Baker McKenzie has recently published a client alert regarding the US Department of Justice’s New Fraud Division Corporate Enforcement Directive issued on October 1, 2026. Corporate fraud schemes involving tariff evasion, importation of goods or services, or forced labor, are one of the four priority areas the Directive sets for Fraud Division prosecutors. The alert discusses the Division’s new Corporate Enforcement Section, the factors prosecutors must weigh heavily in corporate cases, and the Division’s use…
President Trump signed the much-anticipated Russia (and Iran) sanctions bill into law on Friday, September 18, 2026. The final text of H.R. 5334 is available here. In Brief It has been a long journey since Senator Lindsey Graham introduced an earlier version of the bill in the Senate in April 2025. After Senator Graham passed away in July, a new Russia sanctions bill was introduced bearing his name, the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and…
Join us in Mountain View, California on Thursday, November 12, for an exclusive in-person forum on Trade Strategy in a Fragmented World.This in-person event will precede our webinar series – the 47th Year-End Review of Global Trade Developments Conference. PLEASE NOTE: This in-person session is a standalone experience and serves as a complement to the virtual conference taking place through webinars the following week between November 17-19, 2026. Each format offers distinct content and networking opportunities. The details for both events are included below. In-Person Forum→ Trade Strategy in a…
Baker McKenzie’s Trade, Sanctions, and Customs Practice is pleased to invite you to join us at our upcoming Milan Trade Day 2026. This event will be essential for Italian companies trying to navigate the trade, sanctions, and customs hurdles in a very disruptive 2026, and will feature short panels of Baker McKenzie Italian trade, customs and criminal law specialists as well as international speakers on US and EU sanctions, export controls, and customs developments. Please register for…