International Trade Bulletin - Volume 1, Issue 5
Client Alert | 2 min read | 05.16.06
Inside this issue:
- EUROPE IN THE SPOTLIGHT
- ANTITRUST IN THE SPOTLIGHT
- MARKET ACCESS: The Swiss government recently approved an agreement which creates a US-Swiss Trade and Investment Cooperation Forum ("Forum")
- AVIATION: The US Department of Transportation's Strengthening of Foreign Control Proposal May Make the Proposal More Attractive in the United States, but Not to Foreign Investors
- EXPORT CONTROLS: Export Control Alert - Draft China Catch All Rule Available
- INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY: USTR Releases 2006 Special 301 Report with Focus on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) issues
- US TRADE DEFENSE: Establishing Injury in US Antidumping Investigation Requires Specific Finding on Non-Subject Imports
- SANCTIONS: Congress Moves Closer to New Iran Sanctions
- GAMBLING: The US decision to ignore a World Trade Organization ("WTO") ruling on US gambling laws leaves questions unanswered for US relations with Antigua and Barbuda
Contacts
Insights
Client Alert | 2 min read | 12.19.25
GAO Cautions Agencies—Over-Redact at Your Own Peril
Bid protest practitioners in recent years have witnessed agencies’ increasing efforts to limit the production of documents and information in response to Government Accountability Office (GAO) bid protests—often will little pushback from GAO. This practice has underscored the notable difference in the scope of bid protest records before GAO versus the Court of Federal Claims. However, in Tiger Natural Gas, Inc., B-423744, Dec. 10, 2025, 2025 CPD ¶ __, GAO made clear that there are limits to the scope of redactions, and GAO will sustain a protest where there is insufficient evidence that the agency’s actions were reasonable.
Client Alert | 7 min read | 12.19.25
In Bid to Ban “Woke AI,” White House Imposes Transparency Requirements on Contractors
Client Alert | 5 min read | 12.19.25
Navigating California’s Evolving Microplastics Landscape in 2026
Client Alert | 19 min read | 12.18.25
2025 GAO Bid Protest Annual Report: Where Have All the Protests Gone?
