We have been expecting tariffs on Canadian steel and aluminum imports to go into effect on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. Both steel and aluminum will be subject to 25% tariffs across the board. Unlike the tariffs that were...more
On Sunday, February 9, 2024, President Trump announced to a group of reporters aboard Air Force One that he intended to impose universal tariffs of 25 percent on all imports of steel and aluminum into the United States on...more
China announced overnight that it will impose its own tariffs in retaliation for the newly announced U.S. tariffs. China has indicated that, effective February 10, 2025, it will impose a 15% tax on certain types of coal and...more
On February 24, 2023, the US government announced a new round of trade actions targeting goods and entities from Russia. The new actions, which coincide with the one-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine,...more
On Friday, February 24, the one-year anniversary of Russia’s further invasion into Ukraine, President Biden, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the US Department of State, and the US Department of Commerce, Bureau...more
Edwin Starr’s song, “War,” said it best. As the first land war touching Europe in decades, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is what many are calling the start of WWIII—let’s hope not. Starr’s song lyrics lament the many,...more
Google parent company Alphabet [and a host of chipmakers] formally suspended all business with Huawei “that requires the transfer of hardware, software and technical services except those publicly available via open source...more
Earlier this year, we posted our 2019 Corporate Compliance & Litigation Outlook. In the post, we said the following with respect to tariffs...more