International Trade

Anti-Corruption

Michael J. Coursey | Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Foreign party fraud is rampant in many of the federal government's enforcement proceedings against imports from China under the antidumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) laws. This is not to say that fraud taints all, or even most, AD and CVD proceedings against Chinese imports. But...

Bankruptcy & Restructuring

Carren B. Shulman | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Knowing how U.S. bankruptcy courts will treat creditors in bankruptcies of cross-border companies should be key to defining the business relationship at the time of entry into a license agreement or contract, well before a bankruptcy ensues. Therefore, licensees should watch closely the outcome...

International Trade

Frank Zarb, Daniel Forman | Proskauer

Beginning January 1, 2012, public companies will have to begin assessing their compliance with new "conflict minerals" disclosure requirements. For thousands of public companies, this will culminate in new disclosures in their annual reports on Form 10-K or 20-F, including, in some...