International Trade Attorney
I've always been fascinated with how words describe things, so much so that I toyed with pursuing a degree in philology back in my formative years. While that was a road not taken, parsing Commerce Department scope descriptions provides a different way to satisfy my language jones. Commerce … Read More...
How’s this for a strained sports analogy? The Section 301 heavyweight match to determine the undisputed trade war championship of the world is now in Round 4, with neither contender showing any sign of slowing down. Since the typical boxing match is scheduled for twelve rounds, let’s all hope my … Read More...
While ZTE's not completely off the hook, the Denial Order imposed by the Bureau of Industry and Security has been lifted. According to BIS, “ZTE has made full and timely payment of the $1,000,000,000 [penalty] and has complied with the escrow requirements relating to the $400,000,000 suspended … Read More...
The first set of Section 301 tariffs went into effect on July 6, 2018. Although the originally-proposed list of 1,333 tariff subheadings was culled to 818, the Trade Representative acknowledged that the final list included products were covered by claims “that specific products within a particular … Read More...
“May you live in interesting times” is supposedly a Chinese curse, although it doesn’t seem to be Chinese at all. Regardless of its origin, its sentiment that “interesting” times are antonymous to placid ones is particularly appropriate for international trade these days. Today we provide updates … Read More...
What do World Cup football and international trade policy have in common? Not much, really, but for each, the desire to avoid an “own goal” – scoring against yourself – is paramount. Morocco found that out the hard way in its first-round match with Iran. My expectation is that the Trump … Read More...
Old-time movie buffs will remember The Perils of Pauline, the silent serial in which our titular heroine faced successive dangers but made it through in the end. The Perils of ZTE doesn’t have quite the same ring. For now, at least, that company has managed its own escape from impending doom. The … Read More...
The other other shoe has dropped. The section 232 “national security” tariffs that went into effect on March 23, 2018 had a temporary reprieve for imports from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, South Korea and the European Union. The delay was intended to provide time for those countries … Read More...
DATE HELD: Thursday, February 15, 2018 The Foreign Corrupt Practices Act imposes criminal liability on United States companies for bribery of foreign officials. This webinar discussed the types … [Read More...]
DATE HELD: November 16, 2017 Customs Section 592 Penalties: Who, What, When, Why and How, reviewed the circumstances under which Customs and Border Protection can impose penalties against importers … [Read More...]
