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Byline: STEVEN CHASE; Staff Canada has launched two fresh legal challenges in its long-running dispute with the United States over softwood lumber after Washington nearly doubled the punitive duties it [...]

A late-afternoon slide by some big tech companies cut into Wall Street's gains Thursday, leading to a mixed finish for stock indexes. The S&P 500 ended flat after giving up [...]

Byline: JEFFREY JONES; Staff Canadian lumber industry and government officials say they will defend the country's economic interests as they seek a resolution after the U.S. Department of Commerce nearly [...]

On September 11, 2024, the Department of Commerce (DOC), Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a proposed rule that would place an ongoing reporting requirement for entities developing, acquiring, [...]

Please download the full client alert here. On September 4, 2024, antidumping and countervailing duty petitions were filed with the U.S. Department of Commerce ('DOC') and U.S. International Trade Commission [...]

On August 2, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (the Department) determined that the Socialist Republic of Vietnam (Vietnam) continues to function as a non-market economy (NME) and will continue [...]

In line with Group of Seven (G7) efforts to disrupt the Russian military-industrial base's reliance on foreign IT systems, in June 2024 the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Department [...]

Introduction This white paper is intended to provide a broad overview of the various US national security laws that can apply to AI, illustrating the breadth of legal regimes that [...]

On July 12, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce (Commerce) issued a proposed rule designed 'to enhance the administration of the antidumping duty (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) laws.' Commerce [...]

On July 10, 2024, a new antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) petition was filed against imports of Tungsten Shot from China. Tungsten shot is used to produce shotgun shot. [...]

1. Foreign Software Company Blocked from Selling Products and Services to U.S. Persons On June 20, the Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) for the first time [...]

On July 10, 2024, antidumping and countervailing duty petitions were filed with the U.S. Department of Commerce ('DOC') and U.S. International Trade Commission ('ITC') concerning imports of Certain Tungsten Shot [...]

We have received a number of inquiries regarding the implications of the new solar panels antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) investigations. With the ITC just issuing its affirmative preliminary [...]

On March 25, 2024, the Department of Commerce ('Department') published its final regulation for evaluating particular market situation ('PMS') allegations in the context of antidumping duty ('AD') proceedings.1 The bulk [...]

Introduction In international trade law, 'targeted dumping' refers to a specific trade practice where exporters sell their goods at an export price which differs significantly among different purchasers, regions or [...]

Highlights The U.S. Department of Commerce issued a Final Determination prohibiting Kaspersky Lab Inc., the U.S. subsidiary of a Russia-backed antivirus software and cybersecurity company, from providing antivirus software and [...]

Byline: Kelsey Ables The Biden administration announced Thursday that it will ban Kaspersky Lab from distributing its anti-virus software and cybersecurity products in the United States, pointing to national security [...]

Byline: Eva Dou, Ellen Nakashima The Commerce Department has further restricted the sale of U.S. technology to China's leading high-tech firm, Huawei Technologies, revoking certain allowances of U.S. chip sales [...]

What You Need to Know Key takeaway #1 Starting July 20, 2024, Kaspersky is prohibited from entering into any new agreement with U.S. persons, which includes U.S. citizens or residents [...]

The Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued an administrative penalty on Indiana University-Bloomington as part of a larger settlement related to the university's violation of the [...]

On June 12, 2024, the Biden administration imposed additional sanctions and export controls to intensify pressure on Russia for its continued war against Ukraine. Among other things, the latest measures [...]

On May 14, 2024, in response to a petition by several producers of silicon photovoltaic solar modules, the US Department of Commerce (the 'Department' or 'Commerce') initiated antidumping ('AD') and [...]

As global economic and geopolitical environments enter a new era, companies need to continuously develop and adjust their coherent global business strategies to secure and further expand business opportunities in [...]

This article was originally published in Steel Market Update on May 24, 2024 and can be found here. In conjunction with President Biden's visit to Vietnam in September 2023, Vietnam's [...]

In this article, the authors explain the legal mechanisms available to U.S. manufacturers to combat unfair import competition. They pay particular attention to petitions and investigations before the U.S. Department [...]

On Wednesday, March 6, 2024, the Department of Commerce, Department of the Treasury and Department of Justice issued another Tri-seal Compliance Note, focusing this time on the obligations of foreign [...]

On March 6, 2024, the U.S. Departments of Commerce, Treasury, and Justice issued a Tri-Seal Compliance Note ('Note') warning non-U.S. persons of the risks of violating U.S. sanctions and export [...]

The American Alliance for Solar Manufacturing Trade Committee (Alliance) filed a petition with the US International Trade Commission (ITC) and the US Department of Commerce (Commerce) for the imposition of [...]

On April 24, 2024, a group of domestic producers of crystalline silicon photovoltaic (CSPV) solar cells and modules filed a petition with the U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) and the [...]

On March 26, 2024, the Eastman Chemical Company ('Petitioner') submitted a petition ('Petition') to the U.S. Department of Commerce ('Commerce') and the U.S. International Trade Commission ('ITC' or 'Commission') for [...]

Following notice and comment rulemaking, new regulations will soon impact antidumping and countervailing duty proceedings before the U.S. Department of Commerce ('Commerce'). Most substantively, in issuing the new rules Commerce [...]

Byline: Ross Norton Delta Children's Products, best known under its retail banner as Delta Children, will establish its first South Carolina operation in Orangeburg County. The company on April 2 [...]

On March 6, 2023 the US Department of Justice ('DOJ'), the US Department of Commerce ('Commerce Department'), and the US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ('OFAC'), [...]

March 8, 2024 -On March 6, 2024, the U.S. Departments of Commerce, the Treasury, and Justice issued a Tri-Seal Compliance Note (the 'Note') highlighting the applicability of U.S. sanctions and [...]

On January 29, 2024, the US Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (the 'Department') issued a notice of proposed rulemaking seeking comment on a proposed regulation in response [...]

Overview On January 29, 2024, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) at the U.S. Department of Commerce issued a new proposed regulatory rule (the 'Proposed Rule'), which will impose [...]

On January 29, 2024, the Department of Commerce released a proposed rule: Taking Additional Steps To Address the National Emergency With Respect to Significant Malicious Cyber-Enabled Activities, which solicits comments [...]

On January 9, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) declared that it would be releasing its first ever department-wide national security strategy. The announcement by Commerce Deputy Secretary Don Graves echoes [...]

In a recent proposed rule, the Department of Commerce has taken additional steps toward imposing significant regulations on infrastructure as a service (IaaS) providers, including providers engaged in training certain [...]

Introduction On January 29, 2024, the Department of Commerce (Commerce) proposed a rule that will generally require U.S. Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) providers and their foreign resellers to verify [...]

On December 21, 2023, the US Department of Commerce (DOC) announced it will launch a new survey in January 20241 to serve as a foundation for continued analysis of the [...]

Byline: Eva Dou The Commerce Department is set to announce Tuesday a raft of new export controls aimed at slowing China's development of advanced AI technologies, a key plank of [...]