Perspectives on International Trade & Investment

ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that 70 attorneys were recognized as leaders in their field and 24 practices spanning the firm’s litigation, regulatory, and transactional capabilities were ranked in the 2023 edition of Chambers USA.

On May 31, 2023, the Coalition for Fair Trade in Shopping Bags filed antidumping duty (AD) petitions on certain paper shopping bags from Cambodia, China, Colombia, India, Malaysia, Portugal, Taiwan, Turkey, and Vietnam.

In this podcast, Birgit Matthiesen speaks with Bob Kirke, the Executive Director of the Canadian Apparel Federation, who will share the very latest about Canada’s efforts to ban imports suspected of having been made with forced and child labor.

Canada joins a number of major trading partners taking a stronger stance on forced labor after passing legislation known as Bill S-211, An Act to Enact Fighting Against Forced Labor and Child Labor in Supply Chains and to Amend Customs Tariff, on May 3, 2023.

On April 27, 2023, Worthington Industries filed antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions on non-refillable steel cylinders from India.

On April 27, 2023, the American Brass Rod Fair Trade Coalition, Mueller Brass Co., and Wieland Chase LLC filed antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petitions on brass rod from Brazil, India, Israel, Mexico, South Africa, and South Korea.

On April 25, 2023, Edsal Manufacturing Co., Inc. filed antidumping duty (AD) petitions on boltless steel shelving units prepackaged for sale from India, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

In taking steps to take the “voluntary” out of voluntary disclosure, Assistant Secretary of US Export Enforcement Matthew Axelrod issued another memorandum on April 18, 2023, following on his June 2022 enforcement memorandum, that further changes the voluntary disclosure dynamic.

Birgit Matthiesen speaks on a panel at the 36th Electric Vehicle Symposium & Exposition.

Kay Georgi speaks on a panel at C5’s Conference: European Forum on Global Economic Sanctions.

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

In 2020, leaders of Canada, the United States, and Mexico signed the United States Mexico Canada Agreement (USMCA) which, for the first time in a US free trade agreement, includes a ban on imports of products produced using forced labor.

Partner Angela Santos discussed the impact to businesses from increased enforcement by US Customs & Border Protection of forced labor laws under the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act, which prohibits the import of goods produced or sourced in the Xinjiang region of China.

On March 17, 2023, the Court of International Trade upheld the legality of Section 301 tariffs on Chinese origin products included on the Office of the US Trade Representative’s List 3 and List 4A, however the case will almost certainly be appealed.

On March 24, President Joe Biden met with Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, bringing a message of economic integration and shared commitments.

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On March 14-15, 2023, at US Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) Forced Labor Technical Expo (Expo), “Tools for Supply Chain Transparency,” 19 technology service providers (providers) presented their forced labor supply chain diligence solutions.

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

Join ArentFox Schiff Partner Berin Romagnolo as she discusses the various visa categories available to foreign students after graduation to allow them to live and/or work in the United States.

ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that three of the firm’s thought leaders have been named top authors by the 2023 JD Supra Readers’ Choice Awards, which recognizes authors and firms that attained a high level of visibility and engagement across the JD Supra content platform during 2022.

ArentFox Schiff partner Michael Cryan will speak on the “Patent Litigation and the Use of Demonstrative Exhibits: Perspectives from the US and Japan” panel on Wednesday, March 29 at 12:00 PM ET.

Five Questions, Five Answers

On Friday, February 24, 2023, on the one-year anniversary of Russia’s further invasion into Ukraine, President Biden, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) and the US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) imposed duties relating to Russia.

On Friday, February 24, the one-year anniversary of Russia’s further invasion into Ukraine, President Biden, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the US Department of State, and the US Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) imposed new sanctions.

ArentFox Schiff is pleased to announce that five practice areas and 11 attorneys were recognized by Chambers Global 2023.