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Firm News | 4 min read | 08.27.18

Leading International Trade Lawyer David Stepp Joins Crowell & Moring in Los Angeles

Los Angeles – August 27, 2018: Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to announce the addition of David R. Stepp as a partner in the firm’s International Trade Group in Los Angeles. With more than 30 years of experience, Stepp provides strategic counsel on global customs and international trade compliance. At Crowell & Moring, he will advise multinational companies and importers as they move goods across borders and establish subsidiaries around the world. He joins the firm from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP.

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Client Alerts 9 results

Client Alert | 11 min read | 03.26.24

The EU Forced Labor Regulation – A Legal Breakdown

On March 13, 2024, the EU legislators reached a provisional agreement on the content of the regulation prohibiting products made with forced labour (“the FL Regulation”). This piece of legislation is part of a series of proposed directives addressing human rights in supply chains which also incorporates recent European ESG efforts (CSRD, CBAM, Regulation against deforestation).

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Client Alert | 2 min read | 12.18.20

Looking Ahead: Enforcement of the USMCA Labor Provisions

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) came into force on July 1, 2020. Included in the USMCA are stronger labor provisions Congressional Democrats demanded, with the support of the Trump Administration, that were approved on a bipartisan basis during consideration of the USMCA implementing legislation in late 2019. The stronger labor provisions helped secure the support of key labor groups for the USMCA. Together with overall support from business groups, the USMCA set a framework for more extensive labor commitments in U.S. trade agreements. This is expected to lead to more aggressive enforcement.

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Client Alert | 2 min read | 11.12.20

RETURN TO SENDER: China Provides New Tax and Duty Relief for Goods Returned to China for COVID-19 Reasons

Chinese companies, including Chinese subsidiaries of multinational companies, are seeing returns of previously exported goods for many COVID-19 related reasons, including the suspension of contractual obligations under force majeure provisions. China is now helping affected companies with new tax and duty relief. China Customs announced on November 2, 2020, that the State Council has approved tax rebates for goods returned due to COVID-19. For goods that were exported from January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2020, the exporters will not be required to pay import duties, import value-added tax (“Import VAT”), and consumption tax on goods that are returned to China within one year of export (“Qualified Returned Goods”). Export duties paid on the goods will also be refunded to affected exporters.

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Press Coverage 19 results

Press Coverage | 04.17.24

Biden Admin Probes Chinese Shipbuilders For Unfair Trade

Law360

Press Coverage | 04.01.24

CBP stats show persistent problem areas under UFLPA

Compliance Week

Press Coverage | 04.04.23

Lawyer Says UFLPA Led to 'Sea Change' In Customs Compliance

Publications 5 results

Publication | 02.20.23, 3:23 PM PST

Forced Labor, Supply Strain January 19, 2023 - Double Take By Newton

Publication | 02.10.22

Companies Sourcing China Goods Need Forced Labor Reviews

Bloomberg Law

Publication | 01.14.22

Fixing the Gray Areas in a Green Supply Chain

IndustryWeek

Events 5 results

Event | 02.08.24, 9:30 AM +04 - 5:30 PM +04

Global Legal Customs Association (GLCA) Conference 2024

Aurifer Middle East and Global Legal Customs Association (GLCA) to host the GLCA Conference 2024. The conference, which is part of the programme of the GLCA Annual Meeting held in Dubai (UAE), organised under the sponsorship of Aurifer Middle East this year, will feature a hybrid (in-person and online) scientific session on February 8, 2024, 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. GST.

The conference will consist of six panels covering the major developments and latest trends in the global customs and international trade landscape. The broad range of topics covered during the scientific session include EU customs reform, customs compliance in UAE free zones, international trade sanctions, and the impact of bans on UAE banks for trade with Russia. Conference attendants will also have the opportunity to hear about business experiences in relation to the use of new technologies for customs clearance, track and trace, and compliance.

Crowell and Moring Partner David Stepp will speak on the panel “International Trade Sanctions: Russian, American and European perspectives.”

Event | 10.24.19, 7:30 AM PDT - 10:00 AM PDT

Global Trade in a Changing World

Meet with trade, business, and finance professionals from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Los Rios Center for International Trade, SBA, SBDC, and the NorCal World Trade Center to get insights and advice for growing your international business.

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Event | 05.02.19, 12:15 AM PDT - 4:00 AM PDT

93rd Annual World Trade Week Kickoff Breakfast

Celebrating its 93rd Anniversary, World Trade Week Southern California (WTW), an initiative of the L.A. Area Chamber, is the most extensive and unique program of its kind in the country. WTW dedicates itself to educating the business community on the positive aspects of international trade on the local and national economy through educational programs and events. World Trade Week is celebrated throughout the month of May with nearly 30 events that are jumpstarted by the annual WTW Kickoff Breakfast.

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Webinars 15 results

Webinar | 02.02.24, 8:55 AM EST - 12:20 PM EST

North Carolina Bar Association: Red Flags: Navigating the Hurricane (2024 Corporate Counsel Section CLE)

International trade and foreign investment laws are changing quickly, particularly as a result of the heated political environment in Washington, D.C., and rising tensions between the U.S. and China. Even companies that are traditionally out of the flood plain need to heed the potential for a 100-year flood!

Webinar | 11.10.22, 3:00 AM PST - 4:00 AM PST

Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act: Implementation and Enforcement Update

Please join us for an ACC Southern California-hosted webinar, providing an in-depth analysis on the current enforcement status of the UFLPA, best practices for companies seeking to navigate the forced labor laws not only in the U.S., but also in China with the recently implemented Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law, and what could come in terms of potential challenges for European companies in the forced labor area at the national and EU-wide level.

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Webinar | 09.13.22, 8:00 AM EDT - 9:00 AM EDT

ESG and Insurers: Understanding the Current Landscape and the Risks Ahead

ESG is a major challenge for insurers. All businesses are being called upon to reevaluate their products and purpose, including their role as employers of diverse, engaged workforces. Plaintiffs’ counsel have already begun to take advantage of changing regulatory and consumer expectations, and ESG-related claims are being pursued in the courts over a wide range of issues. Not only are insurers figuring out how to help others manage these risks, they’re also trying to determine the many ways ESG affects them.

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