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Canada’s Q2 2025 M&A Landscape

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The total number of Canadian M&A deals declined in the second quarter of 2025 as tariff disruption and uncertainty hampered dealmaking activity. However, the overall value of announced Canadian deals was up considerably in...more

Patomak Global Partners

Significant U.S. Sanctions Relief for Syrian Arab Republic

The United States had imposed layers of sanctions on Syria since deeming it a State Sponsor of Terrorism in 1979. The U.S. Treasury imposed most sanctions during the Iraq War and the Syrian Civil War. In December 2024, Hay’at...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

M&A and Global Compliance Lessons From OFAC’s Settlement With Key Holding

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On July 2, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) reached a settlement with Key Holding, LLC (Key Holding) concerning its non-U.S. subsidiary’s violations of the Cuban Assets...more

K2 Integrity

The United States Terminates Countrywide Syria Sanctions and Is Working Towards Lifting Additional Trade Restrictions

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Building on prior relief of sanctions and other restrictive trade measures earlier this year (as described in K2 Integrity alerts dated 15 May and 09 June 2025), on 30 June 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump issued a new...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

UPDATED: President Trump Sends Letters Updating Tariffs; Extends Tariff Pause to Aug. 1

On July 7, President Trump began sending letters to select U.S. trading partners informing them of new “reciprocal” tariff rates that will be effective Aug. 1. These letters update the rates that the recipient country was...more

DLA Piper

Deep Sea Mining Uncovered: Part Two - Diving into the Deep Blue Sea: From Exploration to Exploitation

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Key takeaways - The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the 1994 Agreement relating to the Implementation of Part XI of UNCLOS (Implementation Agreement) established a general framework for Deep Sea...more

Benesch

Update: Reciprocal Tariff “Pause” Deadline Extension and New Duty Rates

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The White House has extended the July 9, 2025, deadline for its “pause” on reciprocal tariffs. An Executive Order released on the evening of July 7 extends this deadline to August 1, 2025....more

WilmerHale

Notes from the Multipolar Global Front: Navigating Multinational Antitrust Merger Reviews

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Recent developments have made navigating multinational antitrust merger reviews even more complex and replete with traps for the unwary. ...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

From Embargo to Engagement: U.S. Reopens Doors to Syria

After the fall of the former regime of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, the Presidential Administration has taken steps to formally dismantle the U.S.’s two-decade-long comprehensive trade restrictions on Syria. These steps began...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

AmCham Forum Showcases Business Opportunities in Egypt

From May 25 to 26, the American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt (AmCham Egypt), in collaboration with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the U.S.-Egypt Business Council and the Egypt-U.S. Business Council, hosted the U.S.-Egypt...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Trump Administration Issues Broad Sanctions Relief for Syria, Effectively Lifting 14 Years of Comprehensive Economic Sanctions –...

On May 23, 2025, 10 days after President Trump announced his directive to lift U.S. sanctions on Syria during his visit to Saudia Arabia last month, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - June 2025 - Protectionism or Free Trade?

The Realities of Free Trade - Many of our basic freedoms are guaranteed by the Constitution. Speech, press, assembly, religion: these are all accepted as sacrosanct rights by reasonable people across the political spectrum....more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - June 2025 - U.S. vs China as a Global Trade Partner, Are We (U.S.) the Bad Guys?

A quiet but significant power shift has been unfolding across Latin America. While the United States has long been the dominant economic and political influence in the region, its recent inward turn under the “America First”...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - June 2025 - Section 232 Investigation of Commercial Aircraft, Jet Engines and Parts

In a recent Federal Register notice the Bureau of Industry & Security (BIS) of the Department of Commerce announced that “On May 1, 2025, the Secretary of Commerce initiated an investigation to determine the effects on the...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - June 2025 - Rare Earth Minerals, and China’s Global Dominance

If I heard it once, I’ve heard it a thousand times, China is the sourcing capital of the world. I’ve also repeated this statement at least 400+ times in many conversations over the years regarding global trade. China, it’s...more

WilmerHale

IEEPA Tariff Litigation: What You Need to Know About the Federal Court Decisions Threatening the Trump Administration’s Tariff...

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Last week, two federal courts struck down sweeping tariffs that the Trump Administration had recently imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). ...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

What Every Multinational Company Should Know About … The Current Trump Tariff Proposals (June 2025 Update)

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Less than five months into the new administration, we have already seen more than 50 tariff proclamations. With new tariffs being proposed, imposed, revoked, suspended, and sometimes reimposed, it can be difficult for...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Shifting Tariff Response Strategies: How Can Companies Avoid Antitrust Risk?

In the current economic environment, where tariffs are being discussed, proposed, or implemented, with potential impact on many industries, companies are feeling pressure to rethink or adjust their pricing strategies....more

Ropes & Gray LLP

Glow Up or Sell Out? Opportunities and Risks in the Consumer Health and Beauty Sector

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The global M&A market is forever evolving, and nowhere is this truer than in beauty, which has recently seen a notable surge in growth and popularity. McKinsey forecasts global beauty sales to grow six percent annually until...more

Foley & Lardner LLP

Foley Automotive Update - May 2025 - 2

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Foley & Lardner provided an overview for multinational companies regarding the most common False Claims Act risks that may arise from improper management of import operations. Visit Foley & Lardner’s Trump Administration...more

A&O Shearman

The U.K.-EU reset: Key outcomes for defense, energy and the climate transition in the new Strategic Partnership

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The first U.K.-EU summit since Brexit was held in London on May 19, 2025 to reset the relationship for greater mutual benefit. An ambitious Strategic Partnership was agreed to drive progress on a renewed agenda for EU-U.K....more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Trump Secures Trillion-Dollar Deals During Gulf Visit, Signaling Shift to Commercial Diplomacy

From May 13 to 16, President Donald Trump conducted his first major international trip of his second term, visiting Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The visit yielded major investment announcements,...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Global Tariffs: Implications for the Aviation Industry

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The tariff policy implemented by the Trump administration in April 2025 marks a significant shift for the aviation sector by ending long-standing duty-free status in aircraft trading. As a result, U.S. manufacturers and...more

White & Case LLP

United States and China Agree to Partially De-escalate April Tariffs

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On May 12, 2025, the United States and China issued a joint statement in Geneva outlining an agreement to de-escalate from the latest rounds of tariff increases. The arrangement reduces tariffs back to the levels of the...more

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Mexico’s M&A revival faces uncertain future in 2025

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Mexican dealmaking delivered a solid performance in 2024, and volume held steady in Q1 2025, but uncertainty around its relationship with the US could shake the country’s M&A market - The economic outlook for Latin America’s...more

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