Join us in Santa Clara, California on Thursday, November 13, for an exclusive in-person forum on Trade Policy in an Era of Geoeconomics, Tariff Wars & National Security Risks.This in-person event will precede our webinar series – the 46th Virtual Global Year-End Review of Import/Export & Trade Compliance Developments Conference. This in-person forum offers a unique opportunity to engage directly with industry experts and peers, participate in focused discussions on global trade trends and gain valuable…
On October 9, 2025, the US Senate passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act (“NDAA”) for Fiscal Year 2026, paving the way for the chamber to formally negotiate with the US House of Representatives on a compromise version of the legislation. A must-pass piece of legislation that funds Department of Defense (“DoD”) operations on an annual basis, the NDAA is a frequent vehicle for trade-related provisions and legislative changes affecting DoD acquisition policies…
Join Baker McKenzie, the Customs and International Trade Bar Association (CITBA), Association of Women in International Trade (WIIT), and GATT DC (LGBTQ+ Professionals in International Trade) for a fireside chat on the Congressional Trade Agenda. This event will take place on Tuesday, April 22 at 5:30 PM EDT at Baker McKenzie Washington, DC office, 815 Connecticut Ave., NW Washington, DC 20006.The event will feature guest speaker Alexandra Whittaker, Chief Trade Counsel to the Chairman and Democratic Members of the Committee on Ways and Means and moderator William Reinsch, Senior Adviser, Economics Program…
Bipartisan legislation advancing in the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives known as the “BIOSECURE Act” (“the Act”) has the potential to significantly restrict the ability of biotechnology companies to collaborate with certain Chinese companies without losing the ability to contract with the U.S. government. Following the same model that was used to target Chinese telecommunications companies in the late 2010s, the Act would prohibit federal “executive agencies” from contracting with or extending…