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Upcoming EU regulation concerning forced labour in supply chains

Hogan Lovells on 10/8/2024

In early March the European Council and Parliament reached a provisional agreement on a new EU regulation concerning forced labour in supply chains. The European Parliament has approved the English-language text of a proposed...more

Current State of U.S. Economic Sanctions Imposed in Response to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine - August 2024 #2

BakerHostetler on 8/30/2024

In its continuing response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the U.S. government has deployed a whole-of-government approach to impose sanctions and tighter export controls on Russia. This alert summarizes key economic...more

Key Trade Considerations amid Middle East Unrest - Update

Fenwick & West LLP on 6/7/2024

This alert has been updated to address the May 2024 announcement by Turkey of its suspension of exports and imports with Israel and the impact for United States antiboycott compliance. ...more

U.S. Congress Mandates Wide Range Of Sanctions In Ukraine, Israel, And Taiwan Aid Bill

K2 Integrity on 5/14/2024

On 24 April 2024, President Biden signed into law H.R. 815, “Making Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for the Fiscal Year Ending September 30, 2024, and for Other Purposes” (the Act). The long-awaited piece of legislation...more

[Webinar] Forced Labor/Slave Labor/Uyghur Labor - The latest on human rights violations and CBP enforcement - January 4th, 11:30...

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC on 12/13/2023

Join Braumiller Law Group Senior Counsel Bruce Leeds for the second presentation in a monthly series regarding Hot Topics in International Trade Compliance Forced Labor/Slave Labor/Uyghur Labor - The latest on human rights...more

Conflict and Disruption: Repositioning Africa in Global Supply Chains

J.S. Held on 11/20/2023

From the COVID-19 pandemic to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and US-China tensions, exogenous shocks in recent years have put global supply chains under pressure. Hamas’s terrorist attack on Israel last month, and the conflict...more

U.S. - China Policy Update, July 2023

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on 7/19/2023

China Issues Restrictions on Critical Mineral Exports. On July 3, China’s Ministry of Commerce announced restrictions on the export of gallium and germanium-related products required for the manufacturing of semiconductors,...more

UK Government Sued Over Inadequate Assessment of Environmental Impacts of the UK-Australia Free Trade Agreement

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 6/27/2023

In May 2023, Global Feedback, an environmental advocacy group based in the UK and the Netherlands, announced that it had filed legal proceedings against the UK government, claiming that it failed to adequately assess the...more

The New Saudi Special Economic Zones

King & Spalding on 5/30/2023

On 14 April 2023, the Economic Cities and Special Zones Authority (ECZA) announced the launch of four special economic zones (SEZs) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (the Kingdom) to accelerate the diversification of the...more

Current State of U.S. Economic Sanctions Imposed on the Russian Federation and Covered Regions of Ukraine in Response to the...

BakerHostetler on 2/17/2023

This update addresses the full implementation of the price cap policy for crude oil and petroleum products of Russian origin by the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC). On Feb. 3, OFAC...more

[Virtual Proficiency Series] U.S. Economic Sanctions - March 7th - 30th, 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm EST

American Conference Institute (ACI) on 2/13/2023

The American Conference Institute is hosting their Virtual Proficiency Series on U.S. Economic Sanctions on March 7-30, 2023! Learn and connect at this immersive, practical 4-week masterclass on U.S. Economic Sanctions....more

Managing Global Supply Chains in a Volatile World

Womble Bond Dickinson on 11/3/2022

The COVID-19 pandemic sent a jolt through global supply chains in 2020—a disruption from which the market has yet to fully recover. Then, in early 2022, the world’s supply chains suffered another significant disruption when...more

Current State of U.S. Economic Sanctions Imposed on the Russian Federation and Covered Regions of Ukraine in Response to the...

BakerHostetler on 10/26/2022

In response to the Russian Federation’s (Russia) egregious and unprovoked invasion of Ukraine that began in February 2022, the U.S. government has deployed a whole-of-government approach in imposing sanctions and export...more

A Guide for Early-Stage Companies on Trade Compliance and Foreign Investment

Holland & Knight LLP on 8/5/2022

Are you looking to hire a star engineer who is a foreign national? Are you considering raising capital from a foreign venture capital firm or other foreign investor? Are you interested in sourcing components or creating...more

Timber Briefing: U.S. Lumber Prices Could Be Affected By Sanctions on Russia

K&L Gates LLP on 5/24/2022

The U.S. lumber market has seen unprecedented price rises in recent years. Prices could climb even higher as the world responds to the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Russia is a major exporter of wood in the global...more

Sanctions Round-up and Possible New Russia Sanctions Triggered by Hostilities Against Ukraine

Locke Lord LLP on 2/24/2022

The United States, primarily through Presidential action under the statutory authority of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”), has empowered the U.S. Department of the Treasury and its Office of Foreign...more

Introduction aux lois canadiennes sur les sanctions - août 2021

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP on 8/18/2021

Le Canada, comme d’autres grands pays, dispose d’une vaste gamme de sanctions économiques et financières à l’égard d’États étrangers et de leurs ressortissants, de même que de diverses organisations terroristes. Puisqu’à...more

A Primer on Canadian Sanctions Legislation - August 2021

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP on 8/16/2021

Canada, like other major jurisdictions, has a broad range of economic and financial sanctions targeting foreign states and their nationals, as well as various terrorist organizations. Given that Canada is in many ways a...more

A Primer on Canadian Sanctions Legislation - April 2021

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP on 4/8/2021

Canada, like other major jurisdictions, has a broad range of economic and financial sanctions targeting foreign states and their nationals, as well as various terrorist organizations. Given that Canada is in many ways a...more

Sanctions/Export Controls Trends in 2021

Foley Hoag LLP - White Collar Law &... on 3/17/2021

This is the second in our First 100 Days series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations in the early days of the Biden administration. Our previous entry discussed SEC enforcement. Up next,...more

A Primer on Canadian Sanctions Legislation - January 2021

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP on 1/26/2021

Canada, like other major jurisdictions, has a broad range of economic and financial sanctions targeting foreign states and their nationals, as well as various terrorist organizations. Given that Canada is in many ways a...more

UK-EU Brexit Agreement Finally Agreed – Key Takeaways

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 1/4/2021

Just one day before New Year’s Eve, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, EU Council President Charles Michel and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson finally signed the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement. Effective as...more

Hong Kong Fintech Week 2020: 3 Key Policy Initiatives of the HKMA

Latham & Watkins LLP on 11/4/2020

The HKMA introduces a new data sharing initiative, reported on the central bank digital currency initiative, and outlined regtech plans. The fifth annual Hong Kong Fintech Week conference kicked off with speeches and panels...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights: Issue 35, September 2020

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 9/23/2020

U.S. Shale Producers Race for Federal Permits Ahead of Presidential Election - "Federal permitting in the largest U.S. oilfield in the Permian Basin, located in Texas and New Mexico, is up 80 percent in about the last three...more

New EU-Vietnam FTA Enters into Force

White & Case LLP on 8/10/2020

A new landmark free trade agreement between Vietnam and the European Union entered into force on 1 August 2020. The agreement provides expansive preferential treatment for both goods and services, recognition and protection...more

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