Cuba Sanctions Update: Removal of Cuba from Terrorism List Will Result in Modest Easing of Trade Sanctions

By Stephen Propst, Beth Peters, Haley Boyette & Samantha Sewall on April 10, 2015

As part of the historic shift in U.S. policy toward Cuba announced on 17 December 2014, President Obama instructed the Secretary of State to launch a review of Cuba’s designation as a state sponsor of terrorism (SSOT), and to prepare a report within six months regarding Cuba’s support for international terrorism. Read more.…

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U.S.-India Agreement Promises to Pave the Way to Implementation of the WTO “Bali Agreement” on Trade Facilitation

By Craig Lewis, Chandri Navarro, Jonathan Stoel, Lewis Leibowitz & Samantha Sewall on November 18, 2014

The U.S. and India have reached an agreement that promises to pave the way toward global implementation of the WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA). The breakthrough agreement between India and the U.S. should now make it possible for member countries to begin implementing the requirements of the agreement, providing potentially significant financial benefits to businesses trading goods around the world as local customs procedures are streamlined. The target date for ratification of the agreement is…

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The Eleventh Circuit Provides Long Sought-After Clarification of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

By Peter Spivack, T. Weymouth & Samantha Sewall on May 21, 2014

On May 16, 2014 the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit issued an opinion in United States v. Joel Esquenazi, et al, affirming the government’s broad interpretation of what constitutes a “government instrumentality” under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). For several years, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have brought enforcement actions against employees of companies alleged to be engaged in corrupt practices involving state-owned enterprises,…

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Landmark WTO Trade Facilitation agreement promises to streamline customs clearance procedures around the world

By Lewis Leibowitz, Craig Lewis, Chandri Navarro, Jonathan Stoel & Samantha Sewall on December 9, 2013

On Saturday, 7 December 2013, the Ninth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) announced the successful conclusion of an agreement on Trade Facilitation (Agreement) — an agreement that is intended to streamline customs clearance procedures around the world by imposing new multilateral disciplines on customs procedures in all member countries. The Agreement imposes basic globally applicable principles for transparency, due process, and reasonableness in the development and implementation of customs clearance requirements. Please…

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Federal Circuit Decides to Continue De Novo Review of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties Decisions (NSK Corp. v. USITC)

By Craig Lewis, Jonathan Stoel & Samantha Sewall on November 20, 2013

On October 25, 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit declined to adopt a new rule by which it would give deference to Court of International Trade (CIT) decisions in antidumping and countervailing duties cases. Instead, a plurality of the Federal Circuit decided that it would continue its existing practice of conducting de novo review of such decisions. A dissent, joined by Chief Judge Randall Rader, argued that the existing practice…

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Cuba Sanctions Update: Removal of Cuba from Terrorism List Will Result in Modest Easing of Trade Sanctions

U.S.-India Agreement Promises to Pave the Way to Implementation of the WTO “Bali Agreement” on Trade Facilitation

The Eleventh Circuit Provides Long Sought-After Clarification of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

Landmark WTO Trade Facilitation agreement promises to streamline customs clearance procedures around the world

Federal Circuit Decides to Continue De Novo Review of Antidumping and Countervailing Duties Decisions (NSK Corp. v. USITC)

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