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Morrison & Foerster LLP

Navigating New U.S. Tariffs: Questions to Consider

The current worldwide focus on tariffs, paired with reciprocal tariffs from various affected states, is likely to have significant impact on the costs of cross-border trade. Businesses focused on importing and exporting goods...more

Miller Canfield

Using International Arbitration to Resolve Retaliatory Tariff Disputes in Global Supply Chains

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As trade tensions rise, retaliatory tariffs are disrupting global supply chains—particularly in the automotive industry and other manufacturing sectors. These unexpected costs are sparking disputes over who should bear the...more

Jenner & Block

Client Alert: Evaluating the Impact of Tariffs on Customer and Supplier Relationships

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As tariffs are imposed and additional tariffs are threatened, companies concerned about the impacts of tariffs on agreements with customers and suppliers should review their contracts and the parameters of the tariff to...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Mémorandum d’accord de l’OMC : Le Canada demande des consultations en lien avec les tarifs douaniers

Le 5 mars et le 12 mars 2025, le gouvernement du Canada a présenté coup sur coup des demandes de consultations aux termes du Mémorandum d’accord sur les règles et procédures régissant le règlement des différends (le «...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Canada Initiates WTO Dispute Consultations Over Tariffs

On March 5 and March 12, 2025, the Government of Canada issued back-to-back requests for dispute settlement consultations with the United States under the World Trade Organization (WTO) Dispute Settlement Understanding (DSU)...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Navigating US-Canada Tariff Tensions: Managing Risk in Construction Contracts | Bennett Jones

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Driven by growing housing needs, clean energy policies and a high volume of telecommunications transactions, demand for Canadian infrastructure projects have been rising. However, recently announced US tariffs on Canadian...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Borders, Barriers and Benefits: Inter-Canadian Investment Protections

The concept of free trade has taken on increased relevance in recent weeks for Canadian businesses and consumers. To counteract potential international tariffs connected to the flow of goods into and out of the American...more

JAMS

Tariffs, Contracts and the Negotiation Imperative: Why the Old Playbook Won’t Work

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New tariffs and economic shocks are placing immense strain on business contracts and relationships. For companies entangled in long-term agreements, the instinctive reaction—litigating or engaging in a zero-sum renegotiation...more

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

A&O Shearman

Dispute resolution at the WTO: the wheels continue to turn

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Dispute resolution in relation to international trade disputes continues to progress in the World Trade Organisation (WTO) system even in the absence of a functioning Appellate Body....more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Green Power and the Protections of Intra-EU Energy Investment

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The tribunal in Green Power v. Kingdom of Spain declined jurisdiction, finding that the parties had not validly consented to arbitration under the Energy Charter Treaty. A tribunal seated in Sweden has become the first...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

UK-EU Brexit Agreement Finally Agreed – Key Takeaways

Just one day before New Year’s Eve, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, EU Council President Charles Michel and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson finally signed the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement. Effective as...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

U.S.-China Phase One Trade Deal: A Recap

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After months of anticipation, President Donald Trump signed an interim “Phase One” trade agreement (“the Agreement”) with Chinese Vice Premier Liu He at the White House on January 15, 2020. Under the Agreement reached after...more

White & Case LLP

United States and China Sign "Phase One" Trade Agreement; USTR Implements Tariff Reduction for "List 4A" Goods

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On January 15, 2020, President Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He signed "Phase One" of an Economic and Trade Agreement between the United States and China. The Phase One Agreement, which the two sides announced in...more

King & Spalding

United States And China Reach "Phase One" Trade Agreement

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The United States and China reached “a Phase One trade deal that requires structural reforms and other changes to China’s economic and trade regime in the areas of intellectual property, technology transfer, agriculture,...more

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What's Next for the WTO?

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The WTO Appellate Body is gone, but WTO dispute settlement remains a viable mechanism for resolving trade irritants - On December 11, 2019, the United States succeeded in forcing the WTO Appellate Body to cease operations,...more

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Trade & Manufacturing - August 2019

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The United States And China Engage In A New Set Of Trade Talks, But President Trump Announces A Tariff Of 10 Percent On $300 Billion Worth Of Chinese Imports - On July 30, 2019, the United States and China opened a new...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

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement Announced

On Sunday, September 30, President Trump reached an agreement with the governments of Canada and Mexico to revise and modernize the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). Publishing the text of the new agreement just...more

King & Spalding

USTR Issues NAFTA Renegotiation Objectives

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On July 17, 2017, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Robert Lighthizer released the Trump Administration’s objectives for the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). An overarching objective for the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

What to Expect From NAFTA Renegotiations

On July 17, 2017, the office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) released a report on U.S. goals to modify the current North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). The report provides insight into the issues that will be...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

US China Trade War

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The October blog post will be broken up into two parts. This October 15th post will comment on the TPP Agreement signed today and well as President Xi Jinping’s recent trip to the US and my impressions from Beijing, China...more

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