/internationaltrade?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: International Trade Copyright 2025 ¼«ËÙÈü³µ. en-US Thu, 19 Jun 2025 00:07:10 +0000 /internationaltrade/articles/2355308?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2355308 Rio Tinto agreed to pay $139 million to resolve a putative securities class action that accused the mining giant of concealing delays and cost overruns in a $7 billion copper-gold mine development in southern Mongolia, according to a group of investment funds' Wednesday motion for the settlement's preliminary approval. Wed, 18 Jun 2025 23:05:42 +0000 /internationaltrade/articles/2355057?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2355057 Toyota said Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Justice has closed a long-running Foreign Corrupt Practices Act investigation concerning allegations of bribery at its Thai subsidiary, the latest such probe to be dropped under the Trump administration. Wed, 18 Jun 2025 19:51:42 +0000 /internationaltrade/articles/2354468?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2354468 Two Eastern European companies have asked a Wyoming federal court to enforce a €2.26 million ($2.6 million) award of arbitration legal fees and costs against a Laramie-based engineering firm following a dispute stemming from a deal to develop a chemical fertilizer. Wed, 18 Jun 2025 19:45:32 +0000 /internationaltrade/articles/2355027?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2355027 The Federal Circuit does not have jurisdiction to review whether the U.S. International Trade Commission properly denied Realtek's request for sanctions based on a third-party licensing agreement, as it has no bearing on the question of illegal imports, the court concluded Wednesday. Wed, 18 Jun 2025 18:34:46 +0000 /internationaltrade/articles/2354442?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2354442 The U.S. Department of Commerce may apply adverse facts to a company that fails to propose reasonable alternatives for collecting information that would be unreasonably hard to obtain in an antidumping investigation, the Federal Circuit said in a precedential opinion upholding steel duties on German companies. Wed, 18 Jun 2025 17:56:32 +0000 /internationaltrade/articles/2354990?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2354990 President Donald Trump is planning to extend for an additional 90 days a looming deadline for TikTok to cut ties with its Chinese parent company or face a nationwide ban, according to the White House, which said that the administration would use the extra time to finalize a deal to keep the popular social media app from going dark.  Wed, 18 Jun 2025 15:40:01 +0000 /internationaltrade/articles/2347968?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2347968 New graduates often enter practice unfamiliar with even basic professional software, but budding lawyers can use on-the-job opportunities to both catch up on technological skills and explore the advanced legal and artificial intelligence tools that will open doors, says Alyssa Sones at Sheppard Mullin. Wed, 18 Jun 2025 14:25:53 +0000 /internationaltrade/articles/2353449?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2353449 As tensions between the U.S. and Iran escalate, the Trump administration may use a whistleblower program enacted in 2022 to target violations that were previously more difficult to detect, thus expanding enforcement of economic sanctions, say attorneys at MoloLamken and Zuckerman Law. Wed, 18 Jun 2025 14:23:51 +0000 /internationaltrade/articles/2355062?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2355062 The Federal Circuit on Wednesday backed a Patent Trial and Appeal Board finding that claims in a Sonos music playback patent were invalid, handing a win to Google in a larger fight between the companies. Wed, 18 Jun 2025 12:42:03 +0000 /internationaltrade/articles/2354883?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2354883 Nippon Steel has officially closed its purchase of U.S. Steel, the companies announced Wednesday, forming a global steelmaking partnership backed by $11 billion in planned U.S. investments and a national security agreement with the federal government. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 21:54:54 +0000 /internationaltrade/articles/2354407?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2354407 The Federal Circuit affirmed Tuesday a Patent Trial and Appeal Board ruling that invalidated claims in a Roku Inc. remote control patent and ordered the board to look back at one claim it upheld, neutralizing the company's bid to renew its case against Universal Electronics at the U.S. International Trade Commission. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 18:34:11 +0000 /internationaltrade/articles/2354585?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2354585 Illinois-based toy makers challenging President Donald Trump's emergency tariffs on Tuesday requested the U.S. Supreme Court consider their case before it is reviewed by the D.C. Circuit, arguing a stay to an injunction is allowing duty collections to continue and is damaging the companies. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 17:49:47 +0000 /internationaltrade/articles/2352746?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2352746 As the tariff landscape continues to shift, companies must anticipate potential friction points arising out of certain common contractual provisions, prepare to defend against breach claims, and respond to changing circumstances in contractual and treaty-based relationships, say attorneys at Debevoise. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 17:49:42 +0000 /internationaltrade/articles/2353825?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2353825 Safety inspection company UL LLC has sought $13,500 in sanctions and a court order to compel two Chinese solar companies to produce key witnesses in a dispute over counterfeit UL marks, accusing them of last-minute cancellations and monthslong delays. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 17:41:48 +0000 /internationaltrade/articles/2354385?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2354385 A Miami man who lied to authorities and others for decades about his Swiss bank accounts should pay $10.3 million in unpaid taxes and face a maximum five-year prison sentence based on his plea agreement, the U.S. Department of Justice told a Florida federal court. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 16:35:01 +0000 /internationaltrade/articles/2341634?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2341634 As discussed at a recent panel at Texas A&M, artificial intelligence will not erase the human element of adjudication in the next 10 to 20 years, but it will drive efficiencies that spur private arbiters to experiment, lead public courts to evolve and force attorneys to adapt, says Christopher Seck at Squire Patton. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 16:14:59 +0000 /internationaltrade/articles/2353708?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2353708 Grain and seed supplier Bunge Ltd. announced that it has cleared the last antitrust regulatory hurdle to close its $18 billion acquisition of global grain trader Viterra Ltd. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 15:34:00 +0000 /internationaltrade/articles/2354427?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2354427 President Donald Trump said Tuesday he has not yet seen ongoing trade negotiations with the European Union produce a potential agreement that would avoid the higher tariff rates set to take effect next month. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 14:28:10 +0000 /internationaltrade/articles/2354400?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2354400 The U.K. government struck Russian finance, energy and military sectors with 30 new sanctions on Tuesday, ramping up pressure on the country following devastating attacks on Kyiv earlier in the day. Tue, 17 Jun 2025 13:44:18 +0000 /internationaltrade/articles/2353879?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2353879 Hogan Lovells has hired an international trade litigator who spent more than 15 years with the U.S. Department of Justice, as the hiring of attorneys with trade experience in the D.C. region this year continues at a pace that could outpace 2024, with federal trade policies continuing to evolve rapidly.