°µÍø½ûÇø: International Trade /internationaltrade?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: International Trade Copyright 2025 °µÍø½ûÇø. en-US Tue, 03 Jun 2025 22:50:45 +0000 Calif. Suffers Setback In Tariff Suit, But Gets Shot At 9th Circ. /internationaltrade/articles/2348907?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2348907 A California federal judge said Monday that the U.S. Court of International Trade has exclusive jurisdiction over California's lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's recent tariffs, but declined the federal government's request to transfer the case to the CIT and instead dismissed the suit so that California can appeal her decision to the Ninth Circuit. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 22:11:39 +0000 Saudi Adviser To Ministry Of Energy Joins Greenberg Traurig /internationaltrade/articles/2345455?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2345455 Greenberg Traurig LLP has welcomed a public policy and regulatory lawyer who previously served as a senior adviser in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Energy to practice in the firm's Riyadh location. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 18:04:52 +0000 WTO Useful For China Enforcement, US Trade Nominee Says /internationaltrade/articles/2348240?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2348240 The U.S. should work with partners at the World Trade Organization to apply further trade pressure on China, making sure the country is complying with rules and trading fairly, a Skadden partner nominated by President Donald Trump to represent the U.S. at the WTO told lawmakers Tuesday. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 17:54:15 +0000 Citi's Global Sanctions Head Tapped For Treasury Role /internationaltrade/articles/2348727?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2348727 President Donald Trump has nominated Citigroup's global head of banking sanctions compliance to serve as the U.S. Department of the Treasury's assistant secretary for terrorist financing, according to congressional records, in a move that would mark his return to the department after years in the private sector. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 17:17:30 +0000 Address Nationwide Injunction Issues With Random Venues /internationaltrade/articles/2348201?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2348201 Many of the qualms about individual district court judges' authority to issue nationwide injunctions could be solved with a simple legislative solution: handling multiple complaints about the same agency action filed in different district courts by assigning a venue via random selection, says Harvey Reiter at Stinson. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 16:42:08 +0000 DC Judge Agrees To Pause Tariff Injunction /internationaltrade/articles/2348793?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2348793 A D.C. federal judge on Tuesday agreed to stave off a preliminary injunction that blocked the Trump administration from collecting tariffs on two toy makers while the government appeals the ruling. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 16:32:41 +0000 USTR Extends Exclusions From 2018 China Tariffs /internationaltrade/articles/2347970?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2347970 The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has extended tariff exclusions for certain products from China under a set of 2018 trade measures aimed at what the U.S. described as Beijing's restrictive intellectual property rules. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 16:30:49 +0000 Chinese Postdoc Accused Of Smuggling Crop-Blight Fungus /internationaltrade/articles/2348767?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2348767 Federal prosecutors in Detroit have charged a University of Michigan researcher and her boyfriend, both Chinese citizens, with smuggling a fungus that causes crop disease into the United States.  Tue, 03 Jun 2025 14:00:31 +0000 The °µÍø½ûÇø 400: A Look At The Top 100 Firms /internationaltrade/articles/2345428?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2345428 A rebound in client work sent the nation’s largest law firms into growth mode last year, driving a wave of hiring, mergers and strategic moves that reshaped the top tier of the °µÍø½ûÇø 400. Here's a preview of the 100 firms with the largest U.S. attorney headcounts. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 13:36:18 +0000 Text To Sanctions Trial Witness Just An 'Error,' Judge Agrees /internationaltrade/articles/2348784?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2348784 A Manhattan federal judge declined on Tuesday to revoke bail for a businessman accused of helping a Russian banker evade sanctions on assets worth nearly $150 million, after his lawyer said his text to a trial witness was merely a phone flub. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 10:56:23 +0000 Adapting To Private Practice: From US Attorney To BigLaw /internationaltrade/articles/2346619?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2346619 When I transitioned to private practice after government service — most recently as the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia — I learned there are more similarities between the two jobs than many realize, with both disciplines requiring resourcefulness, zealous advocacy and foresight, says Zach Terwilliger at V&E. Mon, 02 Jun 2025 22:43:08 +0000 Montana Tribal Tariff Dispute Will Stay In US Trade Court /internationaltrade/articles/2348224?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2348224 A Montana federal judge won't reconsider an order to transfer a challenge to President Donald Trump's Canada tariff orders by members of the Blackfeet Nation to the U.S. Court of International Trade, saying the CIT has historical jurisdiction over claims by tribal members on import and duty-related actions. Mon, 02 Jun 2025 20:19:27 +0000 Trump Taps Vinson & Elkins Atty To Replace FERC Chair /internationaltrade/articles/2348353?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2348353 President Donald Trump on Monday nominated a Vinson & Elkins LLP attorney to replace current Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Mark Christie, whose term expires on June 30. Mon, 02 Jun 2025 20:13:42 +0000 Fla. Sanitizer Co. Faces Penalties Over Fake AI Legal Citations /internationaltrade/articles/2348039?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2348039 Two Florida federal judges have ordered a disinfectant sprayer business to explain why artificial intelligence-generated fake citations and quotes appeared in filings in lawsuits over corporate wrongdoing from a Canadian breach of contract case, saying it could face serious penalties for alleged intentional misrepresentations. Mon, 02 Jun 2025 20:12:54 +0000 White House Asks DC Circ. To Halt Tariff Injunction /internationaltrade/articles/2348226?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2348226 The White House on Monday asked the D.C. Circuit to hit pause on a lower court ruling that found President Donald Trump's tariffs unlawful, arguing the "legally indefensible preliminary injunction" would impede sensitive trade negotiations if left unchecked. Mon, 02 Jun 2025 20:10:52 +0000 Chinese Rival Shouldn't Get Code Docs, Micron Tells Justices /internationaltrade/articles/2347445?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2347445 Micron Technology Inc. is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to block a Chinese semiconductor competitor from accessing paper copies of sensitive source code during patent infringement litigation, asserting in a petition that a lower court "ignored completely the national-security concerns tied up" in the dispute. Mon, 02 Jun 2025 18:11:45 +0000 GOP Budget Adds Punitive Twist To Talks On Digital Taxes /internationaltrade/articles/2347134?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2347134 The House-passed budget's punitive tax hikes on companies and people from countries with digital services taxes is poised to complicate trade negotiations aimed at removing DSTs and to weaken foreign investment in the U.S., fiscal experts told °µÍø½ûÇø. Mon, 02 Jun 2025 17:03:36 +0000 Fintech Startup Chime Eyes $800M IPO As Circle Ups Offering /internationaltrade/articles/2348029?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2348029 Fintech startup Chime Financial Inc. on Monday launched plans for an estimated $800 million initial public offering, while stablecoin issuer Circle Internet Financial Inc. increased its expected IPO size to about $880 million, boosting a recovering IPO pipeline. Mon, 02 Jun 2025 16:41:24 +0000 Justices Want Gov't View On Duke Energy Monopoly Suit /internationaltrade/articles/2347984?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2347984 The U.S. Supreme Court asked the Solicitor General on Monday to provide the government's view on a ruling that revived antitrust claims accusing Duke Energy of squeezing a rival out of the power market in North Carolina. Mon, 02 Jun 2025 16:40:49 +0000 How The DOJ Is Redesigning Its Approach To Digital Assets /internationaltrade/articles/2343438?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2343438 Two key digital asset enforcement policy pronouncements narrow the Justice Department's focus on threats like fraud, terrorism, trafficking and sanctions evasion and dial back so-called regulation by prosecution, but institutions prioritizing compliance must remember that the underlying statutory framework hasn't changed, say attorneys at Blank Rome.