European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday reaffirmed the European Union's commitment to strengthening its ties with Canada at the opening of a summit to consider whether to adopt Canada as the EU's first-ever associate member.
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EU Head Affirms Ties With Canada As Member Talks Open

By Jack McLoone

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday reaffirmed the European Union's commitment to strengthening its ties with Canada at the opening of a summit to consider whether to adopt Canada as the EU's first-ever associate member.

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Canada, UAE Sign Economic Partnership Agreement

By Jack McLoone

Canada and the United Arab Emirates have reached an agreement on a trade deal that is expected to double bilateral trade between the countries, up to CA$7 billion ($5 billion) annually, the Canadian government said, lauding the agreement as being reached in "record time."

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ITC To Review ALJ's Infringement Ruling In Wi-Fi Patent Case

By Adam Lidgett

The U.S. International Trade Commission has said it will look over various parts of an agency judge's findings that Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Asus and another Wi-Fi device seller infringed claims in a couple of patents licensed to Netgear.

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POLICY & REGULATION

China Slams US Ban On 3 Biotech Cos. Over Forced Labor

By Dylan Moroses

The Chinese government Thursday condemned the U.S.' recent addition of three new entities in the biotechnology sector to its blacklist of companies from which goods are banned from entering the U.S. due to their presumed use of forced labor.

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Brief

EU Pushes China For More Fair Trade Commitments

By Jack McLoone

The European Parliament's Committee on International Trade spent a three-day trip to China pushing for an expansion of a trade framework beyond a recently reached mutual understanding on hybrid vehicles, among other concerns, the committee said Thursday.

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Brief

US Signs Key Sector Memorandums With Hungary, Finland

By Dylan Moroses

Secretary of State Marco Rubio signed memorandums with Finnish and Hungarian officials Thursday indicating that the U.S. will work together with those trading partners on key minerals, technology and energy policy matters.

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INVESTIGATIONS & REVIEWS

FCC Agrees To Rules Targeting Some Foreign Test Labs

By Christopher Cole

The Federal Communications Commission voted Thursday to block recognition of equipment testing labs in countries that do not similarly recognize U.S.-based labs.

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ENFORCEMENT

Warren Calls For BofA Criminal Probe After $1.2B AML Fine

By Craig Clough

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, the ranking Democrat on the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, called for a federal criminal probe Thursday into Bank of America after the U.S. Treasury Department fined the institution $1.2 billion this month over alleged anti-money laundering failures.

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LITIGATION

Brief

Importer, NJ Distributor End Suit Over Stealing Grocery Biz

By George Woolston

A distributor has agreed to drop its lawsuit alleging a Korean food importer purposefully mischaracterized why it was ending the parties' relationship in order to gain direct access to a popular grocery chain, according to a filing in New Jersey federal court.

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EXPERT ANALYSIS

Bid Protest Spotlight: Bait-And-Switch, Scope, Performance

In this month's bid protest roundup, Michael Ols at MoFo offers takeaways from recent decisions examining bait-and-switch protest claims, the scope of a contractor teaming agreement and the use of an affiliate’s past performance.

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LEGAL INDUSTRY

Weil's Demise Sparks Shock, Reflection In The Legal World

By Alison Knezevich and Andrea Keckley

The stunning collapse of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP is the talk of BigLaw this week, as those in the industry grapple with how the powerhouse Wall Street firm could implode so quickly.

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'Leadership Vacuum' Preceded Weil's Collapse

By Daniel Moritz-Rabson and Aebra Coe

A series of leadership failures and strategic missteps preceded the precipitous downfall of Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP, sources told Law360 Pulse.

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Lessons From The Past For Weil's Final Curtain Call

By Rick Archer

Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP leaders may have every reason to agree to an out-of-court wind-down, but dissolving such a storied law firm, which announced Wednesday it intends to shut down following an exodus of attorneys, is not as simple as a handshake among partners, experts said in interviews with Law360 on Wednesday.

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Weil's Collapse Ends Firm's Long Run As Bankruptcy Leader

By Alex Wittenberg

Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP helped pioneer modern bankruptcy practice and earned hundreds of millions of dollars leading many of the biggest Chapter 11 cases in U.S. history. Its collapse this week marks a stunning end to that legacy and reflects major changes in how law firms function today, attorneys told Law360.

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Troutman, Baker McKenzie Report Data Breaches

By Lynn LaRowe

Troutman Pepper Locke LLP and Baker McKenzie experienced data breaches last month as a result of social engineering attacks, according to notices submitted this week to the attorneys general offices in California and Texas.

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Morgan & Morgan Seeks To Block Celebrity Ad Ban In Florida

By Ryan Boysen

Personal injury giant Morgan & Morgan PA has asked a Florida federal court for a preliminary injunction to block a Sunshine State bar rule that forbids celebrity endorsements in attorney advertisements.

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LAW FIRMS IN TODAY'S NEWS

Akerman LLP

Alston & Bird

Baker McKenzie

Buchalter LLP

Cravath Swaine

Dewey & LeBoeuf

Eckert Seamans

Fragomen Del Rey

Gibson Dunn

Greenberg Traurig

Gupta Wessler

Hartmann Doherty

Hogan Lovells

Holland & Knight

Kirkland & Ellis

Latham & Watkins

Lowenstein Sandler

McDermott Will & Schulte

Morgan & Morgan PA

Morrison & Foerster

Paul Weiss

Seyfarth Shaw

Stroock & Stroock

Sullivan & Cromwell

Tripp Scott

Troutman

Weil Gotshal

Willkie Farr

COMPANIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

ASUSTeK Computer Inc.

American Bankruptcy Institute

Bank of America Corp.

Baretz & Brunelle LLC

Battelle Memorial Institute Inc.

CACI International Inc.

D-Link Corporation

DP World Ltd.

First Brands Group

Fossil Group Inc.

Gavin Solmonese LLC

H Mart

International Business Machines Corp.

Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

Level 3 Communications Inc.

LinkedIn Corp.

MGI Tech Co. Ltd.

Major Lindsey & Africa LLC

NETGEAR, Inc.

Plume Design Inc.

Pulmuone Co Ltd.

Steward Health Care System LLC

The Florida Bar

U.S. Energy Corp.

United Airlines Holdings Inc.

VOYlegal LLC

Washington Mutual Inc.

Wave Digital Assets LLC

Zeughauser Group LLC

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES IN TODAY'S NEWS

Chinese Ministry of Commerce

European Commission

European Parliament

European Union

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Federal Communications Commission

Financial Crimes Enforcement Network

International Trade Commission

National Institute of Standards and Technology

National Science Foundation

Office of Foreign Assets Control

Office of the Comptroller of the Currency

Texas Attorney General's Office

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

U.S. Department of Homeland Security

U.S. Department of Justice

U.S. Department of State

U.S. Department of the Treasury

U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida

U.S. Government Accountability Office

U.S. Supreme Court