International Trade

  • September 17, 2024

    Competitiveness Outranks Climate In New EU Commission

    European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen shifted her focus from climate change to boosting competitiveness as she proposed her team of commissioners for the next five-year mandate Tuesday, handing out key jobs covering everything from competition enforcement to trade policy.

  • September 17, 2024

    Farrer & Co. Lands Disputes Pro From Volterra Fietta

    Farrer & Co. LLP has recruited a specialist in sovereign and diplomatic disputes from Volterra Fietta, a public international law firm, as it looks to boost its disputes resolution service.

  • September 17, 2024

    Arthur Cox Steers Betting Giant On €2.3B Italian Biz Buy

    Sports betting giant Flutter Entertainment PLC said on Tuesday that it has agreed to buy the Italian online sports betting subsidiary of Playtech PLC, a gambling technology company, for €2.3 billion ($2.6 billion).

  • September 16, 2024

    Injectable Analgesic Maker Wants Generic Version Blocked

    Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals has sued a rival drugmaker in Delaware federal court, alleging the company copied its injectable version of acetaminophen and infringed four patents in the process.

  • September 16, 2024

    FDA Warns Vape Retailers About Approval Inadequacies

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned a slew of retailers that they are illegally selling vape brands and products, alleging they lack regulatory approval to do so.

  • September 16, 2024

    Feds Misapplied L-Visa Criteria In Denial, Colombian Biz Says

    A Colombian business has sued U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services after being denied an application to transfer an executive to oversee its American subsidiary, telling a D.C. federal court that the agency misapplied the criteria for approving L-1A visas.

  • September 16, 2024

    French EU Commissioner Quits In Dispute With Von Der Leyen

    France's candidate to serve as European Union commissioner for the next five-year mandate resigned abruptly Monday, accusing commission President Ursula von der Leyen of "questionable governance" and of asking France to replace him.

  • September 16, 2024

    World Shipping Council Taps Atty To Head US Gov't Relations

    An attorney whose government experience includes key roles with the U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration has joined the World Shipping Council as its new director of U.S. government relations.

  • September 16, 2024

    Titanic Shipbuilder Sinks Under Weight Of Debt

    Struggling shipbuilder Harland & Wolff said Monday that it plans to enter into administration and remove its shares from the London Stock Exchange after failing to win a £200 million ($264 million) government loan to help offset money owed to creditors.

  • September 16, 2024

    France's Rexel Rejects €8.6B Offer From QXO Tech Biz

    French electrical equipment giant Rexel said Monday that it has rejected a proposed offer of €8.6 billion ($9.6 billion) from QXO, a technology business owned by U.S. billionaire Brad Jacobs.

  • September 13, 2024

    The 2024 Regional Powerhouses

    The law firms on Law360's list of 2024 Regional Powerhouses reflected the local peculiarities of their states while often representing clients in deals and cases that captured national attention.

  • September 13, 2024

    Panama's Ex-Prez Fights Alleged Wrongful Extradition

    Panama's ex-president told the Eleventh Circuit Friday that a lower court wrongly dismissed his lawsuit challenging the extradition to his home country, saying he has standing because the U.S. government violated an international treaty by sending him back to face criminal charges beyond the scope of the original request.

  • September 13, 2024

    EU Actors Lobby Hard For Top Jobs in New Commission

    European Union lawmakers and national governments are lobbying intensely to pull top jobs and policy their way as the new European Commission is formed for the next five years.

  • September 13, 2024

    Trio Of BigLaw Mergers Expected To Drive More Deal Talks

    After months of a relatively steady pace of law firm mergers and acquisitions, the trio of proposed BigLaw tie-ups announced in recent days will likely spur more firms toward entertaining similar deal talks, experts say. Here, Law360 offers a snapshot of the proposed deals.

  • September 13, 2024

    Russia Expels 6 British Diplomats Accused Of Spying

    Russia said Friday that it has revoked the diplomatic status of six British embassy employees after accusing the U.K. outpost of espionage, as geopolitical tensions between the two countries continue to rise.

  • September 13, 2024

    Transport Giants Bid To Ax $14B 'Guilt By Association' Claim

    Emirati logistics giant DP World and a major Russian transport company urged a London judge Friday to stop or trim the $14 billion claim against them from an imprisoned Russian oligarch, as they argued that he was making "guilt by association" allegations.

  • September 13, 2024

    EU Finance Ministers Boycott Hungary Meeting Over Russia

    Most European Union finance ministers protested on Friday against what they see as Hungary's Russia-friendly politics by boycotting a meeting with their EU peers in the country's capital, Budapest.

  • September 12, 2024

    Wells Fargo Ordered To Overhaul Sanctions, AML Compliance

    Wells Fargo faces fresh restrictions on launching new products and entering new markets, and must beef up its compliance and monitoring efforts around sanctions, anti-money laundering and other international business risks, under an enforcement action announced Thursday by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency. 

  • September 12, 2024

    Treasury Sanctions Network Funding Hezbollah Via Fuel Deals

    Three individuals, five companies and two vessels involved in smuggling oil and gas for Hezbollah were sanctioned Wednesday by the Treasury Department.

  • September 12, 2024

    Netgear Gets $135M In TP-Link IP Deal

    Netgear Inc. has received $135 million from TP-Link Systems Inc. as part of a settlement of the companies' patent and contract litigation over Wi-Fi routers in the U.S. International Trade Commission and California federal courts.

  • September 12, 2024

    US Sanctions Cambodian Tycoon For Forced Labor Scam

    A prominent Cambodian businessman and his business entities were hit with sanctions from the Treasury Department for their role in human rights abuses related to forced labor and human trafficking, the department announced Thursday.

  • September 12, 2024

    DLA Piper Taps Brussels Veteran As Int'l Head Of Competition

    A DLA Piper partner who has been with the firm in Brussels since 2015 is the new head of its international competition group.

  • September 12, 2024

    Nippon's Push To Save US Steel Buy And Other Deal Rumors

    An executive of Japan-based Nippon flew to Washington, D.C., this week to push for approval of its $14.9 billion deal with US Steel, the FTC is wary of a Canadian takeover of 7-Eleven, and a former NBA player is buying a 10% stake in the Milwaukee Bucks. Here, Law360 breaks down these and other notable deal rumors reported over the past week.

  • September 12, 2024

    UK Says Illicit Cigarette Crackdown Halves Tobacco Tax Gap

    HM Revenue & Customs said Thursday it has slashed the tax gap on cigarettes and other tobacco products by more than half since 2005.

  • September 12, 2024

    House OKs Tightening Restrictions On Tax Credit For EVs

    The U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of a bill Thursday that would place further restrictions on qualifications for a tax credit for new electric vehicles amid concerns that current limits don't do enough to keep the benefits from flowing to foreign adversaries, including China.

Expert Analysis

  • New Russia Sanctions Law: Bank Compliance Insights

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    Financial institutions must familiarize themselves with the new reporting obligations imposed by the Rebuilding Economic Prosperity and Opportunity for Ukrainians Act, a recent law that authorizes seizures of Russian sovereign assets under U.S. jurisdiction, say attorneys at Seward & Kissel.

  • 2nd Circ. Ruling May Limit Discovery In Int'l Arbitration

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    The Second Circuit's recent Webuild v. WSP decision, affirming a discovery order's nullification in arbitration between Webuild and the government of Panama, demonstrates courts' unwillingness to find that arbitral tribunals in investor-state cases fall within the scope of the discovery statute, say attorneys at Cleary.

  • How To Grow Marketing, Biz Dev Teams In A Tight Market

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    Faced with fierce competition and rising operating costs, firms are feeling the pressure to build a well-oiled marketing and business development team that supports strategic priorities, but they’ll need to be flexible and creative given a tight talent market, says Ben Curle at Ambition.

  • What Patent Litigators Should Know About CHIPS Act Grants

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    With the U.S. Department of Commerce now actively awarding grants under the CHIPS and Science Act, recipients should ensure they understand the implications of promises to construct new semiconductor manufacturing facilities, especially in jurisdictions with active patent litigation dockets, say Gabriel Culver and Peter Hillegas at Norton Rose.

  • New FARA Letters Offer Insight Into DOJ's Approach

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    The U.S. Department of Justice's recently released batch of 15 advisory opinions from the Foreign Agents Registration Act Unit provides important guidance on FARA registration triggers and exemptions, underscoring the breadth of FARA's scope, says Tessa Capeloto at Wiley.

  • Series

    Rock Climbing Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    Rock climbing requires problem-solving, focus, risk management and resilience, skills that are also invaluable assets in my role as a finance lawyer, says Mei Zhang at Haynes and Boone.

  • Think Like A Lawyer: Dance The Legal Standard Two-Step

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    From rookie brief writers to Chief Justice John Roberts, lawyers should master the legal standard two-step — framing the governing standard at the outset, and clarifying why they meet that standard — which has benefits for both the drafter and reader, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.

  • Recent Settlement Shows 'China Initiative' Has Life After Death

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    Though the U.S. Department of Justice shuttered its controversial China Initiative two years ago, its recent False Claims Act settlement with the Cleveland Clinic Foundation demonstrates that prosecutors are more than willing to civilly pursue research institutions whose employees were previously targeted, say attorneys at Benesch.

  • Opinion

    OFAC Sanctions Deserve To Be Challenged Post-Chevron

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    The U.S. Supreme Court's Loper Bright decision opens the door to challenges against the Office of Foreign Assets Control's sanctions regime, the unintended consequences of which raise serious questions about the wisdom of what appears to be a scorched-earth approach, says Solomon Shinerock at Lewis Baach.

  • Congress Quietly Amends FEPA: What Cos. Should Do Now

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    Last week, Congress revised the Foreign Extortion Prevention Act — passed last year to criminalize demand-side foreign bribery — to address inconsistencies and better harmonize the law with the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, and companies should review their compliance programs accordingly, say Mark Mendelsohn and Benjamin Klein at Paul Weiss.

  • NYSE Delisting May Be The Cost Of FCPA Compliance

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    ABB’s recent decision to delist its U.S. depository receipts from the New York Stock Exchange, coupled with having settled three Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement actions, begs the question of whether the cost of FCPA compliance should factor into a company's decision to remain listed in the U.S., says John Joy at FTI Law.

  • 5 Tips For Solar Cos. Navigating Big Shifts In US Trade Policy

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    Renewable energy developers can best mitigate new compliance risks from the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative’s increased tariffs on imported solar cells, and simultaneously capitalize on Treasury Department incentives for domestic solar manufacturers, by following five best practices in the changing solar trade landscape, say attorneys at Morgan Lewis.

  • Avoiding Legal Ethics Landmines In Preindictment Meetings

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    U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez's recent bribery conviction included obstruction charges based on his former lawyer's preindictment presentation to prosecutors, highlighting valuable lessons on the legal ethics rules implicated in these kinds of defense presentations, say Steve Miller and Hilary Gerzhoy at HWG.

  • Series

    Being A Luthier Makes Me A Better Lawyer

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    When I’m not working as an appellate lawyer, I spend my spare time building guitars — a craft known as luthiery — which has helped to enhance the discipline, patience and resilience needed to write better briefs, says Rob Carty at Nichols Brar.

  • Series

    After Chevron: Uncertainty In Scope Of ITC Oversight

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    The U.S. International Trade Commission's long-standing jurisprudence on some of the most disputed and controversial issues is likely to be reshaped by the Federal Circuit, which is no longer bound by Chevron deference in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Loper Bright decision, say Kecia Reynolds and Madeleine Moss at Paul Hastings.

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