The U.S. Trade Representative Office opened sweeping Section 301 investigations into 60 countries over their failures to ban the importation of goods produced with forced labor. Under the Trade Act, Section 301(b) targets unfair trade practices from abroad that are deemed unreasonable or discriminatory and burden or otherwise restrict U.

By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Trade Representative's office said late on Thursday it had begun a second set of Section 301 unfair trade practices probes of 60 economies in relation to what it called failures to take action on forced labor.

The forced-labor probes follow Section 301 investigations launched on Wednesday, targeting excess industrial capacity across more than a dozen economies.

Michigan, reintroduced his bipartisan Self-Initiation Trade Enforcement Act to support small and medium-sized businesses in Michigan that are negatively impacted by unfair trade practices from foreign competitors.

The U.S. investigation into Brazil’s trade practices will include looking into whether illegal deforestation gives Brazilian farmers and ranchers an unfair advantage over their U.S. counterparts by opening up land for cattle and crops. The U.S. Trade ...

Brownstein's new practice aims to handle a mix of global risk management, tariff mitigation strategies and reshoring and investment support, among other matters. Trade practices have been booming for Big Law firms this year amid changes under the Trump ...

The United States has launched an investigation into “unfair” trading practices by Brazil, escalating President Donald Trump’s spat with the world’s 10th-largest economy over issues including the criminal case against its former President Jair ...

WASHINGTON, July 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN) today announced the appointment of Eva Tomlinson as a Senior Managing Director and Breck Heidlberg as a Managing Director in the Export Controls, Sanctions and Trade practice ...

Sidley Austin announced the arrival of Maura Rezendes, previously of A&O Shearman, to its global arbitration, trade and advocacy group in Washington, D.C. Whether sanctions are being stiffened or relaxed, Rezendes said she sees demand in her practice ...

The Louisiana Unfair Trade Practices Act (“LUTPA”), La. R.S. 51:1401 et seq., is the state’s primary consumer-protection statute and a frequent source of litigation in business disputes. While LUTPA plays a vital role in protecting consumers from ...