On May 8, President Trump announced that the United States would withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal completed in 2015, otherwise known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA). The scuttling of the deal re-imposes sanctions on the country that had been suspended as part of the agreement. In an Alert published Thursday,
How Will GDPR Affect Cross-Border Transfers of Personal Data?
On Fox’s Privacy Compliance & Data Security blog, associate Michelle Rosenberg provided a breakdown of the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), a widely discussed and substantive change to European data privacy rules going into effect on May 25, 2018. Michelle notes the global
NAFTA and Natural Gas
On the firm’s Energy Law Today blog, Fox Partner Mark V. Santo discusses the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and its potential impact on the natural gas trade between the U.S. and Mexico.
“Mexico imports nearly all of its natural
NRC Investigations Prove Useful
Zachary Feldman writes:
What Is the NRC and Who Does It Regulate?
For those corporations that create, sell, and distribute goods with traces of radioactive materials, the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is the governing agency. Smoke detectors, clocks, fertilizer, lanterns, and even
NAFTA Renegotiation – Public Comment Deadline Extended
Public comment on NAFTA renegotiations has been extended until midnight tonight ET, according to an Alert by Nevena Simidjiyska published on June 13:
The process of renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with Mexico and Canada officially began on May 18 when
U.S. Slaps Increased Anti-Dumping Duties on Chinese and Japanese Cold-Rolled Steel Imports
Jesse Harris writes:
As a penalty for selling their products in the American market below fair value, the U.S. Department of Commerce (the “Department”) has imposed increased anti-dumping duty rates on cold-rolled steel imported from China and Japan. The duty rates imposed on China’s and Japan’s largest cold-rolled steel exporters are now 256.44% and 71.35%
DOJ Announces Increased Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement Measures
On April 5, 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice announced a significant increase in its efforts to enforce the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).
The DOJ’s three-step plan increases personnel dedicated to investigating FCPA violations, fosters international cooperation and coordination in ongoing investigations and further incentivizes companies to self-disclose FCPA issues.
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