The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the Recovery Act) has caused a lot of consternation and hand-wringing by American companies and our trading partners because of its Buy American provisions, but is that concern...
Originally published by the Journal of Commerce
On March 3 and 4, 2010, the American Bar Association’s 5th Annual Homeland Security Conference was held in Washington, D.C. This year’s program had a number of high level speakers,...
It has long been the case that U.S. Customs and Border Protection will stop an import shipment if there is a question about what license rights the importer holds. The same is true with exports. Now, however, we are...
In a recent posting my colleague, Cyndee Cherniak spoke about NAFTA audits and things prudent Canadian companies will do to prepare for them. It is worth noting that such audits are done quite differently in the U.S. Oh, the...
We have heard a lot about fusion centers in the context of immigration issues, wherein government at all levels communicates and coordinates its efforts. It would appear that cooperative spirit is spreading.
In a February 19,...
Does your company maintain a website or blog? Do you allow your employees to blog? Can those postings lead to liability? Every form of website posting is a form of advertising. Does your company have a policy about what can and...
