International Practice Section
From Russia With New Evidentiary Rules
and Emily Doll Originally published 24 October 2018 by Law360. Updated by the authors March 2019. In May 2010, the International Bar Association (“IBA”)…
The State of US Immigration Law From I to V (ICE to Visas)
The state of US immigration law is in the throes of tremendous change, under unprecedented stresses as an old system struggles to deal with today’s…
e.l.f. Cosmetics Agrees To Pay Nearly $1 Million To Settle Apparent Violations Of U.S. Sanctions Against North Korea
This enforcement action underscores the risks of sourcing products without comprehensive supply chain due diligence. On January 31, 2019, the Office of…
Wake Tech Hosts Workshop on the Legal Aspects of International Trade
On Feb. 12, Wake Technical Community College hosted a workshop on the Legal Aspects of International Trade at its Research Triangle Park campus. The workshop…
No Protection Under Law: The Unchecked Prevalence Of Violence Against Women In North Korea
You Cry at Night but Don’t Know Why,”documents the sad reality faced by many women in North Korea. Women are routinely raped, abused, and mistreated by…
The 60th Anniversary of the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards: A Middle Eastern Retrospect and Emirati Prospect
and Issey Park This year, 2018, marks the 60th anniversary of the Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards (“New York…
The Consequences Of A Trade War With China
Last spring, Director of the White House National Trade Council Peter Navarro responded to a question about the risk of imposing unilateral tariffs saying,…
EU Commission Forces Google to Change Its Business Model in Android Operating System
On July 18, 2018, the EU Commission released a Press Statement,[1] announcing that it had fined Google €4.34 billion (approximately $5.1 billion) for…
Time Is Money
On Aug. 28, 2018, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced that it is extending and expanding suspension of its premium processing service…
The GDPR: An Example Of the Extraterritorial Effects Of Regulations
The European Union’s (EU) new regulation on data protection, The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), went into effect on May 25, 2018, slightly more…