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February 03, 2025
US Steel, Nippon Say Election Politics Blocked $14.9B Deal
Japan's Nippon Steel Corp. and U.S. Steel Corp. on Monday filed their opening brief in a suit against former President Joe Biden and the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States over a blocked $14.9 billion mega-merger, alleging the deal was blocked purely due to election-year politics and not national security as claimed.
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February 03, 2025
US Tariffs On Mexico And Canada Paused For One Month
President Donald Trump said Monday that he will suspend the imminent 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian goods entering the U.S. for one month after talking with both countries' leaders.
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January 31, 2025
January's IPO Market Was Active Despite Tepid Debuts
Capital markets lawyers kept busy in January thanks to a sizable increase in initial public offerings, but the largest IPOs performed weaker than expected, likely sobering market participants' expectations going forward.
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January 31, 2025
US Chamber Backs Exxon Suit Over Seized Cuba Property
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce urged the U.S. Supreme Court to accept Exxon Mobil Corp.'s challenge of a D.C. Circuit decision that made it harder for the energy giant to seek damages over property that Fidel Castro's government confiscated decades ago in Cuba.
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January 31, 2025
Supreme Court Eyes Its 'Next Frontier' In FCC Delegation Case
A case about broadband subsidies will give the U.S. Supreme Court the chance to revive a long-dormant separation of powers principle that attorneys say could upend regulations in numerous industries and trigger a power shift that would make last term's shake-up of federal agency authority pale in comparison. And a majority of the court already appears to support its resurrection.
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January 31, 2025
Former Fed Adviser Charged With Spying For China
A former senior adviser to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors was arrested Friday on charges of stealing confidential data for the government of China, which prosecutors said could be used to conduct market manipulation.
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January 31, 2025
Honeywell Handed Win In Aircraft-Brake Parts Duty Dispute
Honeywell International Inc. has won its dispute with U.S. Customs and Border Protection over imported parts used to make aircraft brake discs, with the U.S. Court of International Trade agreeing the parts were incorrectly classified and should be duty-free.
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January 31, 2025
Trump Threatens 100% Tariffs Over New BRICS Currency
President Donald Trump has lobbed tariff threats at a new group of countries, saying that he would implement 100% tariffs on members of the so-called BRICS coalition — which includes Brazil, Russia, India and China — if they follow through on plans to create a gold-backed currency as an alternative to the U.S. dollar.
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February 11, 2025
Law360 Seeks Members For Its 2025 Editorial Boards
Law360 is looking for avid readers of our publications to serve as members of our 2025 editorial advisory boards.
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January 31, 2025
Trump Initiates Trade War With 25% Tariffs On Canada, Mexico
President Donald Trump said Saturday he is imposing 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada, and a 10% tariff on imports from China, citing the U.S. national security risks associated with illegal drug flows.
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January 31, 2025
Nippon Targets Sanyo Special Steel After Nixed US Steel Deal
Japan's Nippon Steel Corp. on Friday announced plans to launch a tender offer valued at 70.5 billion yen ($456 million) to acquire full control of Sanyo Special Steel, a move that comes in the wake of former President Joe Biden blocking Nippon's $14.9 billion megadeal with U.S. Steel.
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January 30, 2025
Loeb & Loeb Leads $150M Greek Shipping Execs' SPAC IPO
Blank-check company Stellar V Capital Corp., which was formed by Greek shipping executives, launched its projected $150 million initial public offering Thursday, with Loeb & Loeb LLP representing Stellar and Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP advising the underwriters.
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January 30, 2025
Peruvians Tell High Court Smelter Lawsuit Should Proceed
Peruvian nationals suing U.S. billionaire Ira Rennert's The Renco Group Inc. for allegedly poisoning them with toxic chemicals from a smelting and refining complex in a rural part of the country are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to let their litigation move forward.
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January 30, 2025
Canadian Pot Equipment CEO Says CBP Illegally Booted Him
The Canadian CEO of a company that makes cannabis agricultural equipment has sued the U.S. Homeland Security Department and Customs and Border Protection, saying they detained him at the U.S.-Canada border and ordered his removal for allegedly abetting the spread of narcotics despite a prior U.S. Court of International Trade finding that his company was operating legally.
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January 30, 2025
Energy Co. Takes Aim At FERC Enforcement Powers
A North Carolina-based energy efficiency aggregator is challenging the constitutionality of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's authority to investigate it and order it to explain why it should not face nearly $1 billion in penalties for disputed market manipulation and tariff violation allegations.
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January 30, 2025
Semiconductor Co. Eyeing $5M Award Can't Get Asset Freeze
A California federal judge has denied a Chinese semiconductor company's request to bar a commodity trading firm from dissipating its assets while the two are locked in an arbitration battle over a contract for lithography machines, saying the trader, now aware of the litigation, had not sold off its assets or indicated an intention of doing so.
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January 30, 2025
Trade Court Bans Altria Vape Imports In Juul Patent Case
The U.S. International Trade Commission has upheld a judge's August finding that Altria's NJOY brand vaping products infringe four patents owned by rival Juul, and further ordered a ban on imports of the infringing products.
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January 30, 2025
Too Soon For Finding In Challenge To Gov't Israel Arms Sales
A London judge on Thursday refused to decide whether the U.K. government was slow in concluding that there was a "clear risk" that arms exports might be used by Israel to violate international human rights law in Gaza.
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January 30, 2025
Brazil Biz Pro Joins Kobre & Kim To Lead Latin America Team
Kobre & Kim LLP has brought on an experienced international trade expert and consultant as regional managing director for Latin America, enhancing the cross-border dispute and investigation firm's business and product development and overall operations from her base in São Paulo, Brazil.
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January 29, 2025
Binary Options Fraudsters Must Pay $451.6M To CFTC
An Illinois federal judge on Tuesday ordered three Israeli businessmen and the overseas businesses they owned or ran to pay over $451.6 million to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, holding them liable for lying about the profitability of binary options transactions and misappropriating customer funds.
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January 29, 2025
USPTO Backlog 'Unacceptable,' Trump's Commerce Pick Says
Commerce secretary nominee Howard Lutnick said at his confirmation hearing Wednesday that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's backlog of unexamined patent applications is "unacceptable," and pledged to work to reduce it so that patents are issued more quickly.
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January 29, 2025
Chinese Co. Execs Convicted Over Fentanyl Chemical Imports
Two former executives of a Chinese chemical company were convicted Wednesday of charges related to a purported scheme to import fentanyl precursor chemicals in order to manufacture large quantities of the drug, as well as laundering funds.
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January 29, 2025
Ga. Appeals Panel Backs $657K Default Against Korean IT Co.
The Georgia Court of Appeals has declined to set aside a $657,000 default judgment entered against a South Korean technology firm that protested it was improperly served with the suit, ruling Tuesday that international law, rather than Georgia's, governs the procedure.
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January 29, 2025
Ex-Sen. Menendez Gets 11 Years For Bribes, Abuse Of Power
A Manhattan federal judge sentenced Robert Menendez to 11 years in prison on Wednesday after a jury convicted the former U.S. senator from New Jersey of engaging in a lengthy, million-dollar course of bribery and corruption, saying his crimes merit "serious consequences."
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January 29, 2025
EU Will Keep Minimum Tax Despite US, Commissioner Says
The European Union will maintain a 15% minimum corporate tax rate on large companies despite the U.S. government's opposition to the global tax deal, a European commissioner said Wednesday.
Expert Analysis
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Kansas Bank's Suit Could Upend FDIC Enforcement Authority
Should CBW Bank's federal lawsuit in Kansas challenging the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.'s enforcement authority gain traction with a post-Chevron U.S. Supreme Court, it could have profound implications for the FDIC and the banking industry at large, says Jack Harrington at Bradley Arant.
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FCA Enforcement Would Make Trump's Tariffs More Effective
In implementing its trade policies, the Trump administration is likely to employ the False Claims Act, a powerful enforcement tool that would give tariffs and customs duties teeth, help raise promised revenue and prevent evaders from gaining a competitive advantage, says Sam Buffone at Buffone Law.
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Inside New Commerce Tech Restrictions: Mitigation Strategies
Given the breadth of the Bureau of Industry and Security’s authority under new restrictions on foreign adversary products and technologies, companies should assess their risk of falling in the agency's crosshairs and, if so, engage with BIS ahead of any enforcement action, says Peter Jeydel at Troutman Pepper Locke.
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End-Of-Year FCPA Enforcement Surge Holds Clues For 2025
The last three months of 2024 saw more Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement actions than any quarter in the previous four years, providing lessons for companies — even as a new administration raises doubts about whether this momentum will continue, say attorneys at Norton Rose.
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Mentorship Resolutions For The New Year
Attorneys tend to focus on personal achievements or career milestones when they set yearly goals, but one important area often gets overlooked in this process — mentoring relationships, which are some of the most effective tools for professional growth, say Kelly Galligan at Rutan & Tucker and Andra Greene at Phillips ADR.
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What Nearshoring Growth In Americas Means For Patents
With the new U.S. administration potentially focused on implementing draconian trade restrictions, nearshoring in the Americas is expected to grow, and patent prosecution attorneys will be kept on their toes as the patent landscape from country to country continues to evolve, says Ernest Huang at Procopio.
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Inside New Commerce Tech Restrictions: Key Risk Takeaways
While there are a few limitations on the scope of a new final rule restricting certain foreign adversary products and technologies, the Commerce Department's Bureau of Industry and Security retains sweeping authority to regulate an array of risk areas, says Peter Jeydel at Troutman.
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Coaching Little League Makes Me A Better Lawyer
While coaching poorly played Little League Baseball early in the morning doesn't sound like a good time, I love it — and the experience has taught me valuable lessons about imperfection, compassion and acceptance that have helped me grow as a person and as a lawyer, says Alex Barnett at DiCello Levitt.
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5 Litigation Funding Trends To Note In 2025
Lawyers and their clients must be prepared to navigate an evolving litigation funding market in 2025, made more complicated by a new administration and the increasing overall cost of litigation, says Jeffery Lula at GLS Capital.
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3 Noteworthy Effects Of The 2025 NDAA
The 2025 defense budget includes further restrictions on semiconductor sales to Huawei, requiring companies to rethink customer-base oversight, but other provisions are likely to broaden procurement contract opportunities, say attorneys at Miles & Stockbridge.
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Rethinking Litigation Risk And What It Really Means To Win
Attorneys have a tendency to overestimate litigation risk before summary judgment and underestimate risk after it, but an eight-stage litigation framework can clarify risk at different points and help litigators reassess what true success looks like in any particular case, says Joshua Libling at Arcadia Finance.
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How DOGE's Bite Can Live Up To Its Bark
All signs suggest that the Department of Government Efficiency will be an important part of the new Trump administration, with ample tools at its disposal to effectuate change, particularly with an attentive Republican-controlled Congress, say attorneys at K&L Gates.
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Proactively Managing Tariff Impacts On Megaprojects
President-elect Donald Trump's proposed tariffs may compound the complexity, duration and risks associated with financing and building large-scale infrastructure projects — so owners and contractors should plan to take possible tariff-related cost and schedule overruns into account when drafting contracts, say attorneys at Crowell & Moring.
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US-China Deal Considerations Amid Cross-Border Uncertainty
With China seemingly set to respond to the incoming U.S. administration's call for strategic decoupling and tariffs, companies on both sides of the Pacific should explore deals and internal changes to mitigate risks and overcome hurdles to their strategic plans, say attorneys at Covington.
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Playing Rugby Makes Me A Better Lawyer
My experience playing rugby, including a near-fatal accident, has influenced my legal practice on a professional, organizational and personal level by showing me the importance of maintaining empathy, fostering team empowerment and embracing the art of preparation, says James Gillenwater at Greenberg Traurig.