International Trade Attorney
Here are synopses of some of the many new trade regulation initiatives issued in the past month or so. Launch Vehicle and Spacecraft Controls Revisited As part of their ongoing Export Control Reform initiative, the State and Commerce Departments have invited comments on the scope of export … Read More...
There are all kinds of annual awards: Razzies for bad films, Golden Mullets for the worst video game and the Turnip Prize for lousy art. That got me to thinking that maybe another one’s in order, to celebrate the most embarrassing export control penalty of the year. Let’s call it the Dummies. My … Read More...
“Synergy”, the outcome when two or more items combine to create something greater than the sum of its parts, generally is considered a good thing. Several recent international trade developments show that synergy also can work in reverse, in this instance turning three separate obnoxious events into … Read More...
“It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future.” Yogi Berra’s aphorism notwithstanding, the Commerce Department is attempting to do just that with its Review of Controls for Certain Emerging Technologies, and has enlisted all of us to help. … Read More...
You can tell them and tell them, but do they listen? Noooooo. Well, in fact, I never told “them” anything, but there’s enough information out there warning against falsely claiming imported articles are “Made in America” to let everyone know that it’s a really bad idea. The Federal Trade … Read More...
WEBINAR FROM OCTOBER 4, 2018 The United States has imposed additional duties on steel and aluminum imports from everywhere under Section 232, and on numerous products from China under Section 301. Additional items may be targeted in the future; meanwhile, affected foreign countries have placed … Read More...
Does anyone else remember that old TV show Can You Top This? The shtick was for audience members to send in jokes, which the cast of on-screen comedians tried to “top” with funnier ones of their own. Hilarity ensued. That premise seems to have been revived for current trade disputes although, … Read More...
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...
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...]
