International Law

As U.S.-China trade tensions escalate and tariffs reshape global supply chains, manufacturers face a critical decision: stay in China or relocate to Mexico. This comprehensive guide examines the operational, legal, and financial realities of moving manufacturing from China to Mexico, drawing on years of practical experience helping companies navigate this complex transition.

The U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control has issued sweeping regulatory changes affecting Cuba and Iran sanctions programs, introducing new restrictions on financial transactions, travel authorizations, and banking activities. These amendments establish separate regulatory frameworks, expand prohibited transaction categories, and consolidate penalty provisions across multiple sanctions programs, creating significant compliance implications for U.S. persons and foreign financial institutions.

The Mexican Ministry of Economy has initiated an antidumping investigation into carbon steel sheet imports from Japan following a petition by Grupo Acerero, S.A. de C.V. The investigation covers hot-rolled, flat-rolled steel products and establishes specific deadlines for Japanese producers and exporters to respond, with the dumping period under review spanning all of 2025.

An arbitral tribunal ruled that investment managers Cyrus Capital Partners and Contrarian Capital Management lacked standing to bring NAFTA claims against Mexico because their management authority over offshore funds did not constitute treaty-level ownership or control of debt securities. The tribunal also held that investments acquired after NAFTA's termination could not qualify as legacy investments under USMCA Annex 14-C, even if the underlying securities were issued while NAFTA was in force.

As U.S.-China trade tensions escalate and tariffs reshape global supply chains, manufacturers face a critical decision: stay in China or relocate to Mexico. This comprehensive guide examines the operational, legal, and financial realities of moving manufacturing from China to Mexico, drawing on years of practical experience helping companies navigate this complex transition.

In this Simply Trade–ICPA collaboration, Victoria Schneider speaks with Brenda Cordova and Alyson Hachey about the inaugural ICPA Mexico Conference, scheduled for November 3-5, 2026...

Investment treaty arbitration requires careful analysis of temporal jurisdiction to determine whether challenged State conduct falls within a treaty's scope. This examination explores the legal framework governing...

Senator Carlos Portinho has introduced Amendment #8 to Bill No. 2,210/2022, proposing significant measures to protect Brazilian judicial sovereignty in patent disputes. The amendment introduces mechanisms to counter foreign anti-suit injunctions and interim licenses that interfere with Brazilian court proceedings, including business suspension powers and substantial financial penalties. How will this legislative initiative reshape Brazil's approach to international patent litigation and strengthen its innov

The Supreme Court's January 27, 2025 decision denying the Republic of Argentina's petition for a writ of certiorari in Argentina v. Attestor Master Value...