number of cases filed there has recently picked up, and its existence illustrates Utah's desire to be top of mind for businesses across the country, says Evan Strassberg at Michael Best.

  • 4 Quick Emotional Resets For Lawyers With Conflict Fatigue

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    Though the emotional wear and tear of legal work can trap attorneys in conflict fatigue — leaving them unable to shake off tense interactions or return to a calm baseline — simple therapeutic techniques for resetting the nervous system can help break the cycle, says Chantel Cohen at CWC Coaching & Therapy.

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    Playing Tennis Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    An instinct to turn pain into purpose meant frequent trips to the tennis court, where learning to move ahead one point at a time was a lesson that also applied to the steep learning curve of patent prosecution law, says Daniel Henry at Marshall Gerstein.

  • FTO Designations: Containing Foreign Firms' Legal Risks

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    Non-U.S. companies can contain legal risks related to foreign terrorist organizations by deliberately structuring operations to demonstrate that any interactions with cartel-affected environments are incidental, constrained and unrelated to advancing harm on the U.S., says David Raskin at Nardello & Co.

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    Judges On AI: How Judicial Use Informs Guardrails

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    U.S. Magistrate Judge Maritza Dominguez Braswell at the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado discusses why having a sense of how generative AI tools behave, where they add value, where they introduce risk and how they are reshaping the practice of law is key for today's judges.

  • What US Cos. Must Know To Comply With Italy's AI Law

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    Italy's newly effective artificial intelligence law means U.S. companies operating in Italy or serving Italian customers must now meet EU AI Act obligations as well as Italy-specific requirements, including immediately enforceable criminal penalties, designated national authorities and sector-specific mandates, say attorneys at Portolano Cavallo.

  • 2026 Int'l Arbitration Trends: Next Steps In Age Of AI, Crypto

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    Parties' use of artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies will continue in 2026, and international arbitrators will be called upon to evolve by building expertise in blockchain functionality, cryptography and decentralized finance protocols, and understanding the power and limitations of large language models, say attorneys at Cleary.

  • Presidential Pardon Brokering Can Create Risks For Attys

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    The emergence of an apparent “pardon shopping” marketplace, in which attorneys treat presidential pardons as a market product, may invite investigative scrutiny of counsel and potential criminal charges grounded in bribery, wire fraud and other statutes, says David Klasing at The Tax Law Offices of David W. Klasing.

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    Adapting To Private Practice: 5 Tips From Ex-SEC Unit Chief

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    My move to private practice has reaffirmed my belief in the value of adaptability, collaboration and strategic thinking — qualities that are essential not only for successful client outcomes, but also for sustained professional satisfaction, says Dabney O’Riordan at Fried Frank.

  • 2026 Int'l Arbitration Trends: Awards Against Sovereign States

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    The enforcement of arbitral awards against sovereign states is one of the most contentious and rapidly evolving areas in international arbitration, with three defining issues on the 2026 horizon: the scope of sovereign immunity, assignability of rights, and availability of fraud and corruption defenses, say attorneys at Cleary.

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    Law School's Missed Lessons: How To Start A Law Firm

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    Launching and sustaining a law firm requires skills most law schools don't teach, but every lawyer should understand a few core principles that can make the leap calculated rather than reckless, says Sam Katz at Athlaw.

  • Fed. Circ. Patent Decisions In 2025: An Empirical Review

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    In 2025, the Federal Circuit's increased output was not enough to keep up with its ever-growing patent case load, and patent owners and applicants fared poorly overall as the court's affirmance rate fell, says Dan Bagatell at Perkins Coie.

  • Key False Claims Act Trends From The Last Year

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    The False Claims Act remains a powerful enforcement tool after some record verdicts and settlements in 2025, and while traditional fraud areas remain a priority, new initiatives are raising questions about its expanding application, says Veronica Nannis at Joseph Greenwald.

  • 2026 Int'l Arbitration Trends: Arbitral Seats In Flux

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    As political and legal landscapes continue to shift across key global jurisdictions, with Mexico and England instituting key judicial and arbitral reforms, respectively, international arbitration parties are becoming increasingly strategic in their selection of arbitral seats, say attorneys at Cleary.

  • Opportunities Amid The Challenges Of Trump's BIS Shake-Up

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    The Trump administration’s continuing overhaul of the Bureau of Industry and Security has created enormous practical challenges for export compliance, but it potentially also offers a once-in-a-generation opening to advocate for simplifying and rationalizing U.S. export controls, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.

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