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Trump Administration Issues Section 232 Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum: U.S. Considerations

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Through a presidential proclamation, the Trump Administration on Feb. 10, 2025, announced the reinstatement of a 25 percent tariff on all steel imports and an increase in aluminum tariffs from 10 percent to 25 percent. The...more

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United States Begins to Restrain Cross-Border E-commerce

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E-commerce platforms and others could face significant challenges due to recent and proposed changes to de minimis entry (the process for importing products without tariffs and with simplified customs procedures if the total...more

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UAE announces new thresholds for merger filings

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The United Arab Emirates enacted a new competition law in December 2023, which revamped the country's merger control regime and adopted a turnover-based threshold in addition to a market-share threshold... The UAE government...more

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Breaking Alert: New Executive Order Temporarily Pauses FCPA Enforcement

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On February 10, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order (EO) directing the Department of Justice (DOJ) to pause enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) for 180 days. During this period, Attorney...more

McDermott Will & Emery

EuGH zur Zukunft der (Datenschutz-)Betriebsvereinbarungen: Was ändert sich?

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Der Europäische Gerichtshof (EuGH) hat festgestellt, dass Kollektivvereinbarungen (wie bspw. Betriebsvereinbarungen) nur dann eine rechtliche Grundlage für die Verarbeitung von Beschäftigtendaten darstellen können, wenn sie...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Executive Order Temporarily Pauses DOJ's FCPA Enforcement and Orders a Review of Guidelines and Policies

On February 10, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order pausing enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), a law that prohibits companies with a connection to the United States from bribing foreign...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Anti-Bribery and Corruption Risks Remain Despite FCPA Enforcement Pause

On February 10, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order directing the U.S. attorney general, Pam Bondi, to pause Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) actions for 180 days until she issues revised FCPA...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

2025 Perspectives in Private Equity: International Trade Regulations & Tariffs

If there is one thing that we can be sure of as the new administration settles into the White House, it is that there will be a heightened focus on, and more aggressive use of international trade regulatory, enforcement and...more

White & Case LLP

FCPA Freeze and Refocus: Is Enforcement Becoming a Tool to Promote U.S. Economic, Foreign Policy and National Security Interests?

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On February 10, 2025, President Trump signed an executive order instructing the Attorney General of the United States to pause enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA") and to issue updated guidelines for...more

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Top Tips for Global Companies Preparing for the UK’s New “Failure to Prevent Fraud” Offence

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Companies in the US and around the world should consider their potential for UK exposure and assess their compliance programmes in light of that risk. On 1 September 2025, the UK will implement a new corporate criminal...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

An FCPA Enforcement Pause Does Not Pause Anti-Corruption Compliance

U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement activity may be at a temporary standstill, but that should not mean much for the day-to-day operations of global anti-corruption compliance programs. If the Department of...more

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2025 M&A Report

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This year’s M&A Report offers a detailed review of the M&A market and outlook, including a breakdown by various geographies and industry sectors. We examine what might be in store with antitrust and CFIUS under the Trump...more

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President Trump Imposes Additional Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum

The breaking tariff news continues — this time with a focus on steel and aluminum imports. On Monday, February 10, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order expanding his 2018 Section 232 national security tariffs...more

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Back to the Future: Protection of Foreign Affairs Focus for FCPA Enforcement

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Under the guise of protecting the President’s authority to conduct foreign affairs, on February 10, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order pausing enforcement of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act...more

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Considerations for International Travel for Visa Holders

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As the second Trump administration takes office, we offer the following considerations for visa holders (F-1, H-1B, L-1, E-2, TN, and others) who are seeking to travel internationally....more

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President Trump Issues Executive Order Temporarily Pausing FCPA Enforcement

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President Donald Trump recently released an executive order temporarily halting Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigations and enforcement actions....more

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President Trump “Pauses” FCPA Enforcement: What This Means for Legal & Compliance Departments

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On February 10, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order entitled Pausing Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement to Further American Economic and National Security. The executive order comes just days after the...more

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Criminal FCPA enforcement paused. Now what?

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On February 10, 2025, President Trump ordered the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to pause enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and issue new enforcement guidelines that take into consideration U.S....more

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President Trump Pauses DOJ FCPA Enforcement and Orders Preparation of New Enforcement Guidelines

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On February 10, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order pausing enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA") by the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") for 180 days and ordering Attorney General...more

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Petition Summary: Methylene Diphenyl Diisocyanate from the People’s Republic of China

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On February 12, 2025, the Ad Hoc MDI Fair Trade Coalition (“Coalition” or “Petitioner”), filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping duties on U.S. imports of Methylene Diphenyl Diisocyanate (“MDI”) from the People’s...more

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Impacts of Trump’s Tariffs on North American Energy Markets

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For more than twenty years, the North American Free Trade Agreement (“NAFTA”), and later, the United States‑Mexico-Canada Agreement (“USMCA”), have facilitated cross-border trade and investment among the United States,...more

Seward & Kissel LLP

President Trump Seeks “Maximum Pressure” on Iran Through Expansion of Sanctions Targeting Iran’s Oil Exports

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As has been widely reported, the U.S. policy of “maximum pressure” towards Iran has returned. On February 4, 2025, the Trump administration (the “Administration”) issued a national security memorandum (the “Memorandum”)...more

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CFIUS Under Trump 2.0: Continued Scrutiny of Cross-Border Deals

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In 2024, the Biden Administration substantially expanded executive branch power to monitor foreign investment into and out of the United States. First, the administration continued efforts to aggressively police compliance...more

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Daily Financial Regulation Update -- Wednesday February 12, 2025

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February 11, 2025- The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs held a hearing entitled “The Semiannual Monetary Policy Report to the Congress.” The Committee heard testimony from the Honorable Jerome H....more

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Navigating Executive Orders From the Oval Office

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In an unprecedented and highly fluid series of US trade announcements emanating from Washington, DC, the latest Executive Orders (EOs) announced this past Friday and this week’s EO on steel imports did little to calm c-suite...more

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