Welcome to the July - August Edition of the Geneva Insights Newsletter. In July and August, several significant international meetings focus on economic, trade, environmental and social issues.

This order suspends country-specific ad valorem rates of duty enumerated in the executive order titled "Regulating Imports with a Reciprocal Tariff...

On April 21, OFAC announced updates to its Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) related to Cuba.

On Tuesday, May 23, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative issued a Federal Register notice asking for public comments on what the negotiating objectives should be for the NAFTA renegotiation.

On April 4, the DOJ announced that Steven Lim, a citizen of Singapore, had been extradited from Indonesia to the United States in connection with criminal sanctions violations.

Beginning April 7, 2020, CBP is authorized to temporarily detain all shipments of five categories of personal protective equipment used in the response to and treatment of COVID-19, pursuant to a Temporary Rule issued by FEMA.

On March 20, 2020, USTR announced that in "an effort to keep current on developments in our national fight against the coronavirus [COVID-19] pandemic,"

We have assembled a collection of articles that focus on what we believe are key ESG issues for 2023. In these materials, we touch on ongoing efforts to diversify our boardrooms...

In our latest episode, Akin litigation partners Scott Barnard and Stephanie Lindemuth sit down with Roland Garcia of Greenberg Traurig, lead plaintiff’s counsel in the first jury trial in the Texas Business Courts—a case that tested not only the merits, but also the court’s infrastructure.

Chris Spicer and Alissa Miller, lawyers in Akin Gump's entertainment practice, discuss on-camera some of the trending topics in the entertainment world in 2016 and make predictions on what to expect in 2017.

The article reports that, while the downturn paints a bleak future for moviegoing overall, Spicer also points out the weak prospects will likely affect film financing too.

The decision has significant implications for companies considering how to describe their cybersecurity programs in public disclosures.

Directs all federal agencies to procure only those large language models (LLMs) developed in accordance with two Unbiased AI Principles: truth-seeking and ideological neutrality

Directs the Department of Commerce (DOC) to establish the American Artificial Intelligence (AI) Exports Program within 90 days to promote global deployment of U.S.-developed full-stack AI technology packages and reinforce American leadership in AI standards and infrastructure.

Closely follows the President's EO rescinding Executive Order 14110 of October 30, 2023 (Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence).

SolarWinds, an Austin-based technology company that provides customers with network monitoring software, and Timothy Brown, SolarWinds' Chief Information Security Officer (CISO)...

The Protecting Resources on the Electric Grid with Cybersecurity Technology Act, or PROTECT Act of 2019—requires the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission...

Akin Gump published a client alert on January 6, which discusses that the Transportation Security Administration (TSA), within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Sets a strategy for U.S. leadership in 6G technology, emphasizing its importance for national security, AI, robotics, and resilient communications.

On July 30, 2018, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will host a workshop to engage stakeholders in a discussion surrounding the development of a study of the economic impacts...