J. Scott Maberry

Jan 16, 2025 | openlegalblogarchive.org | Lisa C. Mays |J. Scott Maberry |Curtis M. Dombek

Tariffs remain the focus of the incoming Trump Administration. Over the past several months, the announcements from president-elect Trump and his transition team have been dynamic. We expect the Trump trade policy team to use creative methods to deliver aggressive new tariff policies this year. There are several strategies U.S. importers may consider to cope with the anticipated tariff increases.

Jan 16, 2025 | jdsupra.com | Curtis M. Dombek |J. Scott Maberry |Lisa C. Mays

Tariffs remain the focus of the incoming Trump Administration. Over the past several months, the announcements from president-elect Trump and his transition team have been dynamic. We expect the Trump trade policy team to use creative methods to deliver aggressive new tariff policies this year. There are several strategies U.S. importers may consider to cope with the anticipated tariff increases.

Aug 15, 2024 | mondaq.com | J. Scott Maberry |Ann M. O'Brien

In this episode, Ann O'Brien, a partner at Sheppard Mullin and head of the firm's Criminal Antitrust and Cartels Team, joins us to discuss recent trends in international antitrust enforcement, including emerging cartel issues related to government procurement, artificial intelligence, and ESG. What is a cartel from the antitrust perspective? How does the DOJ investigate cartels and what is the life cycle of a cartel investigation?

Jul 18, 2024 | natlawreview.com | J. Scott Maberry

On June 27, 2024, the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Industry & Security (BIS) announced its first update to the boycott requester list. The list contains entities that have been reported by a U.S. person as having made a boycott-related request in connection with a transaction in the interstate or foreign commerce of the United States. The latest update adds 57 entities to the list and removes 127 entities. Some notable additions include entities from Japan and Germany.

Jul 16, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Julien Blanquart |J. Scott Maberry |Jonathan Wang

As we pass the midpoint of a year marked by assertive enforcement of dual use laws, the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an updated version of its Don’t Let This Happen to You! Guide. That guide, which was last updated in March 2024, includes numerous case examples illustrating BIS’s criminal and administrative enforcement actions.