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2 months ago | 
lexology.com | D. Michael Kaye |Everett Eissenstat |Ruaridh Guy |Ludmilla Kasulke |Michael Wray |Anya Bharat Ram | +1 more
The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) announced on February 21, 2025, the initiation of the second phase of its ongoing Section 301 investigation into China’s acts, policies and practices relating to the maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors. This second stage of the investigation (known as the remedies phase) will consider a list of potential actions, fees or measures designed to counteract China’s targeted dominance of the shipbuilding and maritime transportation industries.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
discoursemagazine.com | Everett Eissenstat
By Everett EissenstatRegardless of who is victorious in the upcoming presidential election, it is safe to say that U.S. leadership in promoting open markets and tariff liberalization is, for the time being, a thing of the past. The concept of free trade is now roundly rejected by both presidential candidates and their political parties, but the trend actually began years ago.
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Kate Kim Tuma |George N. Grammas |Everett Eissenstat |David Stewart |Bridget McGovern |Ludmilla Kasulke | +4 more
On September 26, 2024, the US Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that, when final, would prohibit the sale or import of connected vehicles (and certain related component hardware and software) with a sufficient nexus to either the People's Republic of China (PRC) or Russia. This action follows an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) that the agency issued on March 1, 2024.
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
squirepattonboggs.com | Kate Kim Tuma |George N. Grammas |Everett Eissenstat |David Stewart
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Mar 18, 2024 | 
lexology.com | D. Michael Kaye |David Stewart |Everett Eissenstat |Ludmilla Kasulke |John Flynn |Darrien Flowers | +1 more
On March 12, 2024, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) announced that it had received a petition from five national labor unions requesting action under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (Trade Act), to address the People's Republic of China's (PRC) acts, policies and practices in the critical maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors.
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Mar 7, 2024 | 
lexology.com | David Stewart |Kate Kim Tuma |Bridget McGovern |Everett Eissenstat |Ludmilla Kasulke |Robert Kelly | +3 more
On February 29, 2024, US President Joe Biden announced that his administration will investigate the national security risks posed by “connected vehicles from countries of concern.” The president’s statement underscores the key role that advanced technologies and data play in today’s cars and other vehicles, and the national security risks presented therein.
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Mar 4, 2024 | 
lexblog.com | Genevieve Hubbard |Ludmilla Kasulke |Everett Eissenstat |D. Michael Kaye
On March 1, 2024, the US International Trade Commission (ITC) officially announced the initiation of a new factfinding investigation into the global rice market. The investigation, titled “Rice: Global Competitiveness and Impacts on Trade and the U.S. Industry” (Investigation No. 332-603), was requested by US House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means Chair Jason Smith (Republican-Missouri).
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Mar 4, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Genevieve Hubbard |Ludmilla Kasulke |Everett Eissenstat |D. Michael Kaye |David Stewart
On March 1, 2024, the US International Trade Commission (ITC) officially announced the initiation of a new factfinding investigation into the global rice market. The investigation, titled “Rice: Global Competitiveness and Impacts on Trade and the U.S. Industry” (Investigation No. 332-603), was requested by US House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means Chair Jason Smith (Republican-Missouri).
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Feb 15, 2024 | 
squirepattonboggs.com | D. Michael Kaye |Ludmilla Kasulke |David Stewart |Everett Eissenstat
On March 12, 2024, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) announced that it had received a petition from five national labor unions requesting action under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (Trade Act), to address the People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) acts, policies and practices in the critical maritime, logistics and shipbuilding sectors.
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Feb 13, 2024 | 
lexology.com | D. Michael Kaye |David Stewart |Everett Eissenstat |Peter Koenig |Ludmilla Kasulke |Genevieve Hubbard
In a February 5, 2024 letter to the US International Trade Commission (ITC), US House of Representatives Ways & Means Committee Chair Jason Smith (Republican-Missouri) requested that the ITC conduct a Section 332 investigation into the global rice market. The ITC will institute the investigation in the coming weeks, and it could be the first step toward future trade actions impacting trade in rice and related products.
