With the first disclosures due on May 31, 2014, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has still not given industry a sense of when any guidance will be published. As such, publicly traded companies are still left to figure out how best to comply. The immediate impact, of course, is on those companies required to… Continue Reading
Category Archives: Government Procurement
Subscribe to Government Procurement RSS FeedFree Trade Agreements; Intellectual Property Rights
Posted in Customs Law, Government Procurement, Intellectual PropertyFor an update on these topics, please see http://www.msk.com/news/pub.cfm?id=1791&type=Alert which will also provide some best practices recommendations for those who rely on free trade agreements whether importing or exporting.
Intellectual Property Rights Holders Score One
Posted in Aerospace & Defence, Border Security, Customs Law, Government Procurement, Intellectual Property, UncategorizedTrademark holders have long had to clear a frustrating series of legal hurdles in order to get their hands on infringing product detained and/or seized by CBP. Section 818(g) of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2012 now authorizes CBP to share unredacted samples of imported products, packaging, and labels that are suspected of being… Continue Reading
Implementing the Korea, Panama, and Colombia FTAs
Posted in Customs Law, Government Procurement, Trade Remedies, UncategorizedOne of the many important questions being asked at the start of 2012 is when should international traders expect to take advantage of the new free trade agreements (FTAs) with Korea, Panama, and Colombia? Once President Obama issues the authorizing Executive Orders, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will still need to publish proposed regulations. Based… Continue Reading
New Buy America Initiative Takes Aim At Canada’s GST/HST Regime
Posted in Buy America, Cross-border trade, Customs Law, Government Procurement, GST/HSTIn an recent article in Bloomberg Businessweek printed online on September 18, 2011 entitled “Buy American and Fairer Trade Can Solve Job Woes: Alan Tonelson“, Canadians are put on notice that the U.S. is taking aim at value-added tax (“VAT”) regimes that do not charge VAT on exported goods. Canada’s goods and services tax (“GST”) and… Continue Reading
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Cyndee Todgham Cherniak is the founding lawyer of LexSage, a boutique international trade law and sales tax firm in Toronto, Ontario. She has practiced for almost 20 years at Canada’s top Bay Street law firms.
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Su represents companies and entities, in both the administrative and commercial setting, regarding the importation and exportation of goods before various government entities, administrations, federal and state courts and agencies.
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