On March 11 and 12, the Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced two sets of investigations under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. While tariffs are not a guaranteed outcome of these new...more
While the US Supreme Court ruled on February 20 that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) does not authorize the President to impose tariffs, the Court did not address the question of how duties assessed...more
3/5/2026
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Court of International Trade ,
Customs and Border Protection ,
Imports ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Lack of Authority ,
Learning Resources Inc v Trump ,
Reimbursements ,
Risk Management ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration ,
Trump v VOS Selections ,
US Trade Policies
The US Supreme Court (Court) ruled on Friday, February 20, by a 6-3 vote, that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) “does not authorize the President to impose tariffs.” ...more
2/23/2026
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Court of International Trade ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
Learning Resources Inc v Trump ,
Refunds ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 301 ,
Statutory Interpretation ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Agreements ,
Trump Administration ,
Trump v VOS Selections ,
US Trade Policies
The Trump Administration, through the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), has issued a series of new Venezuela General Licenses (GLs) building off of the initial trading and diluent authorizations it recently published...more
The Trump Administration has issued two new General Licenses (GLs) authorizing limited engagement in Venezuela’s oil trading sector. More licenses are anticipated in the coming days or weeks, affecting upstream and downstream...more
In recent weeks, the global trade environment has experienced an unprecedented level of volatility and uncertainty due to a series of new trade policies announced by the US. Those actions have triggered responses by the US’...more
On April 2, 2025, the Trump Administration announced new, comprehensive tariff rates representing the most significant change in US trade policy in a generation—a paradigm shift from an era of low tariffs to an approach based...more
4/10/2025
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Executive Orders ,
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) ,
International Trade ,
Reciprocity Rules ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Retaliatory Tariffs ,
Tariffs ,
Trade Relations ,
Trade Wars ,
Trump Administration ,
US Trade Policies
On January 15, 2025, the US Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an interim final rule (IFR) that imposes new controls on advanced computing integrated circuits (Advanced ICs) and certain...more
1/20/2025
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Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Export Controls ,
Final Rules ,
Foreign Policy ,
Interim Final Rules (IFR) ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector ,
U.S. Commerce Department
The United States ("U.S.") and the People's Republic of China ("PRC" or "China") have recently introduced new export restrictions on advanced technologies and critical minerals. In this alert, we discuss the implications of...more
The measure also harmonizes Russia sanctions rules with allies, and intensifies penalties against Iran -
The National Security Act, 2024 (Pub. L No 118-50) was enacted on April 24, 2024. In addition to the Act’s provisions...more
4/29/2024
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EU ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Foreign Direct Product Rule ,
Iran ,
National Security ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Russia ,
Sanction Violations ,
Statute of Limitations ,
Trade Policy ,
UK
Contemporaneous with the European Union’s adoption of its 13th package of Russia sanctions, on February 23, 2024, the United States imposed sanctions against nearly 500 targets in continued response to Russia’s aggression...more
2/27/2024
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Defense Sector ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Procurement Systems ,
Financial Institutions ,
Financial Transactions ,
FinTech ,
Foreign Policy ,
General Licenses ,
Military Conflict ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Payment Systems ,
Russia ,
Russian Military Procurement ,
SDN List ,
Ukraine ,
US State Departments
On August 17, 2023, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) made the final determination in its investigations of whether crystalline silicon photovoltaic (CSPV) cells and modules from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam...more
9/5/2023
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Cambodia ,
China ,
Countervailing Duties ,
Government Investigations ,
Imports ,
Malaysia ,
Plastic Solar Cells ,
Solar Panels ,
Tax Avoidance ,
Thailand ,
U.S. Commerce Department ,
Vietnam
In recognition of the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and US Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)...more
3/6/2023
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Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Embargo ,
EU ,
Executive Orders ,
Export Administration Regulations (EAR) ,
Export Controls ,
Financial Transactions ,
Foreign Policy ,
Foreign Relations ,
Foreign Trade Regulations ,
General Licenses ,
Military Conflict ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil Prices ,
Petroleum ,
Russia ,
SDN List ,
Switzerland ,
Ukraine