Friday, February 01, 2019 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report The European Union reports that it has made progress on a number of trade-related issues in talks with the U.S. since last summer but warns that additional movement would be jeopardized if the U.S. increases tariffs on imports of automobiles and auto parts from the […]
On January 28, 2019, President Donald J. Trump issued a new Executive Order (the “E.O.”) amending E.Os 13808, 13827, 13835, and 13850 to block all property and interests in property of Petroleos de Venezuela, S.A. (“PDVSA”) subject to U.S. jurisdiction, and to prohibit U.S. persons from engaging in transactions with them without first obtaining the appropriate authorization […]
Jan. 28, 2019 — Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg, P.A., announced today that Kristine Pirnia has joined the firm as a member and will lead its export controls and sanctions practice from the Washington, D.C., office. Ms. Pirnia is an accomplished professional with extensive experience in export controls, sanctions and anti-bribery related matters such as program […]
Thursday, January 24, 2019 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report Goods made with hardwood plywood and imported from China may be hit with antidumping and countervailing duties as a result of increased scrutiny by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. The AD and CV duty orders on hardwood plywood products from China went into effect Jan. […]
The popularity of arbitration is soaring in Latin America as foreign investors’ interest in the region increases – however, poor quality procedures, high costs and a lack of arbitration lawyers threaten to thwart its progress. The use of arbitration to settle disputes is on the rise across Latin America as the region’s economies increasingly open […]
Tuesday, January 15, 2019 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report [Editor’s note: The following includes information from articles originally published in the Dec. 28, 2018, and Jan. 7, 2019, issues of the ST&R Trade Report.] The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative has announced the first batch of products that will be excluded from the additional […]
Tuesday, January 15, 2019 – 12:00pm EST – 12:30pm EST – $50 The current partial shutdown of the federal government brings substantial uncertainty for importers and exporters. Parts of U.S. Customs and Border Protection and other government agencies responsible for facilitating and enforcing trade are shut down or working with limited staff. This situation is […]
People in Florida have various ideas for different products, write books and other types of written articles, write songs and music and create other types of art as well. People should get the credit and any income that may come from these various creations. Therefore, people who create new things can copyright or patent the […]
Friday, January 11, 2019 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report U.S. Customs and Border Protection is prioritizing the movement of cargo during the ongoing federal government shutdown but a number of its other trade-related functions have been put on hold. The following information on the current status of these services has been provided by CBP […]
Wednesday, January 09, 2019 Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg Trade Report U.S. Customs and Border Protection recently completed one test of a potential use of blockchain technology and is looking to conduct additional tests this year. A blockchain essentially functions as a distributed ledger that records transactions in a verifiable and permanent way. Blockchain records are […]
Dear members: We are pleased to announce that plans for the East Coast Group Winter meeting have been finalized. Dates: March 1-2, 2019 Accommodations: W Hotel 401 N Fort Lauderdale Beach Blvd Fort Lauderdale, FL 33304 Phone: (954) 414-8200 A personalized Web site for IR Global East Coast Meeting occurring (March 1, 2019 […]
Obviously, every commercial lease agreement must specify the amount of rent to be paid by the tenant to the landlord. However, there are often many additional sums that a tenant is required to pay its landlord pursuant to the lease agreement. In a typical triple net lease, a tenant will pay a fixed base rent, […]