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The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has been working steadily to prepare for the opening of the new generic top-level domain (gTLD) program.

ICANN insiders have estimated that ICANN may potentially receive up to 1000 or more new gTLD applications during the application window.

After much anticipation and preparation, the application period for the new generic top-level domain (gTLD) program opened on January 12, 2012 and will accept new entries until March 29, 2012 and remain open until April 12, 2012.

On May 23, 2025, the US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) provided immediate sanctions relief for Syria.

President Trump's rejection of Iran's latest peace proposal signals a return to military pressure tactics as both sides remain locked in a strategic stalemate ahead of November midterms. With oil exports recovering but diplomatic uncertainty persisting, the conflict's ripple effects are reshaping energy markets and forcing regional players like Pakistan to navigate increasingly incompatible commitments.

BIS' and DDTC's proposed liberalization of USML Category X mark the latest step in the Administration's export reform efforts.

In Section 337 investigations before the International Trade Commission (Commission or ITC), exclusion orders are a powerful form of relief whereby the Commission directs US Customs and Border Protection (US Customs) to exclude articles found to infringe a valid patent from entry into the United States.

Welcome to the latest issue of the Section 337 Update.

On July 24, 2011, President Obama issued Executive Order 13581 (EO), "Blocking Property of Transnational Criminal Organizations."

On April 22, 2012, President Obama issued an Executive Order authorizing new sanctions on individuals and entities that operate or provide information technology that facilitates the perpetration of human rights abuses by the Syrian and Iranian Governments.

The Guidance provides specific Harmonized System (HS) codes that exporters/reexporters may use to identify items that are of diversion/transshipment concern.

In recent weeks, the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) has increased its enforcement and compliance activities related to US sanctions law, targeting foreign financial institutions operating in New York, as well as non-US reinsurers.

On February 24, the Trump administration announced several actions against perpetrators of international trade secret theft, including the issuance of the first-ever sanctions under the Protecting American Intellectual Property Act of 2022 (PAIPA) (Pub. L. No. 117-366).

The Telephone Consumer Protection Act creates massive statutory damages exposure for companies, leading to widespread litigation abuse. A recent California court decision offers defendants a new weapon against 'opt-out evaders'—plaintiffs who deliberately send confusing unsubscribe requests instead of simple 'STOP' messages to manufacture TCPA violations and collect damages.

In National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, Pa. v. Essex Insurance Company, Civil Action No. 13-32, 2013 WL 6328792 (W.D. Pa. Dec. 5, 2013), a federal district court applying Pennsylvania law denied motions to dismiss and for joinder that an insurer filed against two other insurers who were seeking recovery of defense costs.

First Tuesday Update is our monthly take on current issues in commercial disputes, international arbitration, and judgment enforcement.

First Tuesday Update is our monthly take on current issues in commercial disputes, international arbitration, and judgment enforcement.

Since the release of OpenAI's ChatGPT, artificial intelligence, specifically the rise of large language models (LLMs), has become a topic of discussion for media, pop culture, and businesses alike...