Section 301 provides the president with broad authority to implement new policies and procedures that could impact reviews of Chinese investment in the United States. The president could rely on the International Emergency...more
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On March 8, President Donald Trump announced that trade remedies would be imposed on steel and aluminum imports pursuant to Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962....more
The imposition of trade remedies against China requires both importers and exporters to prepare for the potential impact of tariffs and expanded foreign investment review....more
US International Trade Commission’s response to unforeseen developments signals strong administration action on solar cell tariffs....more
At the end of January 2018, President Trump will decide whether to impose tariffs and quotas on imports of solar cells and modules, as the US solar industry braces for the worst, and continues to lobby against the recommended...more
Under the Act, secondary sanctions must be imposed on any US or non-US person, wherever located, that the US President determines has engaged in a “significant transaction” with any entity named on that list....more
Can the US government criminally prosecute non-US persons for activities that constitute secondary Iranian sanctions violations with no alleged nexus to the United States?...more
The recently introduced legislation would establish a new US Department of Commerce review of foreign investment transactions to determine their effect on US economic interests and domestic industry, giving Commerce the...more
Though intended to avoid stifling trade in existing Venezuelan government bonds, the sanctions include restrictions on dealings in certain bonds that could impact bond holders....more
The executive order expands the extraterritorial reach of existing North Korea sanctions by extending it to US persons’ dealings with non-US actors that do business with North Korea....more
On August 2, US President Donald Trump signed into law the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act, which enacts a significant expansion of US sanctions against Russia as well as new measures relating to Iran...more