Joshua Kurland, a 15-year trial attorney at DOJ, has joined Hogan Lovells as a partner in the international trade and investment practice, the firm announced. At DOJ, Kurland led the government's litigation efforts in many cases in the Commercial Litigation Branch, including over 250 international trade-related cases. From January 2024 to January 2025, he sered as a trial attorney detailed in DOJ's national security division, covering counterintelligence and export control matters.
China is extending its antidumping duty investigation on imports of pork and pork byproducts from the EU (see 2406180009), according to an unofficial translation of a Ministry of Commerce press release. The review was scheduled to be completed by June 17, but China said it's now hoping to finish it by Dec. 16 "in view of the complexity of this case." China announced the investigation last year, days after the EU said it would set new countervailing duties on Chinese electric vehicles (see 2406120008).
The State Department approved a possible $215 million military sale to the Netherlands, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said last week. The sale includes air-to-ground missiles and related equipment, and the principal contractor will be Lockheed Martin.
Two leaders of the House Republican Study Committee urged Congress June 16 to advance sanctions legislation aimed at stopping Iran from developing nuclear weapons and supporting terrorism.
Stacey Feinberg, President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to Luxembourg, said June 12 that she would work with Luxembourg to improve its screening of foreign investment, especially from China.
Sens. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., Tim Kaine, D-Va., and Alex Padilla, D-Calif., introduced a bill June 12 that would impose property-blocking sanctions on Salvadoran officials for alleged human rights abuses, including imprisoning U.S. residents deported by the Trump administration without due process.
Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., reintroduced legislation June 12 aimed at curbing U.S. investment in China. One bill would prohibit Americans from owning the publicly traded securities of U.S.-sanctioned companies, while another would bar index mutual funds from holding Chinese stocks. Both bills, which Ricketts previously introduced in the last Congress (see 2409270021), were referred to the Senate Banking Committee.
The Trump administration released more details about the conditions for Japan-based Nippon Steel's purchase of U.S. Steel, which Trump said would result in a $14 billion investment in the U.S. economy while keeping the American company headquartered in the U.S. (see 2505230075).
Taiwan added more than 600 companies to its list of those subject to stringent export license requirements, including major Chinese technology companies Huawei and SMIC.
Despite the Trump administration easing certain sanctions against Syria, companies should still be carrying out careful due diligence and should be aware of other legal risks they could face before doing any business in the country, industry advisers said this week.