On March 25, 2019, the U.S. Court of International Trade (“CIT”) issued its opinion in Am. Inst. For Int’l Steel, Inc. v. United States, a decision addressing whether Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (“TEA”)...more
As we have previously reported, in July 2018, United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced that it would establish a process to allow interested parties to request that their Chinese imports be excluded from the...more
Ambassador Lighthizer Testifies Before House Ways and Means Committee On Trade Relationship between United States and China -
On February 27, 2019, United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) Robert Lighthizer testified...more
3/14/2019
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Prospects for a trade agreement between the United States and the European Union improved when the European Parliament’s International Trade Committee passed a resolution calling for the initiation of formal trade discussions...more
The World Trade Organization Predicts “Revolutionary” Impact for Blockchain Technology On Digital Global Trade -
The World Trade Organization (“WTO”) recently published its report, entitled “Can Blockchain Revolutionize...more
2/22/2019
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The World Trade Organization (“WTO”) recently published its report, entitled “Can Blockchain Revolutionize International Trade?” In the report, the WTO assesses the potential of blockchain technology to digitize global trade...more
Section 301 Update: USTR Grants Exclusion Requests Covering More Than 950 Products -
As we previously reported, in July 2018, the United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced that it was establishing a process by...more
1/23/2019
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In the most recent meeting of the World Trade Organization’s (“WTO”) General Council, which occurred on December 12, 2018, the United States rejected the European Union’s (“EU”) proposal to reform the WTO dispute settlement...more