Perspectives on China

The International Bar Association (IBA) Annual Conference is the leading conference for legal professionals worldwide to meet, share knowledge, build contacts, and develop business.

Kay Georgi speaks on a panel at the American Conference Institute’s 5th Conference on US-China Trade Controls.

ArentFox Schiff represented The Benchmark Company, LLC as sole bookrunning manager in ICZOOM Group Inc.’s initial public offering.

After pushing through the most challenging periods of COVID-19’s impact on the global supply chains, companies have focused on streamlining manufacturing and distribution, putting Mexico in the spotlight.

The IBA Annual Conference is attended by both members and non-members of the IBA, with lawyers from over 130 jurisdictions and all parts of the legal profession present.

As the founder of iGroup and iGrow, Anastasios Economou weighs in on the future of crypto, NFTs, and the impact of the Metaverse on companies.

In the last few years, global insurance markets have faced unprecedented challenges from climate change disasters, cyber security threats, and cryptocurrency.

Co-hosts Hunter Carter and Malcolm McNeil talk about Mexico trade issues dominating the headlines, with Sánchez Devanny Law Firm Partner Eduardo Sotelo Cauduro.

In this WorldSmart podcast, International Trade & Investment Practice Leader Kay Georgi discusses the current and future issues of export controls and economic sanctions, with International Group Co-Chairs Hunter Carter and Malcolm McNeil.

In this WorldSmart podcast, Arent Fox’s Senior International Advisor, Richard Griffiths, sits down to discuss the firm’s Sovereign Representation Group and its presence in the international market with the International Group’s Co-Chairs Hunter Carter and Malcolm McNeil.

In the latest WorldSmart podcast, International Co-Chairs Hunter Carter and Malcolm McNeil sit down with Customs & Import Compliance Partner Angela Santos to discuss the global forced labor problem, how forced labor can impact company supply chains, steps that should be taken to mitigate forced labo

In the most recent WorldSmart podcast, International Co-Chairs Hunter Carter and Malcolm McNeil sit down with Peters & Peters Partners Keith Oliver, Head of International, and Michael O’Kane, Head of Business Crime, to discuss the effects of covid in the international world of white collar crime and

In the most recent WorldSmart podcast, Chief Legal Officer at ESI, Tony Aguilera, sits down with International Co-Chairs Hunter Carter and Malcolm McNeil to discuss supply chain challenges during the age of COVID-19 and what the future of business holds.

In the most recent WorldSmart podcast, attorneys Jose Ugaz and Walfrido Warde discuss anti-corruption efforts in Latin America with International Co-Chairs Hunter Carter and Malcolm McNeil.

In the most recent podcast of WorldSmart, Arent Fox Managing Partner Cristina Carvalho sits down with AF International Co-Chairs Malcolm McNeil and Hunter Carter for a lively, yet informative, conversation that focuses on both Cristina’s role as Managing Partner and Arent Fox’s globally ranked Trade

Arent Fox’s International Group is launching a new podcast. “WorldSmart” will feature Group Co-Leaders Hunter Carter and Malcolm McNeil holding a fun and candid discussion on global issues, trends, and news surrounding the international arena. Each month will feature a new guest speaker.

The Arent Fox International Arbitration Practice proudly served as a founding sponsor for the inaugural Washington Arbitration Week (WAW) hosted virtually November 30 –December 4.

Arent Fox International Trade Practice Leader Kay Georgi will speak as a Co-Chair at the US-China Trade Controls Conference hosted by the American Conference Institute on October 22, 2020.

Arent Fox Partner Kay Georgi will speak as part of a panel discussion titled “Recent Changes to the EAR.”

On Friday, May 29, 2020, President Trump issued a proclamation, effective Monday, June 1, 2020, suspending indefinitely the entry into the US of certain Chinese students and researchers. 

International practice co-leader Malcolm McNeil was recently quoted in a FOXBusiness article that discusses the recent plunging oil prices that have devastated Texas oil companies.

Through an array of legislative and administrative measures over the past couple of years, the US Government has made significant strides in its effort to limit, and perhaps end altogether, the proliferation of Chinese-origin telecommunications technology in US infrastructure.

On April 28, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a proposed rule that would revise License Exception Additional Permissive Re-Exports (APR).

In yet another action on April 28, 2020, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a final rule imposing stricter license requirements on a wide range of exports, reexports and transfers to China, Russia, or Venezuela for “military end uses” or to “military end users.”

Rumors have circulated through the export community for months, and the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has finally acted. In a final rule published April 28, 2020, BIS is removing License Exception Civil End-Users (CIV) (15 CFR §740.5) from the Export Administration Regulations (EAR).