Environmental non-governmental organizations (eNGOs) looking to develop citizen suits typically first mine publicly available compliance information companies must submit to state and federal environmental agencies.
eNGOs have legal rights under multiple federal environmental statutes to serve as private attorneys general in lieu of a government that is allegedly failing to enforce the law or take non-discretionary actions.
This article discusses ways to prepare for these cases, including understanding the mechanics of federal Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests made to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
US President Trump issued three executive orders imposing new tariffs on imports from
Canada, Mexico, and China effective February 4th. On February 3rd, the U.S. and Mexico reached a deal to delay the start of U.S. tariffs for one month.
This article provides an overview of the US tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico, and China.
Many countries have put in place laws and regulations aimed at reducing the gender pay gap. Learn with this selection of resources for global in-house lawyers.
As Trump seeks to raise U.S. tariffs (which currently tend to be among the lowest worldwide), manufacturers, distributors, retailers, and other companies that frequently import (“importers”) must determine the best strategy to deal with the resulting uncertainties.
This article discusses 6 steps to manage tariff risks in a trade war.
The focus on tariffs by the Trump administration presents significant risks for frequent importers. This in-depth white paper discusses strategies for managing risks during a trade war.
This article discusses how Canadian employers can proactively review their workforce restructuring options to face potential upcoming challenges related to US tariffs.
This guide provides corporate counsel and international practitioners with comprehensive jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction guidance to employment and labor laws and regulations around the world.
Topics covered include terms and conditions of employment, employee representation and industrial relations, discrimination, maternity and family leave rights, and business sales.
Subscription contracts, common in digital markets, have faced criticism as many consumers forget to cancel their free trials and end up paying for unwanted subscriptions.
Although both the US and UK are making significant efforts to shield consumers from the downsides of subscription contracts, their approaches differ markedly. Businesses operating in both regions must adapt to these stricter regulations to avoid substantial fines.
This guide provides corporate counsel and international practitioners with comprehensive jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction guidance to insurance and reinsurance laws and regulations around the world.
On January 15, 2025, the US Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) published an interim final rule (IFR) that imposes new controls on advanced computing integrated circuits (Advanced ICs) and certain artificial intelligence (AI) model weights.
These new controls build upon and expand BIS’ existing suite of export controls on Advanced ICs and semiconductor manufacturing equipment and are intended to prevent adversaries and malicious actors from accessing the most advanced US AI models and the large clusters of Advanced ICs necessary to train such models.