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Client Alert April 16, 2025
DOJ’s New Frontier: Regulation, Oversight, and Enforcement of Ex-U.S. Data Transfers
New U.S. Department of Justice regulations are now in effect, imposing significant restrictions on the flow of bulk sensitive personal data and government-related data from the United States to China and other “countries of concern.”
Client Alert April 8, 2025
Immediate Impacts, Risks, and Uncertain Future of President Trump’s Unprecedented Worldwide Tariffs
Reciprocal Tariffs and Mitigation Strategies for Global Supply Chains On April 2, 2025, President Trump issued Executive Order 14257 (the “Order”) imposing “reciprocal …
Client Alert March 26, 2025
BIS Update Conference Takeaways: Expect “Dramatic Increase” in Export Controls Enforcement Against U.S. Adversaries
The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) held its annual Update Conference on Export Controls and Policy from Tuesday, March 18 to Thursday, March 20, 2025, in Washington, D.C. This year’s conference was notable in that it was the first time Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has spoken at length about export controls and export enforcement.
Firm News March 6, 2025
Gibson Dunn Advises Crestview Partners on Acquisition of Smyth Companies
Gibson Dunn advised Crestview Partners on its acquisition of Smyth Companies, a premier, full-service provider of pressure sensitive labels, shrink sleeves, in-mold labels, glue-applied labels, and flexible packaging, from Novacap
Client Alert February 6, 2025
International Trade 2024 Year-End Update
The four years of the Biden administration were marked by the most aggressive and far-reaching use of international trade tools of any U.S. administration in history.
Client Alert January 27, 2025
U.S. Trade Policy and Regulation Under Trump 2.0: Key Takeaways from “Week One”
After months of speculation regarding the possible contours of the United States’ international trade policies under a second Trump administration, the President’s unprecedented flurry of initial executive actions was light on actual, immediate changes to U.S. trade policy.