United States: International Law

Several tribunals and courts were established at various periods of America's history to resolve trade-related litigation, both at the trial and appellate levels, and even the Supreme Court has played a significant role in these disputes.

Civil litigation in the United States presents unique challenges for non-U.S. entities, from expansive pretrial discovery to parallel court systems and public proceedings.

In Part 1, we described why the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is becoming more investable for U.S. companies that engage selectively and with discipline.

FinCEN’s March 30, 2026, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) marks a major step toward fully operationalizing the agency’s whistleblower program, designed to incentivize reporting of Bank Secrecy Act (BSA), sanctions, IEEPA, and other illicit finance violations.

On March 31, 2026, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) released an important advisory addressing the growing use of sham transactions to evade U.S. sanctions.

On April 8, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) announced the launch of several tools to empower U.S. companies to strengthen their supply chains and defend against unfair competition stemming from overseas labor abuses.

A $285 million theft from Drift Protocol reveals how North Korean state actors used months of sophisticated social engineering—including in-person relationship building at industry conferences—to exploit human trust and bypass technical security controls. The incident demonstrates how traditional cybersecurity measures can be circumvented when threat actors invest in cultivating legitimacy, raising critical questions about insider risk, approval processes, and the convergence of remote IT worker

On February 28, 2026, the United States launched Operation Epic Fury, which has significantly reshaped the geopolitical landscape. This ongoing operation has made the status of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz...

The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control maintains the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List, a powerful sanctions tool that can result in asset freezes and transaction prohibitions.