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The Iran war has pushed force majeure out of the boilerplate and onto the GC’s dashboard. Disruption is showing up through shipping constraints, infrastructure impacts, energy volatility, insurer retrenchment, and...more
Below is this week’s congressional update by BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team. We’ll continue to post in weeks when both chambers of Congress are in session....more
In February, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) disqualified Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych from the Milan Cortina Olympics for refusing to change his helmet honoring athletes who had died during...more
Geopolitical pressures across the Middle East are generating legal and regulatory exposure that many businesses have yet to fully map. Sanctions realignments, conflict-driven capital flows and supply chain fragility are...more
The Strait of Hormuz remains one of the world's most strategically significant maritime chokepoints. Heightened geopolitical tensions have increasingly transformed the waterway into a zone of active danger – exposing...more
The longer the Iran Conflict persists, the greater the uncertainty regarding business in Saudi Arabia. It is becoming increasingly difficult for Saudi companies to efficiently and timely execute their existing contracts and...more
Armed conflict with Iran commenced on February 28, 2026. Since that time vessel operators, logistics providers, cargo owners, and those looking to receive landed product have faced far-reaching challenges. War is not a new...more
Focusing primarily on the UK, UAE and KSA, in this BCLP Insight, Muhammad Hassan and Rebecca Maxwell consider what developers can do now to mitigate the impact of the Iran conflict. The ongoing Iran conflict has not only...more
The conflict in the Middle East has brought disruption to key trade routes and site operations, bringing force majeure provisions to the forefront of commercial strategy in the region. The 1999 Fédération Internationale des...more
As cyber operations increasingly intersect with geopolitical conflict, legacy insurance exclusions are being put to the test. In this episode of The Cyber Periscope, Pam Signorello sits down with Jessica Gallinaro to unpack...more
Historically, our data has reflected both continuity and change, fluctuating between radical shifts and the steady continuation of known risks. This year offers both—hence our title, "The Risk Remains (Mostly) the Same."...more
According to guidance issued by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on March 17, 2026, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) granted a limited waiver of 46 U.S.C. § 55102 (commonly known as the Jones Act), in...more
Alston & Bird’s Legislative & Public Policy Group previews the week ahead highlighting anticipated federal legislative, regulatory, and political activity, and key upcoming actions in Congress, the Administration, and...more
The Russian–Ukrainian war has heightened concerns about the environmental impacts of military activities in Ukraine’s Black Sea and Azov Sea territorial waters. These impacts include contamination from corrosion of unexploded...more
On March 9th, 2026, maritime tracking data showed just one outbound vessel, bearing an Iranian flag, transiting the Strait of Hormuz, with no inbound movements recorded at all. This lone vessel signifies a global conflict in...more
Is this a property damage event? A denial-of-access problem? A seizure/detention scenario? A contract frustration loss? Or a “pure delay” disruption where nothing is physically damaged—but everything is late? The answer...more
On Mar. 6th, President Donald J. Trump issued, “effective immediately”, a directive ordering the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (“DFC”) to act as a federal “sovereign backstop” for qualified private...more
Given the recent U.S. military engagement in the Middle East, a number of U.S. reservists may be called up for active duty. There are certain steps employers can take now to comply with the Uniformed Services Employment and...more
On 24 February 2026, marking the fourth anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the UK announced its largest sanctions package since 2022....more
From Tariffs in the Americas to Conflict in the Middle East - Nearly one year ago, the United States construction industry was grappling with the anticipated impact of 25 percent tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico as...more
As the crisis in the Middle East continues to unfold, employers face urgent questions about their obligations to employees who are stranded abroad, unable to travel to work, or seeking to work remotely from affected regions....more
U.S. Congress returns to session this week after the U.S. military launched strikes against Iran and defended against retaliatory actions against U.S. military personnel and presences across the Middle East. Both the U.S....more
Happy new year. Below is this week’s congressional update by BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team. We’ll continue to post in weeks when both chambers of Congress are in session....more