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Ongoing requirements for Iran disclosure in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • Iran, Syria, USA
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  • March 27 2013

On August 10, 2012, President Obama signed into law the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012 (ITRA). Among other things, this

US appellate courts begin dissecting criminal customs violations

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • March 14 2013

There has been an increasing trend toward the criminalization of customs violations in the United States, with a greater number of cases being

Transatlantic Free Trade Agreement presents opportunity for US and EU businesses

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • European Union, USA
  • -
  • February 19 2013

During his State of the Union address, President Obama announced the administration's decision to launch formal US-EU trade negotiations, based on

Lloyd’s to conduct sanctions market review

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • European Union, USA
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  • February 8 2013

In light of increased focus from legislators and regulatory bodies in the EU and the US on (re)insurance and broking transactions as a subject of

New international services agreement will tackle trade barriers

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • Global, USA
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  • January 18 2013

The United States and 20 other trade partners are preparing to launch negotiations for a new international services agreement to increase trade

The continuing US trend to criminalize customs violations

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 30 2012

On October 17, 2012, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a criminal indictment in a Georgia federal district court, accusing nine individual and corporate defendants of operating a fraudulent scheme to evade more than $20 million in antidumping duties imposed on Chinese imports

Insurance brokers face storm clouds over US sanctions

  • Mayer Brown LLP
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  • USA
  • -
  • August 31 2012

Insurance brokers worldwide are subject to increasing scrutiny by the US Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of the Treasury ("OFAC”), which administers the wide range of US sanctions programs

United States enacts new round of Iran sanctions

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • Iran, Syria, USA
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  • August 14 2012

On August 10, 2012, President Obama signed into law the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012, which imposes additional sanctions on Iran and Syria

US International Trade Commission launching two investigations concerning WTO Information Technology Agreement

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 13 2012

In response to a request from the US Trade Representative, the United States International Trade Commission (USITC) has launched two investigations in anticipation of negotiations on the potential expansion of the World Trade Organizations (WTO) Information Technology Agreement (ITA

The US criminalization of import violations continues unabated

  • Mayer Brown LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • July 30 2012

On July 23, 2012, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a criminal complaint in a California federal district court, accusing eight individuals and three business entities of operating a fraudulent scheme to evade customs duties on imported goods produced in a foreign country