While Canada continues to expand its trading relationships through FTAs, the future of its most significant FTA, the USMCA/CUSMA, and its trading relationships with the United States and China remains uncertain. Canadian importers and exporters face continued regulatory changes (e.g. customs valuation amendments, novel sanctions reporting requirements, supply chain reporting) and administrative changes (e.g. CARM, ACE Portal) in a rising protectionist trade environment. The Carney administration has continued to roll out policy and economic initiatives to respond…
Baker McKenzie and The Association of Women in International Trade (WIIT)- Preparing for a Sanctions Investigation Date: Wednesday, October 15 Time: 5:00 – 7:30 PM EDT Location: In-person at the Baker McKenzie DC Office (815 Connecticut Ave NW Washington, DC 20006) Registration: Click Here Guest Panelists and Moderator:
Please join Baker McKenzie and the Customs and International Trade Bar Association’s (CITBA) National Security and Sanctions Committee for a hybrid roundtable discussion on Tuesday, September 16, from 5:30 – 7:30 PM EDT. The discussion will focus on the current landscape of the Treasury’s inbound and outbound investment rules, including CFIUS updates and the evolving outbound screening framework, with featured panelists Rod Hunter, Partner at Baker McKenzie and Nova Daly, Senior Public Policy Advisor at…
On 18 July 2025, the European Union adopted its 18th package of sanctions against Russia, including by amending Regulation (EU) 833/2014 and Regulation (EU) 269/2014. The EU also mirrored a number of measures and introduced additional designations in its Belarus sanctions by amending Regulation (EC) 265/2006. Adopted just two months after the 17th package, this latest round of measures reflects the EU’s continued strategic shift toward more dynamic, extraterritorial, and asset-specific sanctions and reinforces the…