GHY discusses changes to international trade regulations and explores cutting-edge compliance strategies.
Posted January 15, 2016
Free trade opponents point to the lawsuit launched the other week over cancellation of the Keystone XL as confirmation of their worst fears about the investor-state dispute settlement mechanism in the TPP… but only if the pipeline company actually wins its long-shot case, which environmentalists and other foes of the trade pact hope it doesn’t. Continue Reading
Posted November 27, 2015
David Jacobson, Vice Chairman of the Bank of Montreal’s Financial Group and former U.S. Ambassador to Canada recently sat down for a lengthy discussion about various issues related to the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Continue Reading
Posted November 20, 2015
Under International Trade Issues, Trade Seminars & Webinars, U.S. Customs Issues
In the coming months, the trade law firm of Sandler, Travis & Rosenberg will be offering a series of 90-minute webinars to inform companies about exactly what the TPP contains for their industry and how to advantageously benefit from the agreement’s various provisions. Continue Reading
Posted November 19, 2015
The Trans-Pacific Partnership is the first international trade agreement to include binding commitments that facilitate cross-border information flows and limit digital protectionism, but proponents and critics of the deal have radically divergent views about its effects on the Internet. Continue Reading
Posted November 17, 2015
A new paper looks at some of the more significant trade agreements currently being negotiated, examining their approach to the regulation of intellectual property in a rapidly evolving communications environment to determine whether they will be stepping stones or stumbling blocks to any future multilateral provision on digital trade. Continue Reading
Posted November 06, 2015
Under Canadian Customs Issues, International Trade Issues, Trade Compliance News
Long-awaited details of the Trans-Pacific Partnership are finally out with the release yesterday of the complete text of the sweeping trade deal between the United States and the 11 other Pacific Rim countries. Continue Reading
