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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The EU Anti-Corruption Directive: What It Means for Companies

On April 29, 2026, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union adopted a new directive (Directive) to harmonise the criminal law frameworks of EU member states that target corruption....more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Hague Service Convention: A “closed universe” of permissible service methods

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit reversed a district court decision denying a motion to vacate a default judgment for lack of proper service under the Hague Service Convention, finding that where the Convention...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Portuguese real estate transfer tax on restructurings violates EU law – signal effect for Germany

By judgment of June 4, 2026, in case C‑837/24 ‘Nova Iberomoldes’, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) held that the Portuguese real estate transfer tax on restructurings infringes the Capital Duty Directive...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Foreign investment in France: Takeaways from 2025 and regulatory changes in 2026

The Office for Foreign Investment in France (IEF) saw the trends observed in 2024 continue, with an increase in the number of foreign direct investment (FDI) notifications and a significant number of applications filed in the...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

EU VAT: What recent CJEU cases mean for bundled or composite supplies

Recent case law from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) confirms a restrictive approach to treating multiple elements as a single supply for VAT purposes....more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Key changes in the revised German Product Liability Act

The German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection has proposed a draft bill revising the German Product Liability Act (draft German Product Liability Act), which has been adopted by the Federal Cabinet on 17...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

A Rare Opportunity: USTR Solicits Industry Input on Up to $30 Billion in China Import Tariff Relief and Market Access for US...

Following the May 2026 meeting between U.S. President Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) issued a Federal Register notice (Notice) on June 2, 2026, soliciting public...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Legal professional privilege (LPP) in France and the European Union

The expansion of protections afforded to in-house legal counsels has become one of the most significant recent developments in France and the EU....more

Cooley LLP

Blog Post: GDPR Anniversary – 10 Key Developments

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Eight years ago, on 25 May 2018, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) became applicable across the European Union (EU). Organisations scrambled to update their privacy notices and data mapping exercises, and...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Fit for Purpose? European Commission Launches Review of MiCA

A new European Commission (the Commission) consultation on the review of the Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) Regulation gives market participants until 31 August 2026 to submit comments....more

Volpe Koenig

Extending Your Patent: Continuation and Divisional Patent Practices & Strategies in Worldwide Jurisdictions

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In most commercially significant inventions, strategic filing of various types of “child” patent applications (patent applications extending from an original or “parent” patent application) in various worldwide jurisdictions...more

Blank Rome LLP

New U.S. Terrorist Designations of Brazil’s Largest Criminal Organizations: What Companies Need to Know

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The U.S. Department of State designated Primeiro Comando da Capital (“PCC”) and Comando Vermelho (“CV”)—Brazil’s two largest criminal organizations—as Specially Designated Global Terrorists (“SDGTs”) on May 28, 2026, under...more

Warner Norcross + Judd

Tariff Updates: IEEPA Tariff Refund Litigation Heats Up; New Section 301 Tariffs Proposed on 60 Economies Over Forced Labor

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There were two substantial developments in the tariffs landscape last week. IEEPA Tariff Refund Litigation Update - Since the Supreme Court ruled in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump that tariffs imposed under the...more

Jones Day

Texas Bankruptcy Court Adopts Barnet Rule Requiring Foreign Debtor to Have U.S. Assets to Be Eligible for Chapter 15 Relief

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As chapter 15 of the Bankruptcy Code enters its third decade of enactment, the volume of chapter 15 cases has increased significantly, and chapter 15 jurisprudence has rapidly matured. Even so, certain important issues are...more

WilmerHale

New Executive Order on “Strengthening Customs Enforcement” What Importers Need to Know

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On June 3, 2026, President Trump signed an Executive Order titled “Strengthening Customs Enforcement,” (the Order) directing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to undertake...more

BCLP

Spec 1 Limited & Ors v The Export-Import Bank of China: Squaring the Circle of Asymmetric Exclusive Jurisdiction Clauses

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The High Court in Spec 1 & Ors v Export-Import Bank of China [2026] EQHC 1162 (Comm) analysed the principles governing asymmetric exclusive jurisdiction clauses, emphasising that such clauses in finance documentation must be...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

- Hot Topics in International Trade - June 2026 - What a “Mess”: IEEPA Refunds and the Emerging Wave of Consumer Litigation

When the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated certain tariffs imposed under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) in Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump, it did more than reshape trade policy. The decision triggered...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

Trump Administration Issues Sweeping Executive Order on Customs Enforcement

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On June 3, 2026, President Trump issued an Executive Order entitled Strengthening Customs Enforcement. The Order directs the Department of Homeland Security ("DHS") and U.S. Customs and Border Protection ("CBP") to undertake...more

Benesch

Tariff Refund Litigation: A Primer on Common Plaintiff’s Theories of Recovery and Importer of Record Defenses

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In February 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that President Trump did not have constitutional authority to impose tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)....more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

AI Today in 5: June 11, 2026, The OpenAI & Compliance Edition

Welcome to AI Today in 5, the newest addition to the Compliance Podcast Network. Each day, Tom Fox will bring you 5 stories about AI to start your day. Sit back, enjoy a cup of morning coffee, and listen in to AI Today In 5....more

A&O Shearman

Suppose the EU Gave a Pay Transparency Directive and (almost) Nobody Ratified It

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The EU Pay Transparency Directive (Directive 2023/970) is currently heavily discussed – not only in legal literature. The reason for that is it had to be transposed into national law of all 27 Member States by June 7, 2026....more

Wiley Rein LLP

New EO on Customs Enforcement Tightens Import Controls, Aims to Reduce Evasion

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On June 3, 2026, President Trump signed an Executive Order (EO), Strengthening Customs Enforcement, in furtherance of the Administration’s “America First” trade and national security priorities. The EO primarily targets...more

A&O Shearman

Between a dock and a hard place: sanctions clauses

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The question of whether compliance will expose you to sanctions is not the same as whether compliance is prohibited by sanctions, according to the Court of Appeal which has recently looked at a sanctions clause that relieved...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

Everything Compliance: New Season – The Government Misfires Edition

Welcome to a revamped Everything Compliance! We have a new host, Adam Turteltaub, and a new panelist, Rebecca Walker, who joins returning regulars Matt Kelly, Jonathan Armstrong, and Karen Moore for the next iteration of...more

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Amending Regulation on ex ante contributions to resolution financing arrangements under BRRD published in OJ

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Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2026/440 amending Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/63 on ex ante contributions to resolution financing arrangements, was published in the Official Journal of the European Union (OJ). It...more

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