Insights

Global Investigations Review (GIR) named Crowell & Moring partner Anand Sithian to its 2024 “40 Under 40” list. GIR’s list, now in its fourth edition, “shines a spotlight on people from around the world who have gone above and beyond in their work, including those who don’t always receive the same level of recognition as their more established peers, but are equally deserving of it.”

On February 15th, Simeon Yerokun will speak on the panel "Global Business Considerations." This discussion will analyze hot topics in Trade both within the U.S. and Internationally, and will include discussion of supply chain resiliency, prohibitions on forced labor, trade policy, and the Inflation Reduction Act.

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.”

Evan Chuck and Jana del-Cerro will speak on the panel on Trade Controls. Evan will discuss recent developments in the conflicts between U.S. and China law, including the impact of China’s recent use of its Antiforeign Sanctions Law and Unreliable Entity List designations, as well as developments in enforcement of the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act. Jana will discuss the evolving U.S. export controls targeting certain industries in China, the efforts to build a multilateral approach on export policy and enforcement, and the implications for doing business in Asia.

In a panel moderated by Stewart H. Lapayowker, Esq. (Lapayowker Jet Counsel P.A.) and sponsored by the National Aircraft Finance Association, Crowell attorneys Caroline Brown and Jeremy Iloulian alongside Cassia Sant'Anna (Corporate Trade Compliance Officer for Embraer S.A.) will dive into Russian-related sanctions and export controls and what they mean for the due diligence process surrounding purchasing and selling aircrafts. They will address critical areas such as:

Crowell & Moring’s International Trade and Government Contracts Groups invite you to a webinar regarding the proposed ITAR AUKUS exemption with export control practitioners from Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.