This is a Cross-Post from the Capital Thinking Blog. Please contact Wolfgang Maschek, Thomas Delille, Marion Seranne, Ludmilla Kasulke, D. Michael Kaye, Christina Economides or Guillermo Giralda Fustes with any questions. The Forced Labour Regulation (FLR) was published on December 12, 2024, prohibiting products made with forced labor on the EU market. The ban—which will begin on December 14, 2027—will apply to any global company … Continue Reading
Please contact Patricia Doersch, Jennifer Tharp, Jennifer Satterfield, Michael Hawthorne, Kara-Marie Urban, or Ayah Ighneim with any questions. Automotive manufacturers, regulators and consumers face considerable uncertainty on how the incoming Trump Administration will attempt to reshape the automotive industry when President Donald Trump returns to the White House on January 20, 2025. Significant changes are … Continue Reading
Please contact Tim Flamank with any questions. If you subscribe to the view that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is going to change life as we know it, then you will have a vested interest in the semiconductor industry. Semiconductors, or chips, are the workhorses behind AI and nearly every modern digital technology. Chips are so vital … Continue Reading
This is a Cross-Post from Discourse Magazine. Please contact Everett Eissenstat with any questions. Both U.S. presidential candidates have taken firm stances against free trade. This bipartisan support marks a significant change in our country’s historical stance on promoting open markets and reductions in tariffs. For a deeper dive into the transformation of the U.S. … Continue Reading
On September 24, 2024, China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) announced that the Working Mechanism of the Unreliable Entities List (the “Working Mechanism”) had initiated an investigation of the PVH Group, a global clothing company and owner of brands such as Tommy Hilfinger, Calvin Klein, Warner’s, Olga and True & Co. The action was taken pursuant … Continue Reading
Alexis Chandler will be participating in a CLE webinar on April 2, 2024 from 1pm-2:30pm EDT titled “Supply Chain Disruptions: Drafting Contract Clauses to Mitigate Risks, Navigate a Breach, Avoid Litigation.” The panel will discuss the following: Squire Patton Boggs has ten complimentary passes for the webinar. If you would like to attend, please contact Kristi … Continue Reading
This is an legal insight prepared by D. Michael Kaye, Sarah K. Rathke, Bridget McGovern, Michael J. Wray, Shea Leitch, John P. Flynn, Darien Flowers, and Michelle Story. Please contact one of the authors with any questions. On February 21, 2024, the White House issued an executive order implementing various measures to bolster the security … Continue Reading
This is a legal insight prepared by colleagues Ludmilla L. Kasulke, D. Michael Kaye, Thomas Delille, Christina Economides, Amjad Wakil, María Vara Pitarch. Please contact the authors with any questions. While many have focused in recent months on the US enforcement of the forced labor import ban (19 U.S.C. 1307) and the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention … Continue Reading
As Yemen’s Houthi rebels have increased attacks against vessels sailing through the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, global trade stakeholders have responded. It has been announced in the media that oil majors and large global shipping lines are suspending shipping operations in the Red Sea. In light of the current geopolitical climate, the … Continue Reading
November 27, 2023 marked the inaugural meeting of the White House Council on Supply Chain Resilience, a cabinet-level council focused on building and advancing the success of America’s critical supply chains. The meeting commenced the Biden-Harris Administration’s initiative to provide American citizens with domestic access to medicine and vaccines that have previously been inconsistently available.… Continue Reading
On November 15, 2021, President Biden signed into law the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) (P.L. 117-58), which includes the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA) requiring infrastructure projects receiving IIJA funding and other federal financial assistance to utilize certain domestically produced materials, including iron or steel products, manufactured products, and construction materials. On … Continue Reading
Please join us on Wednesday, July 12 at 12PM EDT for a webinar on Predicting and Managing the Risks of Doing Business in China. As tensions between the US and China continue to build, what does this mean for US companies operating in China? Partners George Grammas and Ed Newberry will discuss the current political … Continue Reading
SPB’s Alexis Chandler will be participating in a CLE webinar on June 6, 2023 at 1pm EDT to discuss Drafting Standard Forms for the Purchase of Goods From Suppliers. The webinar will discuss requests for quotations, seller’s quotes, purchase orders, and long-term agreements, and how parties can minimize disputes between buyers and suppliers with carefully … Continue Reading
Previously, we have posted on the German Supply Chain Act on Corporate Diligence Obligations in Supply Chains. That legislation is now in effect, as of January 1, 2023, and requires companies that have their central administration, their principal place of business, or any branch with over 3,000 employees in Germany to implement specific risk management … Continue Reading
Colleagues Patricia Doersch, Jennifer Satterfield, and Jennifer Tharp have prepared a legal insight outlining the regulatory challenges litigators face as the technology of the autonomous vehicle (AV) industry quickly evolves. The legislative uncertainty in the US leaves the safety standards of these self-driving/self-parking vehicles up to the US Department of Transportation (DOT) and National Highway … Continue Reading
This is a Cross-Post from The Trade Practitioner. Please contact Karen Harbaugh or Sarah Vilms with any questions. The Biden Administration recently released the Federal Supplier Climate Risks and Resilience Proposed Rule requiring contractors of the federal government to disclose climate-related risks. Read more on the proposed requirements here.… Continue Reading
Our UK colleagues, John Alderton (Leeds), Russ Hill (Birmingham), Monika Lorenzo-Perez (London), Charlotte Møller (London), and Devinder Singh (Birmingham) have prepared a legal insight outlining how the failure to recognize signs of business stress can cause a company to face a period of distress. To help identify some of the common signs of business stress … Continue Reading
#TeamSPB’s Litigation Partner Sarah Rathke recently participated in an on demand CLE presentation for Quimbee on Why is Everything Broken? Understanding Pandemic Supply Chains. This presentation discusses the causes of the current supply chain logjams, the ways forward to better deal with supply chain partners, solve problems expeditiously, and be knowledgeable about commercial rights and … Continue Reading
Yesterday, SPB supply chain partner Sarah Rathke was quoted in Law360’s article entitled, “New Ocean Shipping Regs On Deck, But Inland Woes Persist,” discussing the substance and likely impacts of the new Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022, which cleared Congress and is expected to be signed into law by President Biden soon. Read more … Continue Reading
Our colleague, Dr. Christopher Eggers, prepared an insight on how the effects of the military conflict in Ukraine are serious, far-reaching and, ultimately, unforeseeable at the present time. Supply relationships will not remain unaffected, and there are numerous questions regarding the consequences under contract law. Read our full insight.… Continue Reading
On December 14, 2021, lawmakers in the House and Senate announced that they had reached an agreement on compromise language for a bill known as the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act or “UFLPA.” Different versions of this measure passed the House and the Senate earlier this year, but lawmakers and Congressional staff have been working … Continue Reading
On June 8, 2020, the Federal Reserve (or “Fed”) published updated FAQs (the “FAQ”) and updated term sheets for the Main Street Lending Program (“MSLP”). The new FAQ, which may be further revised, updates prior FAQs that were published on April 30, 2020 and revised on May 27, 2020. The most recent revisions increase the … Continue Reading
Most states and U.S. territories have now begun reopening at least parts of their economies. The reopening efforts purport to follow a three-phase White House plan, even though not many states have met the plan’s benchmarks, including a “downward trajectory” in coronavirus cases. The White House guidelines are not mandatory. Rather, they advise governors to take … Continue Reading
This is a Cross-post from the Insurance and Reinsurance Disputes Blog. Back in March, when the novel coronavirus was spreading and local and state governments were issuing stay-home orders, we published a blog post on Civil Authority Orders and COVID-19 Coverage. Since that time, there have been over 125 lawsuits filed by insured businesses, many … Continue Reading
