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International Trade

  • May 13, 2025

    Tariffs Blamed For Upstart Wine And Spirits Co.'s Bankruptcy

    Oracles Capital Inc., a Florida-based wine and spirits brand investor, filed for bankruptcy in Delaware to quickly sell its assets, saying macroeconomic conditions and wine import tariffs have prevented it from raising new money.

  • May 12, 2025

    Feds Say Tribal Tariff Dispute Must Stay In US Trade Court

    The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is fighting Montana tribal members' attempt to stop the transfer of their lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's Canada tariff orders from federal court to the U.S. Court of International Trade, saying the CIT has exclusive jurisdiction over the case.

  • May 12, 2025

    Latham, Davis Polk Lead Digital Health Startup's IPO Filing

    Omada Health Inc., a venture-backed startup that provides virtual care to help patients manage chronic conditions like diabetes, has filed an initial public offering, represented by Latham & Watkins LLP and underwriters counsel Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP.

  • May 12, 2025

    HP, Patent Licensing Co. Settle Suit Over Video Coding IP

    HP Inc. and a California-based patent licensing company that accused the IT giant of infringing old Panasonic patents covering picture and moving picture coding and decoding methods agreed to end their dispute, according to a joint motion filed in Texas federal court.

  • May 12, 2025

    Ex-Senators, Judges Support Business In Trump Tariff Fight

    A stationery company challenging President Donald Trump's global tariffs has received support from former U.S. senators and retired federal judges who told a Florida federal court that the power to impose trade measures remains squarely with Congress.

  • May 12, 2025

    Will Justices Finally Rein In Universal Injunctions?

    The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to address for the first time Thursday the propriety of universal injunctions, a tool federal judges have increasingly used to broadly halt presidential orders and policy initiatives, and whose validity has haunted the high court's merits and emergency dockets for more than a decade.

  • May 12, 2025

    US, China Agree To Temporarily Cut Soaring Tariffs

    The U.S. will cut tariffs on most Chinese goods to 30% for 90 days while China will reduce tariffs on most U.S. goods to 10%, the countries announced Monday after the two governments agreed to relax soaring tariffs.

  • May 12, 2025

    Covington Adds Commerce Dept. Undersecretary To DC Team

    The former undersecretary of commerce for industry and security during the Biden administration has joined Covington & Burling LLP as a senior adviser.

  • May 09, 2025

    Ex-Meinl Bank CEO Extradited To US On $170M Odebrecht Rap

    The former CEO of Austrian lender Meinl Bank AG was extradited from the U.K. and pled not guilty Friday to money laundering charges, stemming from allegations that he helped Odebrecht SA hide $170 million in funds used to bribe officials around the world and defraud the Brazilian government. 

  • May 09, 2025

    Private Fundraising Takes Hit Amid Volatile Backdrop

    Global private equity and venture capital funding plunged in April amid volatile equity markets, data released Friday shows, falling from a peak in March driven by one blockbuster artificial intelligence deal.

  • May 09, 2025

    Feds Put Heat On Foreign Data Transfers With Sweeping Rules

    The U.S. Department of Justice's unexpected guidance and brief enforcement reprieve on a national data security program intended to curb foreign access to Americans' sensitive data has handed companies some welcome breathing room, but the strong interest that federal enforcers have shown in the topic means that businesses can't afford to delay compliance efforts.

  • May 09, 2025

    Food Importer Can't Secure Lower Duty Rate On Frozen Fruit

    The Federal Circuit on Friday denied a company's efforts to have its mixed frozen fruit imports from Canada reclassified as "other food preparations" instead of frozen fruit in order to secure duty-free treatment for the products.

  • May 09, 2025

    IP Partner Rejoins Venable After Morgan Lewis Stint

    Venable LLP has welcomed an intellectual property litigator back to its Washington, D.C., office after a stint at Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, touting her experience advising media, consumer product and software companies on a variety of IP matters, especially those involving artificial intelligence and copyright issues.

  • May 09, 2025

    Tariffs And Tax Breaks Offer Risky Lifeline To US Film Industry

    President Donald Trump's call for a 100% tariff on films made outside the U.S. has potential to improve a struggling domestic industry if it is considered in conjunction with new federal tax incentives to restore production, but the idea hasn't yet gathered support in Congress, according to lawyers who spoke to Law360.

  • May 09, 2025

    Souter's Clerks Remember Him As Humble, Kind And Caring

    Former clerks of retired U.S. Supreme Court Justice David H. Souter are heartbroken over the death of a man many of them remember more for his conscientiousness, humility, kindness and disdain for the spotlight than for his undeniable brilliance as a jurist.

  • May 09, 2025

    Hiker And 'Raconteur': Atty Recalls 50-Year Bond With Souter

    Behind a towering legal legacy was a man who loved to hike mountains, could recall details of things he read decades ago and was always there for those he cared about, a New Hampshire attorney said as he reflected on a lifelong friendship with U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter.

  • May 09, 2025

    Milbank Adds Former CFTC Official As Special Counsel In DC

    Milbank LLP has hired the one-time director of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission's Market Participants Division, who joins the team as a special counsel in Washington, D.C.

  • May 09, 2025

    A Look At David Souter's Most Significant Opinions

    The retired Justice David Souter defied simple definition, viewed as a staunch conservative until he co-wrote an opinion upholding abortion rights in 1992. He did not hew to partisan lines, but reshaped the civil litigation landscape and took an unexpected stand in an extraordinarily close presidential election.

  • May 09, 2025

    Akin Adds More Trade Help, This Time From Commerce Dept.

    Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP has hired two leaders from the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security, bringing the total announced new hires with trade backgrounds at the firm's D.C. office this week to three, as Washington firms continue responding to changing federal economic policies.

  • May 09, 2025

    Justice Souter Was An Unexpected Force Of Moderation

    Justice David Souter, who saw the high court as a moderating force apart from the messiness of politics, subverted the expectations of liberals and conservatives alike during his 19 years on the bench.

  • May 09, 2025

    Taxation With Representation: Paul Weiss, Weil, V&E, Torys

    In this week's Taxation With Representation, 3G Capital takes Skechers private, Sunoco LP buys Parkland Corp., and BCE Inc. and the Public Sector Pension Investment Board launch a wholesale network provider called Network FiberCo.

  • May 09, 2025

    Ex-Goldman Banker Leissner Urges Lenient 1MDB Sentence

    A former Goldman Sachs partner who pled guilty to his role in the 1MDB scandal and testified at his onetime colleague's trial has asked a Brooklyn federal judge to spare him prison time, saying the reputational harm is punishment enough and that he may be extradited to Malaysia to face charges there.

  • May 09, 2025

    UK-US Trade Deal Needs Work On Pharma And IP, Pros Say

    The U.K.-U.S. trade deal is a starting point for closer economic ties, but the agreement needs more work on pharmaceuticals and intellectual property before it's finalized, according to professionals.

  • May 09, 2025

    Caterpillar Fails To Bulldoze Challenge To UK Dumping Probe

    A subsidiary of Caterpillar has failed to challenge U.K. government decisions over an anti-dumping investigation, after a London judge ruled Friday that the Texan construction equipment giant's legal challenge had become "plainly academic."

  • May 09, 2025

    Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter Dies At 85

    Retired Justice David H. Souter, who served on the U.S. Supreme Court from 1990 to 2009, has died at 85, the court announced Friday. 

Expert Analysis

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    Attorneys Must Act Now To Protect Judicial Independence

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    Given the Trump administration's recent moves threatening the independence of the judiciary, including efforts to impeach judges who ruled against executive actions, lawyers must protect the rule of law and resist attempts to dilute the judicial branch’s authority, says attorney Bhavleen Sabharwal.

  • Rethinking 'No Comment' For Clients Facing Public Crises

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    “No comment” is no longer a cost-free or even a viable public communications strategy for companies in crisis, and counsel must tailor their guidance based on a variety of competing factors to help clients emerge successfully, says Robert Bowers at Moore & Van Allen.

  • Reading The Tea Leaves On Mexico, Canada And China Tariffs

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    It's still unclear whether the delay in the imposition of U.S. tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports will result in negotiated resolutions or a full-on trade war, but the outcome may hinge on continuing negotiations and the Trump administration's possible plans for tariff revenues, say attorneys at Eversheds Sutherland.

  • How Design Thinking Can Help Lawyers Find Purpose In Work

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    Lawyers everywhere are feeling overwhelmed amid mass government layoffs, increasing political instability and a justice system stretched to its limits — but a design-thinking framework can help attorneys navigate this uncertainty and find meaning in their work, say law professors at the University of Michigan.

  • Opinion

    US Steel-Nippon Merger Should Not Have Been Blocked

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    The Biden administration's block of the U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel merger on national security grounds was unconstitutional overreach and needs to be overturned, with the harms remedied in federal court, says attorney Chuck Meyer. 

  • 10 Issues To Watch In Aerospace And Defense Contracting

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    This year, in addition to evergreen developments driven by national security priorities, disruptive new technologies and competition with rival powers, federal contractors will see significant disruptions driven by the new administration’s efforts to reduce government spending, regulation and the size of the federal workforce, say attorneys at Thompson Hine.

  • Compliance Pointers For DOJ's Sweeping Data Security Rule

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    A new Justice Department rule broadly restricts many common data transactions with the goal of preventing access by countries of concern, and with an effective date of April 8, U.S. companies must quickly assess practices related to employee, customer and vendor data, says Sam Castic at Hintze Law.

  • Exploring China's 1st Administrative Merger Control Ruling

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    As the first judicial ruling in China's merger control regime, the Beijing Ƶ Court's recent upholding of Simcere's acquisition of Tobishi helps to clarify how the Chinese antitrust authority and court assess remedies, say attorneys at Tian Yuan Law Firm.

  • Defense Strategies For Politically Charged Prosecutions

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    Politically charged prosecutions have captured the headlines in recent years, providing lessons for defense counsel on how to navigate the distinct challenges, and seize the unique opportunities, such cases present, says Kenneth Notter at MoloLamken.

  • Series

    Competitive Weightlifting Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    The parallels between the core principles required for competitive weightlifting and practicing law have helped me to excel in both endeavors, with each holding important lessons about discipline, dedication, drive and failure, says Damien Bielli at VF Law.

  • The Syria Sanctions Dilemma Facing Trump Administration

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    Parties looking to engage in transactions involving Syria will be watching the expiration of General License 24 in July, when the Trump administration will need to decide whether to make significant changes to the Syrian sanctions program and reconsider the de facto government's status as a foreign terrorist organization, says Charlie Lyons at Ferrari & Associates.

  • The Case For Compliance During The Trump Administration

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    Given the Trump administration’s shifting white collar enforcement priorities, C-suite executives may have the natural instinct to pare back compliance initiatives, but there are several good reasons for companies to at least stay the course on their compliance programs, if not enhance them, say attorneys at Riley Safer.

  • 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.

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