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February 17, 2026
Meeks Presses Rubio For Info On Venezuela Oil Money

Rep. Gregory W. Meeks, D-N.Y., demanded that Secretary of State Marco Rubio turn over documents and answer questions concerning the Trump administration's decision to place approximately $200 million in Venezuela oil revenues in an account in Qatar.
February 17, 2026
Squires Ends IPR After ITC Judge Rejects Validity Challenge

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Director John Squires ended a Patent Trial and Appeal Board review of a Hydrafacial LLC skin treatment patent since the same issue had already been adjudicated in the U.S. International Trade Commission.
February 17, 2026
Fed. Circ. Lets Duty-Free Status Stick For Magnetic Dividers

The Federal Circuit affirmed duty-free treatment Tuesday for certain magnetic shelf dividers from China, saying the U.S. Department of Commerce was allowed to use interpretive information to determine whether duty orders on flexible magnets applied.
February 17, 2026
Wisconsin Tribe Fights Enbridge's Line 5 Shutdown Delay

A Wisconsin tribe is fighting a request by Enbridge Energy Inc. to stay a June 16 deadline to shut down a portion of its Line 5 pipeline on reservation lands pending a Seventh Circuit decision, telling a federal district court that the Canadian company's motion is "jurisdictionally infirm."
February 17, 2026
Greenberg Traurig Expands With Key Trade Experts

Greenberg Traurig LLP has hired two co-chairs of Foley Hoag LLP's international trade and national security practice, who are joining the firm in New York and Washington, D.C., to work with regulatory counseling matters, sanctions issues and with matters related to foreign investment in the United States.
February 13, 2026
100% 'Buy America' Push May Stall EV Charging Supply Chain

A Trump administration proposal that only electric-vehicle charging stations built with 100% American-made components be eligible for federal funds would create compliance land mines and costly logjams in project planning, potentially stalling future investments in the U.S. electric-vehicle supply chain, many experts say.
February 13, 2026
Sales Catalog Key For Trump's New Arms Sale Strategy

The Trump administration's move to use international arms sales to boost domestic production capacity for weapons and defensive technologies could be lucrative for both traditional and nontraditional defense companies, so long as they make it onto a new sales catalog.
February 13, 2026
Albright Stresses IP Sovereignty In Allowing BMW Injunction

U.S. District Judge Alan Albright has defended BMW's right to a jury trial and the importance of having the U.S. adjudicate its own patents in a Friday opinion explaining why he'd barred Onesta IP from suing BMW in Germany over U.S. patents.
February 13, 2026
FCC Pulls Equipment Lab Status From 4 Chinese Cos.

The Federal Communications Commission said Friday it will no longer certify equipment labs run by four Chinese technology companies and opened formal action against a fifth to eventually revoke its accredited status.
February 13, 2026
Duane Morris Adds Cross-Border Real Estate Pro In Dallas

Duane Morris LLP announced that the firm has added a cross-border real estate pro from Bell Nunnally & Martin LLP to the firm's Dallas office, noting that the newest partner is licensed to practice in both Texas and Mexico.
February 13, 2026
US Opens Door For Venezuela Oil & Gas Development Work

The Trump administration Friday authorized energy companies to pursue new oil and gas development opportunities in Venezuela, though the U.S. Department of Treasury will still have to sign off on any proposed deals.
February 13, 2026
ITC Reinstates Patent Claims Against Chinese Resin Importer

The U.S. International Trade Commission has reversed an administrative law judge's decision finding that a Chinese company was not importing fluoride resin products in a way that would infringe patents held by chemical company Syensqo.
February 13, 2026
FinCEN Eases Beneficial Owner ID Rules For Banks

The U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network announced Friday that banks are excepted from certain aspects of the agency's customer due diligence rules, including the requirement to repeatedly identify the beneficial owners of existing corporate account holders.
February 13, 2026
International Trade Group Of The Year: Husch Blackwell

Husch Blackwell LLP helped its clients successfully navigate numerous levels of the U.S.'s international trade apparatus — securing reversal of a country-of-origin designation, of overbroad duties against goods from 15 countries, and of a Department of Commerce ruling worth more than $4 million annually — earning a spot among the 2025 Law360 International Trade Groups of the Year.
February 13, 2026
Fuel Credit Regs Clear Clouds Over Middleman Sales

The U.S. Treasury Department's move to allow domestic clean fuel producers selling to intermediaries to qualify for the production tax credit under newly released proposed rules recognizes the industry's commercial realities and clears up uncertainty that had been hindering the market, practitioners said.
February 13, 2026
Canadian, Indian Citric Acid Facing US Duty Probes

The U.S. Department of Commerce has opened investigations into imports of citric acid and citrate salt from Canada and India to the U.S. that may be benefiting from foreign subsidies and being sold at less than fair value, it announced Friday.
February 13, 2026
Commerce Finds Chinese Anodes Being Subsidized, Dumped

Anode materials imported into the U.S. from China are facing significant anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders after the U.S. Department of Commerce determined they are being subsidized and sold at less than fair value, it said Friday.
February 13, 2026
EU Announces Duties Against Korean, Taiwanese Plastics

Imports of a plastic with a wide range of uses from South Korea and Taiwan into the European Union and an amino acid imported from China were hit with antidumping duties Friday, the European Commission announced.
February 12, 2026
Law Firm Shouldn't Have To Give Up 1MDB Docs, Judge Says

A federal magistrate judge has recommended denying former Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak's bid to obtain discovery from a Manhattan law firm in connection with his efforts to challenge his conviction in Malaysia, finding that the request would impose an "enormous" burden on defense counsel involved in the prosecution of the 1MDB bond bribery scandal.
February 12, 2026
US Sets 15% Tariff On Taiwanese Imports In Trade Deal

Taiwan has agreed to lift nearly all of its tariffs on U.S. imports and pledged to purchase nearly $85 billion in American goods in exchange for a 15% tariff on Taiwanese goods, according to a reciprocal trade deal signed Thursday.
February 12, 2026
IRS Guidance Offers Relief In Energy Credits' Sourcing Limits

The IRS issued interim guidance Thursday providing two safe harbor options for clean energy facilities or manufacturers of energy components to determine the extent to which they received material assistance from an entity tied to a foreign government that the U.S. deems adversarial.
February 12, 2026
Coal Exec Used 'Mr. Yen' To Talk Kickbacks, FBI Testifies

A former Corsa Coal Corp. executive exchanged messages with a sales agent in Egypt that appeared to reference splits of sales commissions among officials at the Al Nasr Co. for Coal and Coke, and used coded phrases like "meet Mr. Yen" to discuss sending money as kickbacks, an FBI agent told a Pittsburgh federal jury Thursday.
February 12, 2026
Home Services Platform Angi Hit With TCPA Suit

Telemarketers with home services platform Angi Inc. are violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by contacting people whose phone numbers are on the national Do Not Call Registry to advertise its products and services, according to a proposed class action filed Tuesday in Colorado federal court.
February 12, 2026
USMCA Must Be Extended In Joint Review, Senators Told

The U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement should be strengthened and extended given the benefits it has generated for businesses, the former chair of the House Ways and Means Committee told the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday as President Donald Trump's actions cast doubt over the deal's future.
February 12, 2026
Prep School To Pay OFAC $1.7M Over Cartel-Tied Payments

A Florida boarding school for student athletes has agreed to pay $1.72 million to settle claims it took tuition payments from families with ties to a sanctioned Mexican drug cartel, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control announced Thursday.

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4 Quick Emotional Resets For Lawyers With Conflict Fatigue

Though the emotional wear and tear of legal work can trap attorneys in conflict fatigue — leaving them unable to shake off tense interactions or return to a calm baseline — simple therapeutic techniques for resetting the nervous system can help break the cycle, says Chantel Cohen at CWC Coaching & Therapy.
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Playing Tennis Makes Me A Better Lawyer

An instinct to turn pain into purpose meant frequent trips to the tennis court, where learning to move ahead one point at a time was a lesson that also applied to the steep learning curve of patent prosecution law, says Daniel Henry at Marshall Gerstein.
FTO Designations: Containing Foreign Firms' Legal Risks

Non-U.S. companies can contain legal risks related to foreign terrorist organizations by deliberately structuring operations to demonstrate that any interactions with cartel-affected environments are incidental, constrained and unrelated to advancing harm on the U.S., says David Raskin at Nardello & Co.
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Judges On AI: How Judicial Use Informs Guardrails

U.S. Magistrate Judge Maritza Dominguez Braswell at the U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado discusses why having a sense of how generative AI tools behave, where they add value, where they introduce risk and how they are reshaping the practice of law is key for today's judges.
What US Cos. Must Know To Comply With Italy's AI Law

Italy's newly effective artificial intelligence law means U.S. companies operating in Italy or serving Italian customers must now meet EU AI Act obligations as well as Italy-specific requirements, including immediately enforceable criminal penalties, designated national authorities and sector-specific mandates, say attorneys at Portolano Cavallo.
2026 Int'l Arbitration Trends: Next Steps In Age Of AI, Crypto

Parties' use of artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies will continue in 2026, and international arbitrators will be called upon to evolve by building expertise in blockchain functionality, cryptography and decentralized finance protocols, and understanding the power and limitations of large language models, say attorneys at Cleary.
Presidential Pardon Brokering Can Create Risks For Attys

The emergence of an apparent “pardon shopping” marketplace, in which attorneys treat presidential pardons as a market product, may invite investigative scrutiny of counsel and potential criminal charges grounded in bribery, wire fraud and other statutes, says David Klasing at The Tax Law Offices of David W. Klasing.
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Adapting To Private Practice: 5 Tips From Ex-SEC Unit Chief

My move to private practice has reaffirmed my belief in the value of adaptability, collaboration and strategic thinking — qualities that are essential not only for successful client outcomes, but also for sustained professional satisfaction, says Dabney O’Riordan at Fried Frank.
2026 Int'l Arbitration Trends: Awards Against Sovereign States

The enforcement of arbitral awards against sovereign states is one of the most contentious and rapidly evolving areas in international arbitration, with three defining issues on the 2026 horizon: the scope of sovereign immunity, assignability of rights, and availability of fraud and corruption defenses, say attorneys at Cleary.
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Law School's Missed Lessons: How To Start A Law Firm

Launching and sustaining a law firm requires skills most law schools don't teach, but every lawyer should understand a few core principles that can make the leap calculated rather than reckless, says Sam Katz at Athlaw.
Fed. Circ. Patent Decisions In 2025: An Empirical Review

In 2025, the Federal Circuit's increased output was not enough to keep up with its ever-growing patent case load, and patent owners and applicants fared poorly overall as the court's affirmance rate fell, says Dan Bagatell at Perkins Coie.
Key False Claims Act Trends From The Last Year

The False Claims Act remains a powerful enforcement tool after some record verdicts and settlements in 2025, and while traditional fraud areas remain a priority, new initiatives are raising questions about its expanding application, says Veronica Nannis at Joseph Greenwald.
2026 Int'l Arbitration Trends: Arbitral Seats In Flux

As political and legal landscapes continue to shift across key global jurisdictions, with Mexico and England instituting key judicial and arbitral reforms, respectively, international arbitration parties are becoming increasingly strategic in their selection of arbitral seats, say attorneys at Cleary.
Opportunities Amid The Challenges Of Trump's BIS Shake-Up

The Trump administration’s continuing overhaul of the Bureau of Industry and Security has created enormous practical challenges for export compliance, but it potentially also offers a once-in-a-generation opening to advocate for simplifying and rationalizing U.S. export controls, say attorneys at Gibson Dunn.
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Hosting Exchange Students Makes Me A Better Lawyer

Opening my home to foreign exchange students makes me a better lawyer not just because prioritizing visiting high schoolers forces me to hone my organization and time management skills but also because sharing the study-abroad experience with newcomers and locals reconnects me to my community, says Alison Lippa at Nicolaides Fink.