By any metric, Japan should have great appeal for foreign investors. It is an advanced economy with a strong market, established industrial base, renowned tech sector, a reputation for quality, and a stable and secure...more
By any metric, Japan should have great appeal for foreign investors. It is an advanced economy with a strong market, established industrial base, renowned tech sector, a reputation for quality, and a stable and secure...more
A landmark case in United States administrative law has been overturned by the United States Supreme Court and it could have cascading, long term effects on energy regulation....more
Over the past few weeks, Thomas Allen, Kurtis Anderson, Mark J. Riedy, and Stephen Anstey have released four Legal Alerts on tariffs and threatened tariffs on the solar industry in Southeast Asia and generally imports from...more
6/5/2024
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Just this month, the U.S. Government clarified that all vehicles sold with batteries manufactured in or made of critical minerals mined from China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran will be excluded from the $7,500 Section 30D...more
There has been a flurry of activity in U.S. trade policy over the past several weeks that will impact a variety of goods imported into the U.S., including solar panel modules, EVs, and batteries. Kilpatrick attorneys have...more
On May 14, 2024, the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) completed a statutory review of tariffs imposed on China for purported unfair “technology transfer” policies that “burden or restrict U.S. commerce” and recommended...more
On April 30, 2024, the International Trade Commission (“ITC”) and the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) noticed that they are once again conducting a preliminary investigation into the import of crystalline silicon...more
As previously reported, the Biden Administration is expected to re-impose double-digit tariffs on bifacial solar modules, which currently account for 98% of all modules imported into the United States....more
The world’s renewable energy grew by 50% to 510 gigawatts (GW) in 2023, the 22nd year in a row that renewable capacity additions set a record, according to figures from the recent IEA Report of January 2024. The Inflation...more
Since June 2022, President Biden has paused the imposition of sweeping anti-dumping and countervailing (“AD/CVD”) duties on the import of certain solar cells and modules from Vietnam, Cambodia, Malaysia, and Thailand. These...more
On August 18, 2023, the International Trade Administration (“ITA”) of the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) issued a final “country-wide” circumvention determination in its circumvention inquiry (“Inquiry”) regarding...more
On March 9, 2023, Kilpatrick Townsend Partner and Global Lead for International Disputes, Thomas G. Allen, spoke at the Inter Pacific Bar Association’s Annual conference in Dubai, UAE on the potential for supply chain...more
On March 9, 2023, Kilpatrick Townsend Partner and Global Lead for International Disputes, Thomas G. Allen, spoke at the Inter Pacific Bar Association’s Annual conference in Dubai, UAE on the potential for supply chain...more
New proposed guidance from the U.S. Department of Treasury (Treasury) and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) confirms that Japanese companies are now eligible for some of the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA’s) lucrative Sec....more
On March 28, 2023, the United States and Japan signed a bilateral trade agreement to strengthen supply chains of critical minerals involved in electric vehicle battery production and to “ensure the free trade of such critical...more
On December 2, 2022, the International Trade Administration (“ITA”) of the U.S. Department of Commerce preliminarily issued a “country-wide” circumvention determination in its circumvention inquiry regarding the imposition of...more
On December 2, 2022, the International Trade Administration (“ITA”) of the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) preliminarily issued a “country-wide” circumvention determination in its circumvention inquiry (“Inquiry”)...more
The United States Department of Energy (DOE), through the Regional Clean Hydrogen Hubs (H2Hubs) Program, is providing $6-7 billion in grant funding to support the development of six to ten H2Hubs across the United States...more
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Grid Deployment Office (GDO), in collaboration with the Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED), released a Request for Information (RFI) for the $10.5 billion Grid Resilience and...more
Partner and Global Leader for International Disputes, Thomas G. Allen, recently participated in the "GAR Live: Atlanta" debate on presenting damages in international arbitration.
These are the 6 Key Takeaways from his...more
On September 13, 2022, Kilpatrick Townsend Partner and Global Lead for International Disputes, Thomas G. Allen, participated as a debater in the “GAR Live: Atlanta” debate on presenting damages in international ...more
Kilpatrick Townsend partner Thomas Allen recently presented "The Future of Construction, Infrastructure and Energy Disputes in the Endemic Age" for the Inter-Pacific Association's Arbitration Day at Maxwell Chambers in...more
On August 31, 2022, Kilpatrick Townsend partner Thomas G. Allen spoke at the Inter-Pacific Bar Association’s Arbitration Day at Maxwell Chambers in Singapore. Mr. Allen, who leads the firm’s international disputes practice,...more
On June 6, 2022, President Biden took executive action to pause antidumping and countervailing import duties on solar cells and modules from countries currently the subject of a circumvention inquiry (Inquiry) by the...more