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New U.S. Tariff Rates Set to Take Effect on August 7, as Negotiations Continue

Blank Rome LLP on 8/7/2025

In recent weeks, the Trump Administration has taken a range of actions intended to significantly alter the U.S. trade landscape. Specifically, during the course of July, President Trump unveiled a series of letters to U.S....more

Trump Increases Tariffs on Dozens of Countries

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 8/5/2025

In a series of Executive Orders issued during the last week of July 2025, President Trump ordered the increase of tariff rates for imports originating from dozens of countries, effective August 7, 2025. ...more

Tariff Surge: Trade Deals Announced, US Increases Canadian Tariffs and Amends Reciprocal Tariffs

Troutman Pepper Locke on 8/4/2025

On July 31, 2025, President Trump issued two executive orders that further refine U.S. trade policy. The first executive order, “Further Modifying the Reciprocal Tariff Rates” (the RT Order), adjusts tariff rates for various...more

President Trump Announces Trade Deals as the Aug. 1 Deadline Approaches

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on 7/28/2025

As of July 25, President Donald Trump has announced five bilateral trade deals, setting new tariff rates for the countries involved that the president intends to make effective on Aug. 1....more

UK and U.S. economic prosperity deal takes effect – Key takeaways

Hogan Lovells on 7/9/2025

The Economic Prosperity Deal agreed between the UK and the U.S. sets out high level trade commitments and areas for further negotiation between the two countries. A series of implementing measures are described in Executive...more

Hot Topics in International Trade - April 2025 - 2025 Trade Policy Agenda Provides Rationale for Trump Tariff Actions

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC on 4/10/2025

On March 3, 2025, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) released the 2025 Trade Policy Agenda and 2024 Annual Report by the United States Trade Representative of the President of the United States on the...more

Hot Topics in International Trade - December 2024 - Tariffs, and the Temptation to Use Them as Geopolitical Leverage

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC on 12/12/2024

The United States has a long history of using tariffs. The first significant tariff legislation was the Tariff Act of 1789, signed by President George Washington. Tariffs have been used for various purposes over the years,...more

Can the President Impose Tariffs Without Congressional Approval?

Miller Canfield on 12/4/2024

During his 2024 presidential campaign, President-elect Donald Trump promised to impose a variety of new tariffs, even without congressional approval, including a 25%-75% tariff rate on Mexican imports, a 60% tariff rate on...more

AGOA Forum Provides Growth and Opportunity for Nations and Industry

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on 7/31/2024

Between July 24–26, trade ministers, members of the diplomatic corps and other stakeholders came to Washington, D.C., for the annual African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Forum. This year’s forum, “Beyond 2025:...more

Will the WTO Survive a Change of Administration?

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 7/22/2024

The World Trade Organization (WTO) experienced some of its most challenging times during the first Trump administration. While the Biden administration has been relatively kinder to the WTO, it still remains critical of the...more

Supply Chain and Sanctions Compliance (Part III of IV)

The Volkov Law Group on 5/23/2024

While OFAC’s enforcement actions and guidance points to important steps exporters must take when relying on third-party distributors and other intermediaries, the “reason to know” and affirmative obligations to monitor resale...more

WTO Extends E-Commerce Tariff Moratorium as Broader Negotiations Continue

White & Case LLP on 3/8/2024

The World Trade Organization’s (“WTO”) 13th Ministerial Conference (“MC13”) has extended the e-commerce customs duty moratorium for another two years, providing another short reprieve for digital services companies from the...more

Hot Topics in International Trade - February 2024 - Taiwan, Invasion & Trade, Part 2

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC on 2/7/2024

President elect Lai Ching-te’s victory in Taipei ignited tensions across the Taiwan strait and now the geopolitical field waits to see if China will kick off World War Three. I’m only slightly joking, but Beijing has exerted...more

Navigating the Labyrinth: Artificial Intelligence in the Battle Against Trade-Based Money Laundering

Womble Bond Dickinson on 2/7/2024

In the rapidly evolving financial landscape, governments worldwide are intensifying their focus on compliance in Know Your Customer (KYC) and Anti-Money Laundering (AML) efforts for financial institutions. Trade-Based Money...more

The Rise of Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, and the Next Generation of International Rules Governing Cross-Border Data Flows...

White & Case LLP on 9/15/2023

1. Introduction and Overview - Developing international rules for cross-border data flows and digital trade. Cross-border data flows are integral to the modern economy, enabling communications, financial transactions,...more

United States Seeks Enhanced Trade Ties with Africa

White & Case LLP on 1/6/2023

The US-Africa Leaders Summit took place from December 13-15, 2022 in Washington DC, and featured top-level government-to-government talks, private sector engagements, and resulted in a number of trade-related outcomes...more

Beyond Brexit: How Does the New Relationship between the UK and EU Affect Technology Transactions?

Mayer Brown on 12/23/2021

The end of the Brexit transition period and the implementation of the new UK/EU Trade Agreement have had a significant impact on technology transactions throughout Europe. Businesses entering into Europe-wide technology...more

Business and Human Rights: Energy and Extractives In A Changing Landscape of New Generation Trade Agreements Protecting and...

King & Spalding on 5/14/2021

Allegations of genocide, forced labour, or widespread abuse of minorities in various countries fill the airspace daily; governments are increasingly paying heed to business practices abroad. In the EU and its member States,...more

Brussels Regulatory Brief: January 2021

K&L Gates LLP on 2/4/2021

ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION - The European Commission Consults on New EU Competition Rules for Distribution Agreements - The Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER) and its accompanying Vertical Guidelines (VGL) are designed...more

Fifteen Asia-Pacific Countries Form a New Trading Bloc

Latham & Watkins LLP on 11/30/2020

Accounting for 30% of the world’s population and 30% of global GDP, the bloc is larger than the European Union. As the United Kingdom continues to negotiate trade agreements with the European Union and other trading...more

Cybersecurity 2020 — The Year in Preview: Brexit, Data Flows and Cybersecurity

Foley Hoag LLP - Security, Privacy and the... on 12/18/2019

Editors’ Note: This is the third in our fourth-annual end-of-year series examining important trends in data privacy and cybersecurity in the coming year. Our previous entries discussed the CCPA and threats to the energy grid....more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - March 2019 #2

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 3/16/2019

West Virginia Supreme Court Hears Oral Arguments in EQT Doddridge County Trespassing Case - "The state Supreme Court will decide if a lower court judge got it right when he ruled natural gas production company EQT trespassed...more

Peering over the neighbours’ fence: key differences in trademark laws between Canada and the U.S.

Smart & Biggar on 6/1/2018

As trade talks between Canada and the United States dominate the headlines, it is hard to ignore the strong economic ties between these neighbouring nations. For example, the total volume of goods exported from the U.S. in to...more

Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership: An Overview - TPP, Minus the United States, Avoids Complete...

Holland & Knight LLP on 3/2/2018

• The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPATPP) is scheduled to be signed on March 8, 2018, in Santiago, Chile. • CPATPP, also known as TPP-11, is the result of the United States'...more

Trans-Pacific Partnership Becoming a Reality

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 1/24/2018

One of Donald J. Trump's signature campaign promises was to reject the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiated by the Obama administration, and true to his word he did just that almost immediately upon being sworn into office. ...more

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