The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS") recently released two rules to update export controls on advanced semiconductors, semiconductor development and production, and items that support...more
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently issued a decision in In re Vitamin C Antitrust Litigation, reversing a $148 million price-fixing judgment against two Chinese exporters of vitamin C, remanding the...more
8/25/2021
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Application of Foreign Laws ,
China ,
Comity ,
Conflicts of Laws ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Exports ,
Foreign State Compulsion Doctrine ,
Multinationals ,
Price-Fixing ,
Sherman Act
The Development: China's Ministry of Commerce ("MOFCOM") released Rules on Counteracting Unjustified Extra-Territorial Application of Foreign Laws and Other Measures ("Rules") on January 9, 2021. Effective immediately, the...more
The companies were added to the Entity List for aiding Chinese military construction in the South China Sea.
Effective August 27, 2020, the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security ("BIS") amended the Export...more