Trade and Manufacturing Monitor
Trump Announces Two Key Trade Nominations and WTO Taps U.S. Trade Attorney for Deputy Director-General Post
According to a White House Statement issued on June 26 th, President Donald Trump intends to nominate two important trade positions within the U.S. Department of Commerce (“Commerce”) and the International Trade…
National Security Investigation on Aluminum Imports Wrapping Up
Commerce Secretary Ross and the Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Industry and Security held a public hearing on Thursday, June 22, 2017 in the ongoing Section 232 investigation into whether aluminum imports are a…
Trump Issues New Cuba Restrictions
Late last week, President Trump issued a directive that would purportedly “cancel” the recent changes in the Cuban Assets Control Regulations made under President Obama’s administration. This announcement caused…
California Court Orders TransUnion to Pay Record $60M for FCRA Violations for Erroneously Linking Consumers to Criminals in OFAC Database
A California jury in federal court ruled on Tuesday, June 20, that TransUnion violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) by erroneously linking certain consumers with similarly named terrorists and criminals in the…
BIS Alert! New Encryption Controls Guidance Posted
The Commerce Department’s Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has posted long-awaited updates to its guidance regarding changes to a number of encryption-related provisions in the Export Administration Regulations…