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The Volkov Law Group

Episode 381 -- Cadence Design Pays $140 Million to Settle Trade Violations

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What happens when a company tries to outsmart the system - and gets caught red-handed by the DOJ in a $140 million export control scheme tied to Chinese military supercomputers? In this episode, Michael dives into the DOJ’s...more

Clark Hill PLC

Trump administration releases AI Action Plan

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The Trump administration released its “AI Action Plan” on July 23, which calls on America to win the “race to achieve global dominance in artificial intelligence (AI).” Winning this race, the plan states, will usher in “an...more

WilmerHale

President Trump Announces Three New Section 232 Investigations After Suspending Reciprocal Tariffs, Excluding Certain Electronics,...

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The Trump Administration has formally launched three separate national security investigations under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 including on: 1) imports of semiconductors (including downstream electronic...more

Vedder Price

Global Transportation Finance Newsletter | April 2025

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1. Remember Basic Import Rules when Calculating Tariffs 3. Taking Off: Financing the eVTOL Revolution 5. Court Decides Lessee’s Failure to Engage Won’t Fly 7. In Discussion with Molly McCafferty 9. The Mouse That...more

Jones Day

China Boosts Enforcement of Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law

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China has recently taken several actions showing its commitment to counter trade restrictions imposed by other countries. In March 2025, it released regulations implementing the 2021 Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law. In tandem with...more

Miller Canfield

Executive Order Overhauls Foreign Military Sales: Building on Momentum for Reform

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On April 9, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order titled “Reforming Foreign Defense Sales to Improve Speed and Accountability.” This directive is the first Executive Order ever issued by a U.S. President on the...more

Holland & Knight LLP

China Imposes Export Controls on Medium and Heavy Rare Earth Materials

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China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) and General Administration of Customs on April 4, 2025, issued Announcement 18, which imposes export controls on specific medium and heavy rare earth materials. China cites a desire to...more

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China Further Formalizes Its Anti-Foreign Sanctions Legal Arsenal: the Regulations on Implementation of the Anti-Foreign Sanctions...

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The State Council on March 23 promulgated the Regulations on Implementation of the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law (the “Regulations”), 实施《中华人民共和国反外国制裁法》的规定_外交、外事_中国政府网, for the purpose of implementation of the Anti-Foreign...more

ArentFox Schiff

Qualms About Quantum: New Export Controls Advanced Tech Aligns US Policies With Allied Countries

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On September 6, 2024, the US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) introduced an interim final rule that imposed worldwide export controls on slew of advanced technologies to align with the...more

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China Maritime Section 301 Investigation - Public Comments Due Next Week

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Domestic U.S. shipping interests are closely monitoring a United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) proposal for import and export trades involving Chinese vessels. The proposal’s extraordinary service fees and restrictions...more

Mayer Brown

President Trump’s Use of the National Emergency Act and Possible Congressional Next Steps

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Recently, President Donald Trump issued three Executive Orders (EOs) to impose tariffs on Mexico, Canada, and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) pursuant to his authorities under the Constitution and the laws of the United...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Canada Imposes 25% Retaliatory Surtax on Certain US Goods

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On February 1, 2025, US President Donald Trump issued an Executive Order announcing a 25% tariff on imports of most Canadian goods and a 10% tariff on Canadian energy products in addition to any tariffs currently in place....more

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La administración Trump anuncia aranceles de la Sección 232 sobre acero y aluminio: Perspectiva colombiana

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A través de una proclamación presidencial, la administración del presidente Donald Trump, anunció el 10 de febrero de 2025 la reinstauración de un arancel del 25 por ciento sobre todas las importaciones de acero y un aumento...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

President Trump Signs Proclamations Imposing 25 Percent Section 232 Duties on All Imported Steel and Aluminum and Revoking...

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On Monday, February 10, 2025, President Trump signed Proclamations imposing 25 percent on all imports of steel and increasing the duty rate from 10 to 25 percent for all imports of aluminum into the United States pursuant to...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Impact of Tariffs on Commercial Contracts

Parties confronted by the prospect of new tariffs will need to assess their impact on existing contractual obligations. U.S. law imposes the initial payment of the tariff on the importer of record who brings the good into...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Trump’s Tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China: Update and Analysis

On February 1, 2025, President Donald Trump signed executive orders imposing tariffs on almost all imports from Canada, Mexico and China. Tariffs on China became effective on February 4, 2025, while Canada and Mexico reached...more

Alston & Bird

25% Mexico Tariff Paused for One Month

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President Trump agreed to “immediately pause” the 25% tariff on Mexico for a month after a “very friendly” conversation with the country’s President Claudia Sheinbaum...more

White & Case LLP

Canada Imposes 25% Tariffs on United States in Retaliation to Trump Tariffs

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UPDATE: President Trump and Prime Minister Trudeau have paused tariffs for at least 30 days. Canada will implement its $1.3 Billion Border plan, make new commitments to appoint a Fentanyl Czar, list cartels as terrorists,...more

Adams & Reese

International Compliance Digest – August 2024

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August was another robust month in international trade that further signifies the need for corporations to invest in effective compliance programs. For starters, the DOJ unveiled a new program that incentivizes corporate...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

Trade Matters - Lowenstein Sandler's Global Trade & National Security Newsletter - August 2024

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The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued new guidance to prevent the diversion of controlled items to Russia. This guidance recommends the use of the Trade Integrity Project (TIP) database, which tracks suppliers with...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

BIS Reduces Licensing Requirements on Exports to Australia and the UK

In an interim final rule published on April 19, 2024 (New Rule), the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) amended the Export Administration Regulations (EAR) to reduce licensing requirements on...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Tri-Seal Compliance Note on Voluntary Self-Disclosure Released by Departments of Commerce, Justice, and Treasury

On July 26, the Department of Commerce, Department of the Treasury, and Department of Justice released a Tri-Seal Compliance Note (July Note) providing guidance on voluntary self-disclosure of potential violations of U.S....more

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