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Firm News 2 results

Firm News | 4 min read | 06.24.24

Crowell Earns Top Rankings from Legal 500 United States 2024

Washington – June 24, 2024: Crowell & Moring has been recommended in eight practice areas in the 17th edition of the Legal 500 United States. In addition, partner Daniel Forman, co-chair of the firm’s Government Contracts Group, has been named to the Legal 500’s “Hall of Fame” for Government Contracts.
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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 12 results

Client Alert | 14 min read | 11.01.24

Protectionist Trade Policies in the New Administration: A Question of Degree

Regardless of what happens in the U.S. elections on November 5, one theme is clear – protectionist policies in international trade are here to stay. To some extent, the key difference between the trade policies of a Harris administration and a second Trump Administration may be one of degree. Vice President Harris is expected to continue the more cautious, incremental approach to trade policy favored by the Biden Administration. A second Trump administration, on the other hand, is expected to pick up where it left off and aggressively use the trade tools at its disposal to try to reset and renegotiate trade relationships with many of the U.S.’s trading partners—particularly those countries with whom the U.S. has a trade deficit.
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Client Alert | 4 min read | 07.22.24

2024 UFLPA Strategy Update: Forced Labor in the XUAR Remains Top Concern for U.S. Government

Congress enacted the UFLPA on December 23, 2021 in response to alleged forced labor violations occurring in the People’s Republic of China. The UFLPA supports U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (CBP) enforcement of Section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930. The act aims to prevent the importation of goods sourced and/or made in whole or in part with forced labor from China into the US by imposing a rebuttable presumption that holds that any goods “mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in part” in the XUAR or “produced by an entity on the UFLPA Entity List” are prohibited from import into the US. The UFLPA’ s rebuttable presumption went into effect on June 21, 2022.  
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Client Alert | 9 min read | 06.17.24

Navigating Compliance: Preparing for the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive

EU member states must transpose the directive into national law within two years of its entry into force.  Compliance with the Directive will be introduced in stages, as follows:
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Press Coverage 19 results

Press Coverage | 04.01.24

CBP stats show persistent problem areas under UFLPA

Compliance Week

Publications 5 results

Publication | 01.14.22

Fixing the Gray Areas in a Green Supply Chain

IndustryWeek

Events 6 results

Event | 11.19.24 - 11.21.24

Roundtable Discussion on Forced Labour and Human Rights in Global Supply Chains – London and Brussels Sessions

Please join Crowell for an interactive roundtable event to discuss critical developments surrounding Forced Labour and Human Rights in Global Supply Chains with a focus on regulatory updates (UK, EU, US & Global); comparative perspectives of laws/regulations; and supply chain mapping challenges. 

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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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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Speaking Engagements 22 results

Blog Posts 14 results

Blog Post | 02.27.23

Continued Pain In The Retail Sector: Coming Enforcement Of Forced Labor Laws

Crowell & Moring’s Restructuring Matters

Blog Post | 06.17.22

CBP Issues its Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA) Operational Guidance for Importers

Crowell & Moring’s International Trade Law

Podcasts 1 result

Podcast | 06.13.24

Global Trade Talks: Forced Labor - Mitigating Risk in Auto Industry and Other Sectors

Global Trade Talks is a podcast that shares brief perspectives on key global issues on international trade, current events, business, law, and public policy as they impact our lives. In this session, hosts and International Trade Practice Leaders Nicole Simonian and Dj Wolff talk with Crowell lawyers David Stepp and Simeon Yerokun about Uyghur Forced Labor law and its recent application to the auto industry.
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