As previously reported, on August 22, 2026, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced that Canada will impose dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs in response to the Section 338 additional duties that went into effect following the suspension of trade negotiations between
On August 24, 2026, pursuant to Executive Order 14312, the U.S. Department of State took action to rescind Syria’s designation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism (“SST”). Additionally, the State Department and U.S. Department of the Treasury concurrently removed
In a recently published article, Ken Dintzer and Toni Michelle Jackson examine the growing power of state attorneys general in antitrust enforcement and analyze the significant legal, structural, and strategic implications for corporate counsel and deal teams as state-level merger
On August 7, 2026, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or the “Committee”) released its Annual Report to Congress for calendar year 2025 (the “Report”).[1] In an accompanying press release, the U.S. Department of the
In December 2023, Freepoint Commodities resolved a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement action in connection with a bribery scheme in Brazil.
The criminal charge of conspiracy to violate the FCPA’s anti-bribery provisions was resolved through a deferred prosecution agreement
French language policy has emerged as a hot-button issue in the breakdown of trade talks between Canada and the U.S. While the U.S. has denied that French is a concern, Prime Minister Mark Carney pointed to U.S. demands involving culture
(Editor’s Note: The following column was written for Sports Litigation Alert by veteran sports lawyer Len Simon, who was recently named a senior writer for Hackney Publications.)Have you heard about the Protect College Sports Act? The massive piece of legislation
Trade compliance is no longer a niche legal concern. As sanctions regimes expand, export controls become more complex, and geopolitical tensions continue to reshape global commerce, legal and compliance leaders are being asked to manage growing regulatory risk while enabling
Introduction
In the space of just one week, the EU’s top court, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”), delivered two important judgments that clarify the scope of sport rule-making activities that can benefit from an antitrust exemption: the ROGON judgment
Overview
On 24 August 2026, the United States took coordinated action across its Syria and Iran sanctions programmes. Secretary of State Marco Rubio rescinded Syria’s State Sponsor of Terrorism (SST) designation after the 45-day Congressional notification period, and Hay’at Tahrir
