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With the escalating political turmoil in Venezuela over the past few weeks, the Trump Administration responded – at least in part – with the imposition of additional sanctions.
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The US Government has been under a partial shutdown since December 21, 2018, and it is anyone’s guess when the shutdown will end. Congress has recessed until this week, and there is little word of progress among the parties.
In the last hour of the last day of last month, with 30 minutes to spare, US Trade Representative Lighthizer met the US self-imposed deadline and formally sent to Congress the agreed-upon text of a US-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA.
Monthly Wrap: News, insights & analysis from Arent Fox's International Arbitration team.
The United States and Mexico announced an agreement on August 27, 2018 regarding key issues that have been the focus of trilateral discussions among the US, Mexico and Canada for over a year.
The Monthly Wrap: News, insights, and analysis from Arent Fox's International Arbitration team.
Today, the Government of Canada released the final list of goods that will be subject to retaliatory tariffs effective July 1, 2018.
Complex Litigation and International Partner Hunter Carter was recently quoted by Latin Lawyer from a lively dialogue on whether Miami rates as a world-class seat for arbitration at this year’s Latin Lawyer GAR Annual Arbitration Summit.
Arent Fox associate Taniel Anderson will speak at the 38th annual International Congress on Intellectual Property hosted by the Brazilian Intellectual Property Association.
On May 20, 2018, Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin stated that the US was “putting the trade war on hold,” pending negotiations with China to reduce the US trade deficit and address certain acts, policies, and practices related to intellectual property rights.
Following a tweet from President Donald Trump that there was “big news coming soon” for the automotive industry, the Department of Commerce (DOC) formally announced on May 24, 2018 an investigation into the impact of certain automotive imports on US national security interests.
The May 21 notice provides guidance on the manner in which imports whose exclusion requests are approved by the DOC should be entered in order to avoid the Section 232 duties.
Following the Presidential Proclamations issued April 30, 2018 regarding the imposition of double-digit tariffs on certain steel and aluminum imports (Section 232 tariffs), US Customs and Border Protection published further guidance detailing the implementation of the Section 232 tariffs.
Canadian business leaders greeted the President’s announcement that the exemptions for Canada (and Mexico) from the double-digit “Section 232 tariffs” on certain steel and aluminum imports will be extended an additional month, or May 31, 2018.
Government regulators have struggled to keep pace with entrepreneurs as they launch new cryptocurrencies and trading platforms, resulting in largely unregulated virtual currency exchanges.
Cristina A. Carvalho and Hunter T. Carter have been named to Latin America’s 2018 Top 100 Lawyers list by Latinvex.
International Trade Practice Group Leader Kay Georgi and Counsel Regan Alberda discussed economic sanctions under President Donald Trump in an article for The Current: The Journal of the PLI Press.
Right before the holidays, President Trump and his Administration took significant steps toward using economic sanctions to tackle international human rights abuses and corruption.
As part of Arent Fox's continuing pro bono work in favor of marriage equality at home and abroad, Hunter Carter was in Panama recently to file an amicus brief on behalf of the New York City Bar before the Panama Supreme Court.
AF International Co-Chair Hunter Carter was quoted in an article published by the Washington Blade in response to a new Chilean bill that would extend marriage and adoption rights to same-sex couples.
The 2017 edition of Legal 500 US has rated 50 Arent Fox LLP attorneys as national leaders in their field. In addition, 17 of the firm’s practice areas were ranked among the best in the country. Legal 500 highlighted Arent Fox’s extensive capabilities across a number of areas of the law.
Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business has recognized 32 Arent Fox LLP attorneys as leaders in their field.
Arent Fox is pleased to announce that once again Managing Partner Cristina A. Carvalho and Complex Litigation partner Hunter T. Carter have been named to the Latin America’s 2017 Top 100 Lawyers list by Latinvex.
Arent Fox LLP’s Trademark practice has been recognized as one of the best in the country by World Trademark Review.