International Law

The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) has initiated a public consultation process in preparation for the upcoming joint review of the United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement (USMCA)...

Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced its preliminary finding that chassis producers in Mexico, Thailand, and Vietnam have sold chassis and chassis subassemblies into the United States at less than fair value.

On September 23, 2025, the U.S. Court of International Trade (CIT) issued an opinion vacating and remanding U.S. Customs and Border Protection's forced labor Finding against Kingtom Aluminio S.R.L., a Dominican Republic-based aluminum extruder.

The United States is currently party to 48 Bilateral Investment Treaties, including seven that have been signed but not yet ratified.

Global enforcement of anti-corruption laws is at an all-time high and unlikely to recede any time soon.

The CCL is a dual-use list subject to a lower level of control. The Canadian equivalent of the USML is the Defence Production Act.

In February 2025, U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi issued a wide-ranging formal Memorandum that appeared to pause most FARA enforcement actions.

Partner Jonathan Lim discussed recent trends in cross-border legal disputes for the Corporate Disputes "Quarterly Disputes Barometer" roundup, which draws on the insights of legal experts...

On August 28, France, Germany, and the UK (the E3) initiated a "snapback" process that will reimpose UN sanctions on Iran on September 27 unless the UN Security Council acts.

Much as was anticipated, the European Commission (the Commission) announced its long-awaited proposals on Jan. 25, 2012, on what are likely to be viewed as drastic changes to data protection law in Europe. The aim of the proposals is to make EU privacy laws fit for the 21st century, and they seek to both change the system and increase penalties for breach, with fines of up to 2% of a corporation's annual global turnover.

The European Union’s rules on government procurement have traditionally been admirably open and non-discriminatory, with none of the "Buy Local" preferences found elsewhere in the world.

On January 25, 2012, the European Commission unveiled its draft legislative proposals to revamp privacy rules in the European Union (EU).