On June 11, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (“BIS”) published a superseding settlement agreement with ZTE Corporation and ZTE Kangxun Telecommunications Ltd. (“ZTE”) and an accompanying...more
Lessons for Sellers in Contracting with Emerging Market Buyers: The “Three R’s” to Structuring Payment Security Provisions -
The recent rebound in the international energy industry is being driven, at least in part, by a...more
6/18/2018
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Cloud Computing ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Exports ,
FERC ,
Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) ,
Migratory Bird Treaty Act (MBTA) ,
Natural Gas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Pipelines ,
Proposed Rules ,
Trump Administration ,
Well Drilling
On May 11, 2018, the US Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (“FinCEN”) implemented its Final Rule on Customer Due Diligence Requirements for Financial Institutions (“Rule”) to amend the scope of...more
On May 8, 2018, President Donald Trump announced that the United States was withdrawing from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (“JCPOA”) negotiated between the “P5+1” countries (United States, United Kingdom, France,...more
Commerce Department Imposes Strict Export Denial Order On ZTE -
On April 15, 2018, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) imposed a seven-year Denial Order (Order) against Zhongxing...more
5/11/2018
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Additive Manufacturing ,
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
NAFTA ,
Section 301 ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Agreements ,
Trans-Pacific Partnership ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
USTR
On April 15, 2018, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) imposed a seven-year Denial Order (Order) against Zhongxing Telecommunications Equipment Corporation and ZTE Kangxun...more
Trump Administration Rolls Out Section 232 Tariffs On Steel And Aluminum Imports -
On March 8, 2018, President Trump exercised “his authority to impose a 25 percent tariff on steel imports and a 10 percent tariff on...more
4/13/2018
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CFIUS ,
China ,
EU ,
Export Controls ,
GAO ,
NAFTA ,
Section 232 ,
Section 301 ,
Steel Industry ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
As we noted previously, Congress is considering legislation to reform the process associated with review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) of inbound foreign investments with potential...more
U.S. Department Of Commerce Releases Reports And Recommendations In Steel, Aluminum National Security Investigation -
On February 16, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) released its reports and recommendations to...more
3/14/2018
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CFIUS ,
Foreign Investment ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
GSP Regime ,
Infrastructure ,
NAFTA ,
National Security ,
Steel Industry ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
The interagency Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) reviews inbound foreign investment for national security concerns. In particular, CFIUS reviews transactions that would result in foreign “control”...more
Trump Administration Imposes Tariffs On Imported Large Residential Washing Machines And Imported Solar Cells And Modules -
On January 22, 2018, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced that...more
2/7/2018
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Free Trade Agreements ,
Imports ,
India ,
Solar Energy ,
South Korea ,
State of the Union ,
Tariffs ,
Trans-Pacific Partnership ,
Trump Administration ,
USTR ,
Virtual Private Networks
Could Looming Virtual Private Network Rule Changes In China Further Stimulate “Reshoring” Of American Manufacturing? -
Starting March 31, 2018, China will only allow companies to use Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) from a...more