Fennemore Immigration Director Alycia Moss and International Trade Director Les Glick presented a practical webinar covering the key trade, tariff, and immigration considerations for U.S. importers and Malaysian agricultural businesses entering, investing in, or operating in the United States on
Petition Summary: Corrugated Pizza Boxes from the People’s Republic of China, Malaysia, and the Republic of Türkiye
On September 9, 2026, the American Pizza Boxes Manufacturers Coalition (comprised of Smurfit Westrock plc and Pratt Industries, Inc.) and the United Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers International Union (USW) (collectively Petitioners) filed
Malaysia’s Cross-Border Insolvency Framework Is Now Complete
The Model Law on Cross-Border Insolvency has firmly landed in Malaysia.
On 28 August 2026, the Cross-Border Insolvency Act 2026 (CBI Act) came into force. Malaysia now has a dedicated statutory framework for the recognition of foreign insolvency proceedings and
Amnesty International calls for children to be included in youth digital rights regulatory processes
Amnesty International reported on Monday that international failure to ensure children’s online safety from Big Tech harms is connected to a lack of youth perspectives in policy-making spaces. Classifying existing solutions as performative, the organization pointed out that increasing surveillance,
A Focus On Malaysia
This post highlights five FCPA enforcement actions (ranging from the largest FCPA settlement of all-time to one of the first FCPA enforcement actions in 1978) concerning conduct (in whole or in part) in Malaysia.
Goldman Sachs (2020)
The enforcement action
Malaysia dispatch: revisiting the ‘To Kill A Movement’ exhibition
Malaysia, taken seriously: tax, treaty and residence for the International Private Client
Malaysia rewards a second look from internationally mobile clients. A territorial tax system, no estate or general capital gains tax, a foreign-income exemption now extended to 2036, a mature double tax treaty with the United Kingdom, four residence routes and
“Whose Voice Is It? Lessons from a Malaysian WhatsApp Voice‑Note Case for India’s Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam”
Petition Summary: Stationary and Portable Air Compressors from Malaysia, The People’s Republic of China, and The Socialist Republic of Vietnam
On April 30, 2026, Mat Industries, LLC (“Petitioner”) filed a petition for the imposition of antidumping and countervailing duties on stationary and portable air compressors from Malaysia, The People’s Republic of China, and The Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
Malaysia JPDP publishes guidelines on DPIA, Privacy by Design, and automated decision-making and profiling
The Personal Data Protection Department (JPDP) has introduced three new guidelines—Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA), Data Protection by Design (DPbD), and Automated Decision-Making and Profiling (ADMP)—to enhance proactive measures for data handlers, particularly regarding the use of AI in personal