Law360: International Trade /internationaltrade?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section Latest articles for: International Trade Copyright 2025 sa¹ú¼Ê´«Ã½. en-US Fri, 21 Nov 2025 21:00:49 +0000 Nvidia AI Chips Smuggled To China By 4 People, DOJ Alleges /internationaltrade/articles/2414519?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2414519 Two U.S. citizens and two Chinese nationals were charged with violating U.S. export controls by exporting Nvidia chips with artificial intelligence applications to China using a sham real estate company, the U.S. Department of Justice has announced. Fri, 21 Nov 2025 20:34:32 +0000 Investors Say Spain Can't Escape Award Enforcement /internationaltrade/articles/2414285?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2414285 Creditors of Spain owed for their nixed investments in the country's renewable energy sector have urged a D.C. federal court not to throw out their enforcement litigation, saying the court has subject matter jurisdiction in their disputes. Fri, 21 Nov 2025 19:31:56 +0000 Bankers Press Congress To Pass 'Critical' AML Reporting Bill /internationaltrade/articles/2414360?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2414360 The American Bankers Association and 50 state bankers groups are urging congressional leaders to pass proposed legislation to increase dollar thresholds for anti-money-laundering reporting, saying it would be a "critical element" of modernizing illicit finance rules for banks. Fri, 21 Nov 2025 17:51:34 +0000 Pa. Gov't Barred From Buying, Using Mexican Steel /internationaltrade/articles/2414331?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2414331 Pennsylvania's Commonwealth Court has issued an order finding that Mexico unfairly discriminates against a variety of steel products made in the state, with the court also barring the state's public agencies from buying or using steel products from the country. Fri, 21 Nov 2025 17:21:05 +0000 US Asks Mexico To Probe Labor Dispute Under USMCA /internationaltrade/articles/2414419?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2414419 The U.S. has asked Mexico to conduct a fast-track labor investigation under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement after receiving reports that a Mexican company may be denying workers the right to collective bargaining, U.S. trade officials said. Fri, 21 Nov 2025 16:27:03 +0000 Despite Deputy AG Remarks, DOJ Can't Sideline DC Bar /internationaltrade/articles/2414207?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2414207 Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche’s recent suggestion that the D.C. Bar would be prevented from reviewing misconduct complaints about U.S. Department of Justice attorneys runs contrary to federal statutes, local rules and decades of case law, and sends the troubling message that federal prosecutors are subject to different rules, say attorneys at HWG. Fri, 21 Nov 2025 15:44:45 +0000 Trump Excludes Some Brazilian Foods From Higher Tariffs /internationaltrade/articles/2414401?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2414401 President Donald Trump has excluded many Brazilian food products from a 40% tariff, including coffee, cocoa, beef and fruits, after receiving word initial progress has been made in ongoing trade negotiations, according to an executive order. Thu, 20 Nov 2025 23:14:06 +0000 Fugees' Pras Gets 14 Years For Illegal Political Donation /internationaltrade/articles/2413964?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2413964 Former Fugees rapper Prakazrel "Pras" Michel was sentenced Thursday to 14 years in prison for illegally funneling money from a Malaysian billionaire into former President Barack Obama's 2012 reelection campaign and later lobbying the first Trump administration on behalf of China. Thu, 20 Nov 2025 19:34:09 +0000 Where Apple And Masimo's Watch Patent Fight Stands Now /internationaltrade/articles/2413340?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2413340 The high-octane fight between Apple and Masimo over smartwatch patents escalated again last week, when a California federal jury hit Apple with a $634 million infringement verdict and the U.S. International Trade Commission agreed to assess whether its redesigned products infringe Masimo's patents. Thu, 20 Nov 2025 19:31:56 +0000 Importers Left With Uncertainty After US-China Trade Truce /internationaltrade/articles/2413718?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2413718 U.S. importers have welcomed the latest trade truce with China and the ability to obtain key minerals without new licensing requirements for the next year, but continue to have questions about how commitments in the bilateral agreement will be met and concerns about risks of escalation. Thu, 20 Nov 2025 19:25:17 +0000 FERC Looks To Put LNG Project Work On A Faster Track /internationaltrade/articles/2413542?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2413542 The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday said it will explore speeding up its permitting of liquefied natural gas projects by creating a blanket authorization process for certain project activities that wouldn't require individual approvals. Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:16:31 +0000 EU Needs Unified Tax Benefits For Electricity, Experts Say /internationaltrade/articles/2413798?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2413798 The European Union needs a unified approach to tax benefits that would treat electricity more favorably than fossil fuels amid an impasse surrounding its overhaul to the energy taxation system, experts told the European Parliament's tax committee Thursday. Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:36:30 +0000 Rule Amendments Pave Path For A Privilege Claim 'Offensive' /internationaltrade/articles/2411229?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2411229 Litigators should consider leveraging forthcoming amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, which will require early negotiations of privilege-related discovery claims, by taking an offensive posture toward privilege logs at the outset of discovery, says David Ben-Meir at Ben-Meir Law. Thu, 20 Nov 2025 13:55:50 +0000 IP Ownership Risk Grows In Booming Cancer Drug Market /internationaltrade/articles/2410822?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2410822 The ownership of intellectual property has become strategically decisive in deals involving valuable cancer therapeutics known as ADCs, as highlighted by the recent Takeda-Innovent deal, with the commercial value of a license resting on the integrity and defensibility of the underlying technology, say attorneys at Loeb & Loeb. Thu, 20 Nov 2025 10:23:57 +0000 My Miniature Livestock Farm Makes Me A Better Lawyer /internationaltrade/articles/2395428?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2395428 Raising miniature livestock on my farm, where I am fully present with the animals, is an almost meditative time that allows me to return to work invigorated, ready to juggle numerous responsibilities and motivated to tackle hard issues in new ways, says Ted Kobus at BakerHostetler. Wed, 19 Nov 2025 20:59:40 +0000 Judge Allows Peru To Probe Brookfield In Toll Road Dispute /internationaltrade/articles/2412864?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2412864 A New York federal judge has agreed to allow Peru to seek documents from Brookfield and others as it pursues domestic criminal proceedings in a feud stemming from an allegedly corrupt toll highway project involving an entity now majority-owned by the asset manager. Wed, 19 Nov 2025 20:15:30 +0000 Samsung Settles ITC Trade Secrets Case Against BOE /internationaltrade/articles/2413177?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2413177 South Korea-based Samsung Display Co. Ltd. has reached a deal to end allegations at the U.S. International Trade Commission that China's BOE Technology misappropriated its trade secrets for device screens. Wed, 19 Nov 2025 20:01:16 +0000 Nestle Asks 9th Circ. To Nix False Ad Class In Child Labor Suit /internationaltrade/articles/2413246?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2413246 Nestle urged the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday to reverse certification of a class of millions of consumers who purchased chocolate labeled "sustainably sourced," saying claims the chocolate is produced through child labor and deforestation are untrue and the question of whether consumers purchased due to the labeling is highly individualized. Wed, 19 Nov 2025 19:04:09 +0000 Whirlpool Sues Rivals To End Import Of 'Copycat' Microwaves /internationaltrade/articles/2412765?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2412765 Whirlpool Corp. on Tuesday urged the U.S. International Trade Commission to block imports of certain Samsung, LG, Haier and other rival brand microwaves, claiming the companies infringed several of its patents for its combination hood microwaves. Wed, 19 Nov 2025 18:41:11 +0000 Insurer Says Broker Error Bars Claim For Chocolate Spoilage /internationaltrade/articles/2413284?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=section /internationaltrade/articles/2413284 Aspen American Insurance Co. hit a U.S. affiliate of French pastry retailer Laduree with a federal complaint seeking to void an insurance contract over a shipment of chocolate the company claimed was improperly refrigerated during overseas transit.