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What’s Going on With Section 321 De Minimis Entries? - Hot Topics in International Trade - October 2024

There is an increasing demand to do something about the de minimis shipments under §321 of the Tariff Act (19 USC 1321). What is §321? Let’s take a look at some of the text from Title 19: “The Secretary of the Treasury,...more

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A Rule 4 Service Drama: all FedEx, DHL and UPS Delivery Modes are not Created Equal

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A counterclaim plaintiff’s claims in a complex trade secret action involving the development of cell-cultured human milk suffered a rather pedestrian fate given the important technological stakes. The counterclaim defendants...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Yellen Calls on World Bank to Take Decisive Action on Climate Change

On February 9, 2023, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen spoke at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, urging the World Bank to “evolve” and be “bolder and more imaginative” in its operational approach to tackling...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Friday, January 20, 2023

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Major Developments- Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen Sends Letter to Congressional Leadership on the Debt Limit- January 19, 2023- U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen sent a letter to all members of...more

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Treasury Solicits Public Comment on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) published a Request for Comment on Ensuring Responsible Development of Digital Assets. As stated by Treasury, the Request for Comment seeks input on “the illicit finance and...more

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U.S. Announces Comprehensive Framework for Responsible Development of Digital Assets

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On September 16, 2022, the White House released a Fact Sheet outlining the “First-Ever Comprehensive Framework for Responsible Development of Digital Assets.” The framework addresses various topics related to both domestic...more

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Inflation Reduction Act to Greatly Increase IRS Funding

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The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) includes increased Internal Revenue Service (IRS) funding in the amount of approximately $80 billion over ten years. According to a Congressional Research Service report, the law...more

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Digital Assets Regulation Framework - Commerce Solicits Public Comment

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On May 19, 2022, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) published a Request for Comment titled “Developing a Framework on Competitiveness of Digital Asset Technologies” (Request for Comment). Digital assets, in this...more

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Yellen to Senate Banking Committee: Stablecoins Should Be Regulated

Earlier last week, Department of the Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen provided testimony and responded to questions from the Senate Banking Committee regarding volatility in cryptocurrencies that are designated to be...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Treasury Secretary Yellen on Digital Assets Policy, Innovation and Regulation

On April 7, 2022, Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen delivered remarks on digital assets policy, innovation and regulation. Yellen started by noting that, a few weeks ago, President Biden signed an Executive Order on a...more

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Electronic Currency and Secure Hardware Act Introduced in the House of Representatives

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On March 28, Representative Stephen Lynch (D-MA), along with co-sponsors Jesús G. García (D-IL), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), and Alma Adams (D-NC), introduced H.R. 7231, the Electronic Currency and Secure...more

Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP

The Corporate Transparency Act To Take Effect In The Coming Year: What Business Owners Need To Know

U.S. companies will soon face new reporting requirements under the Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”). The new law will require entities identified as reporting companies to provide information about their beneficial owners....more

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President Biden Signs Executive Order Addressing Climate-Related Financial Risks

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In This Issue. President Biden signed an executive order addressing climate-related financial risks; the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) finalized a rule applicable to national banks and federal savings...more

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SAFE Has Been Re-introduced with Bipartisan Support

The SAFE Banking Act is back. First introduced in 2019, the Secure and Fair Enforcement Act (“SAFE”) passed in the House but died in the Republican-controlled Senate. Now, the bill has been reintroduced in both the House and...more

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Federal Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements Coming Soon For Many Corporations And LLCs

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The U.S. Congress slipped the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) into the National Defense Authorization Act enacted on January 1, 2021, after an override of former President Trump’s veto. The CTA will increase the regulatory...more

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Is Relief For The Plight Of Multiemployer Pension Plans In The Works?

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I – Overview of the Butch Lewis Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act- The much-heralded Butch Lewis Emergency Pension Plan Relief Act of 2021 (the “Butch Lewis Act of 2021”) is closer to becoming a reality as part of the...more

Farrell Fritz, P.C.

Budget Resolutions, Reconciliation And Tax Increases: Is it Time For The Weight-Challenged Individual To Sing?

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Procedural Mumbo Jumbo? Remember your civics class in elementary school? * * * . What’s that? Not really. * * *. Doodling, you say? * * * . The principal’s office? OK, what about high school social studies? * * * ....more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 1.26.2021 | Top Story: Apollo Global Ousts Leon Black as CEO Over Epstein Ties

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Private equity behemoth Apollo Global Management’s CEO, Leon Black, is stepping down after an outside inquiry by Dechert—“ordered by the firm’s board at Mr. Black’s behest in October”—revealed that Black “had paid more than...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

The Anti-Money Laundering Act Of 2020

On New Year’s Day, Congress overrode President Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for the 2021 fiscal year, turning the bill into law without requiring the president’s signature. The NDAA includes...more

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Weekly COVID-19 Oversight & Enforcement Report - December 2020 #2

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The Congressional Oversight Commission will hold a hearing today to examine the funds authorized by the CARES Act that provide up to $17 billion for loans and loan guarantees to businesses critical to maintaining national...more

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DOL issues PEP Rule

The Department of Labor has finally announced a final rule establishing registration requirements for pooled plan providers under the SECURE Act....more

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Financial Daily Dose 11.25.2020 | Top Story: Dow Jones Hits 30,000 Mark

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The official transition to a new administration and early Cabinet selections helped drive Wall Street to new highs on Tuesday, with the Dow topping 30,000 for the first time and the S&P 500 up 1.6% to another new high, too....more

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President Trump Issues Executive Order Prohibiting Investment in Securities of Chinese Military Companies

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On November 12, 2020, President Donald Trump signed an executive order prohibiting “United States persons” from engaging in “transactions” in securities of “Chinese Communist military companies.” The order marks another...more

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Hong Kong Autonomy Act: An Update

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The US Secretary of the Treasury announced sanctions this summer on 11 individuals who the Secretary views as being involved in implementing the recently enacted Law of the People’s Republic of China on Safeguarding National...more

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Coronavirus: The Hill and the Headlines, October 2020 # 7

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In Washington: Hopes for a quick resolution to the stimulus talks continue to fade though House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin continue talking this week to try and bridge the gap between...more

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