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INSIGHTS American Lawyer Magazine Quotes William Marshall on Impact for Lawyers of Possible U.S.-China Trade War 29-Mar-2018 William Marshall & Co. Principal was quoted by The American Lawyer in its recent article "Lawyers Wary as US-China Trade Tension Escalates, concerning the escalating trade tensions between the [...]

The Office of the United States Trade Representative has issued its proposal for the assessment of an additional 25% tariff on over 2000 items of Chinese origin being imported into the United States. The products covered by this list include many tech products, machinery, as well [...]

INSIGHTS Draft Intra-Company Agreements: Common Problems and Best Practices for a More Efficient Supply Chain 27-Mar-2018 For multinational companies, having a complex web of intra-company transactions and supporting agreements is commonplace. It has often been the case that in-house legal departments view the drafting of such intra-company [...]

For multinational companies, having a complex web of intra-company transactions and supporting agreements is commonplace.  It has often been the case that in-house legal departments view the drafting of such intra-company agreements as perhaps less substantial than some of their other tasks, which is understandable.  [...]

This morning, the Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOMM”) issued an official statement that it intends to impose tariffs on certain imported products of United States origin in retaliation for US tariff measures on steel and aluminium products announced earlier this month by Presidential Proclamation. Products Impacted [...]

With the imposition of significant tariffs on imports from China, the question on everyone’s mind is: what will happen now?  Will China retaliate?  If so, in what way?  How will this impact us?  While these are certainly important questions, there is another question that is [...]