Episode 330 – Halyna Senyk on Anti-Corruption Progress in Ukraine
Live From DreamHack and the Atlanta Esports Summit
As global trade policy affects supply chains and importing and exporting, companies often have interests on both sides of global trade issues. They want lower costs and efficient labor sources and want to sell their goods and...more
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, our 9th McDermott International Seminar Series will be held as a virtual series, with eight sessions taking place between January 21 – February 4, 2021. Though we cannot see you in person,...more
Malware goes commercial. Last year, Jeff Bezos’ phone was hacked after he received a message on WhatsApp containing a line of malware code. The incident has shed light on the malware, aka spyware, industry. Companies sell...more
The US and China have resumed trade talks in an effort to cool down an increasingly heated trade war between the economic powerhouses....more
The continued and controversial imposition of tariffs has not only resulted in global economic and political fallout but has also adversely affected contractual relationships for suppliers, manufacturers, contractors and...more
The rise of tariffs as a trade weapon has put the WTO in a very difficult position as “chief judge in an intense fight among its most powerful members”....more
Stock Market Commentary - Domestic equity markets rebounded during the second quarter, bringing the year-to-date return into positive territory for the S&P 500, now up 2.6% YTD after gaining 3.4% for the quarter. Reports...more
OMB official Kathleen Kraninger is likely to face serious questions as she takes to the Hill today to begin confirmation hearings for her surprise nomination to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Why? Her lack of...more
President Trump did not back away from his threat to impose tariffs – 25 percent on steel and 10 percent on aluminum – on several of the U.S.’s allies. Trump announced worldwide steel and aluminum tariffs in March, but...more
An early look at the reaction from allies Canada, Mexico, and the EU to this week’s announcement from the White House that it was moving forward with steel and aluminum tariffs against these US trading partners....more
A trade war between the U.S. and China has been avoided. Both countries have been threatening each other with tariffs for the past couple months, while many economists and experts worry about an impending trade war. ...more
In just the first four months of 2018, among a surge in trade complaints filed by domestic steel manufacturers against foreign rivals (a frequency not seen in over 15 years)...more
By May 1, 2018, President Trump needed to decide whether tariffs of 25% on steel and 10% on aluminum imports would go into effect for the EU, Canada, and Mexico. However, Trump pushed back this deadline by 30 days....more
Last month’s back-and-forth between the United States and China resulted in a flurry of proclamations establishing tariffs on imports from the respective countries. We’re here to help boil it down so you know whether your...more
On March 1, 2018, President Trump announced new tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, rejecting push back from his own advisers and objections from both Democrats and Republicans. ...more
As potential trade war looms, nearly 1,300 U.S.-imports may be subject to additional 25 percent tariffs under Section 301. U.S. imports from China potentially subject to additional duties include certain chemicals,...more
Country-Specific “Exemptions” - Last week Seyfarth Shaw published an alert concerning the 25% global tariff on imported steel articles, which commenced at midnight on March 23, 2018, and which would have applied to the...more
As you probably know, President Trump recently announced a tariff on steel and aluminum imported into the United States, to take effect March 23. Imports from Canada and Mexico will be exempted from the tariff. Other...more
Builders and manufacturers who rely on imported steel as a major input may want to rethink their procurement strategy in light of an executive domestic preference decree issued last week. Under President Trump’s Proclamation...more
President Trump recently announced his intent to make good on his campaign promise to impose new, significant tariffs on many imports of steel and aluminum products to the United States. The announcement followed a Department...more
President Donald Trump surprised even his own senior staff on March 1 when he announced his intention to impose global tariffs of 25% on steel and 10% on aluminum....more
President Trump has issued a proclamation providing for additional 25 percent tariffs on imports of certain steel products and 10 percent tariffs on imports of certain aluminum products. The Administration's position is that...more
Heath insurance behemoth Cigna has agreed to buy Express Scripts—a “pharmacy benefits manger”—for $67 billion in cash and stock, including assuming $15 billion of its debt. The merger is one of a series of big moves in the...more
US regulators are asking Qualcomm to delay its annual shareholder meeting in order to give them more time to investigate whether Singapore-based Broadcom’s takeover bid would threaten US national security....more
The Eurasia Group has released its annual forecast of the political risks that are most likely to play out over the course of 2018. As a Senior Advisor with Eurasia Group, I’m pleased to share the risks that have the greatest...more