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Episode 379 -- Update on False Claims Act and Customs Evasion Liability
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 66 - Tariff Uncertainty and Compliance Risks for Businesses
Hot Topics in International Trade - Let's Be Serious-Supply Chain Audits
Episode 372 -- DOJ Applies False Claims Act to Tariff and Trade Violations
CHPS Podcast Episode 4: Tariffs and Trade Impact
Episode 369 -- Stepping Into the Enforcement Spotlight -- Customs and Border Patrol and Import Enforcement
Wiley's 2025 Key Trade Developments Series: Trade Remedies
Wiley's 2025 Key Trade Developments Series: U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)
Compliance Tip of the Day: The Role of Supply Chain and Compliance in Tariffs
CHPS Podcast Episode 3: Unlocking America's Mineral Potential
Tariffs and Trade Series: Effects on Agriculture Operations and Markets
Episode 358 - Ethics and Compliance Trends for 2025: Is Your Company Prepared?
U.S. Introduces “Fair and Reciprocal Plan,” Marking Significant and Impactful Shift in Trade Policy
A Brief Primer on Tariffs Under the Trump Administration
Hot Topics in International Trade 2024 Presidential Election and Trade with BLG Senior Associate Attorney Kerry Wang
Hot Topics in International Trade FTZ's and the Business Drift
Hot Topics in International Trade USMCA facilitation
Hot Topics in International Trade - Managed Services and FTZs
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As the business community adjusts to the reality of the Trump Administration’s sweeping new tariff regime, importers and other organizations that rely on imports should be mindful that with the expansion and sharp increases...more
Welcome to the April 2025 issue of “As the (Customs and Trade) World Turns,” our monthly newsletter where we compile essential updates from the customs and trade world over the past month. We bring you the most recent and...more
On April 2, 2025, the Trump Administration imposed a sweeping new set of tariffs against imported goods as part of its efforts to remake the framework for international trade. ...more
On April 2, 2025, President Donald Trump, citing national security concerns, used authority granted under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act of 1977 (IEEPA) to announce a sweeping new tariff regime, with a 10%...more
As the Trump administration forges ahead with its trade agenda, including almost weekly new tariffs, and antidumping and countervailing duties orders, heightened False Claims Act (FCA) enforcement is sure to follow. Below, we...more
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