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This Insight examines presidential tariff powers in the context of ongoing U.S.–Canada trade tensions. It explains where tariff power comes from under the U.S. Constitution, outlines the trade statutes through which Congress has delegated tariff authority to the president and reviews the tariffs President Trump has imposed during his second term, including those affecting Canada.

A senior executive of a Korean manufacturer of Automated Teller Machines recently agreed to serve a five-month prison sentence in the United States for tampering with business documents during the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) review of the proposed acquisition by his employer, Hyosung Corporation, of one of its US competitors.

Antitrust enforcement is now front and center. In the two plus years since Christine Varney was appointed as President Obama’s choice to head, the Antitrust Division's policies have changed, investigations have come to fruition, and enforcement has increased across the board.

Rejecting the test established by three separate courts of appeal, the Third Circuit's recent decision in In re K-Dur Antitrust Litigation has created a circuit split regarding the legality of, and application of antitrust law to, "pay-for-delay" settlements to patent lawsuits.

The U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security has introduced a new Trusted Supplier program through General Authorization Number 3, potentially transforming how automotive manufacturers and suppliers navigate compliance with the Connected Vehicle Rule. This development creates a pathway for suppliers to obtain direct approval for vehicle connectivity systems and automated driving components that would otherwise be prohibited due to ties with China or Russia. The program shifts the author

The FTC enforces federal labeling requirements that require manufacturers, importers, sellers and distributors of certain textile and wool clothing to accurately label their products.

The FTC previously addressed pictures as endorsements in its letter to Cole Haan regarding its Wandering Sole Pinterest Campaign.

Yesterday, the D.C. Circuit reversed the Federal Trade Commission’s opinion in the “Matter of Rambus, Inc.”, in which the FTC had found that Rambus engaged in exclusionary conduct leading it to monopolize markets for computer memory technology.

The U.S. Department of Justice’s recent action challenging a joint bidding arrangement for natural gas leases highlights the antitrust risks of joint bids.

The FTC requires that healthcare advertisements be substantiated with "competent and reliable scientific evidence."

The Kansas Supreme Court recently determined resale price maintenance is per se illegal under state law, becoming the latest state to reject the rule of reason standard mandated by the Supreme Court of the United States.

The result provides guidance for how companies can improve their odds of obtaining antitrust approval for similar transactions.

As the United States and Canada engage in an escalating trade war with tit-for-tat tariffs threatening nearly $900 billion in bilateral commerce, the breakdown of interim negotiations reveals deep divisions over automobiles, metals, and agricultural products. With thousands of jobs at stake and the future of USMCA hanging in the balance, will Canada's defiant stance against Washington reshape North American trade relations, or will economic pressures force a compromise?

Antitrust: Even the name is ominous. And the closer you look at it, the more vaguely menacing it seems.

The FTC passed its long-awaited final rule banning non-competes (the "Rule") yesterday, April 23rd.

On 26 November 2014, the EU General Court (the EU’s second-highest court) upheld a EUR2.5 million fine imposed by the European Commission for obstructing an EC dawn raid.

On June 4, 2009, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) rendered an important judgment on the permissibility of information exchanges between competitors.

The Office of the US Trade Representative has proposed sweeping tariffs ranging from 10% to 37.5% on 60 U.S. trading partners, covering over 99% of U.S. imports through Section 301 investigations.