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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

WTO Dispute Settlement–What to Expect in 2024

The year 2024 holds the potential for significant developments in the World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute settlement mechanism. With the upcoming 13th Ministerial Conference (MC13) in February, members may reach agreements...more

Cohen & Gresser LLP

COVID-19: Will Borrower Defaults Increase?

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On 11 March 2020, the Bank of England (the “Bank”) warned of “an economic shock that could prove sharp and large” resulting from the coronavirus outbreak that started in Wuhan, China, at the end of 2019. Presenting a package...more

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Update: "Phase One" US-China Agreement to Require Further Substantive Negotiations

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Following President Trump’s October 11, 2019 announcement of a “phase one” trade agreement between the United States and China (please refer to the W&C US Trade Alert dated October 11, 2019), additional details have emerged...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Resolving the China Trade War: Will Any Resulting Agreement Be Both Meaningful and Enforceable?

The recent sluggishness of the Chinese economy and tariffs imposed by the U.S. government on Chinese-origin imports have created favorable conditions for negotiations between the two governments. The dialogue is aimed at...more

King & Spalding

Trade & Manufacturing - March 2019

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Ambassador Lighthizer Testifies Before House Ways and Means Committee On Trade Relationship between United States and China - On February 27, 2019, United States Trade Representative (“USTR”) Robert Lighthizer testified...more

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Outlook for US Trade Policy and the World Trade Organization in 2019

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The year 2018 may be remembered as a turning point for US trade policy and the international trading system. The Trump administration took several unilateral trade actions, including the imposition of global "national...more

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US-China Trade Negotiations After G20

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The United States and China are engaged in negotiations that have led to a temporary standstill in the ongoing tariff war, and that may lead to a de-escalation in the months ahead. To date, it is unclear what the United...more

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Iran Sanctions - JCPOA in the Balance

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On 12 May 2018, US President Trump will decide whether or not to renew the US sanctions relief in relation to Iran. Declining to do so would put the US in breach of, and amount to US withdrawal from, the JCPOA, the Iran...more

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U.S.-China ITA Breakthrough May Reduce Tariffs on High-Tech Products

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On November 10, United States Trade Representative Michael Froman announced a major breakthrough in negotiations with China to eliminate tariffs on information technology products by expanding the scope of the International...more

Baker Donelson

TPP Partners at an Impasse as APEC Summit Approaches

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In July, trade negotiators from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) countries gathered in Ottawa, meeting formally for the first time since Brunei in September 2013 to make progress on substantive issues and to reaffirm their...more

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The Pivot To Asia And The Inevitable Failure Of The Trans-Pacific Partnershps

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TPP negotiators have been through more than twenty negotiating rounds since 2010, meeting in ten different countries. We could spend a lot of time on the details. Businesses have lobbied their particular interests, trying to...more

McCarter & English, LLP

But My Chinese Business Partner and I Have Done Business on a Handshake for Years...

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Wouldn’t It Be a Terrible Insult for Me to Insist on a Long and Expensive Contract at This Point? How Can I Insist on a Contract Now and Not Lose Face or Cause My Partner in China to Lose Face and Not Damage This Important...more

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U.S. & China Conclude Fifth Meeting Of Strategic & Economic Dialogue

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The fifth round of the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue ("S&ED") yielded some forward progress in addressing a number of investment and trade issues. U.S. Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew and Chinese Vice Premier Wang...more

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Trade & Manufacturing Alert - September 2013

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In This Issue: - Update On TPP Negotiations - U.S. & China Conclude Fifth Meeting Of Strategic & Economic Dialogue - USTR Rejects Import Ban On Apple Inc. Products - News Of Note ..Gilbert Kaplan In New...more

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TPP, TTIP, And Congress: The Elephant In The Room

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The Washington trade policy community is buzzing over the two largest international trade negotiations since the effective collapse of the Doha multilateral trade round. The buzz may be even louder in foreign capitals....more

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