HOME ABOUT US PRACTICE AREAS LOCATIONS ATTORNEYS STAFF RESOURCES NEWS REPRESENTATIONS BLOG Category: Blog Waiting for the Many Other Shoes to Drop By: John P. Donohue In the late 19th and early 20th century, in response to the growth in urban manufacturing, New York City began an aggressive program of building apartments for its expanding workforce. In many of these hastily-constructed apartments, the materials were inferior; the walls and floors were thin; and the apartments were constructed one directly on top of the other. So, at the end of the day, a tenement dweller could not help but hear his upstairs neighbor’s shoe drop to the floor, and, when it did, he knew that another shoe would drop shortly thereafter. Hence, the maxim “waiting for the other shoe to drop.” Continue reading “Waiting for the Many Other Shoes to Drop” The Intersection of Customs Duties and Bankruptcy By: Stephen T. Bobo and John P. Donohue This article explains how various U.S. Customs and Border Protection claims for duties and penalties are imposed, especially assessments arising from breaches of the unfair trading rules, and it highlights ways in which a bankruptcy filing can affect claims arising from Customs duties. In addition, the article explores the impact of a bankruptcy filing on procedures governing disputes with Customs. Click Here to Read Full Article China, Steel Aluminum and Automobiles – Domestic and International Legal Perspectives By: John P. Donohue This PowerPoint was presented to the General Membership of the International Business Law Consortium at their meeting in September in Lisbon, Portugal on the US China “section 301” dispute. Click Here to Download Presentation Section 232 Investigation on Automobiles – Managing the Response By: John P. Donohue This PowerPoint was used in a presentation before the North American delegates of the International Business Law Consortium at their meeting in May, 2018 in New York on the investigation into aluminum, steel and automobiles. Click Here to Download Presentation Section 232 and the Steel Industry —“And the Days Dwindle Down To a Precious Few.” By John P. Donohue and Daniel K. Astin On April 19, 2017 the Secretary of Commerce, acting upon the instructions of President Trump, commenced an investigation under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to determine the effects on the national security of the United States of the imports of steel products. By law, the Secretary of Commerce conducts such an investigation, and, by the provisions of the same law, the investigation must be completed within 270 days. Shortly after the commencement of the investigation, Secretary Ross stated that he believed that he could conclude the investigation expeditiously, in light of the substantial experience the Department of Commerce had acquired in its numerous antidumping and countervailing duty investigations of steel products (over which the Department of Commerce has concurrent jurisdiction with the International Trade Commission) but the investigation still continues. Calendar math tells us that the 270 day period expired on January 14, 2018, a Sunday, and he submitted his report the next day. Continue reading “Section 232 and the Steel Industry —“And the Days Dwindle Down To a Precious Few.”” Search for: SEARCH Recent Posts Waiting for the Many Other Shoes to Drop The Intersection of Customs Duties and Bankruptcy Welcome Walter W. Gouldsbury III China, Steel Aluminum and Automobiles – Domestic and International Legal Perspectives Section 232 Investigation on Automobiles – Managing the Response Categories Blog News Archives May 2019 November 2018 October 2018 June 2018 March 2018 1905 Spruce Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 ________________ 215.557.3550 215.557.3551 FAX 1204 N King Street Wilmington, DE 19801 ________________ 302.658.1100 302.658.1300 FAX 52 Haddonfield-Berlin Road Suite 1000 Cherry Hill, NJ 08034 ________________ 856.368.2001 856.368.2002 FAX 600 B Street Suite 300 San Diego, CA 92101 ________________ 619.270.8811 619.923.2125 FAX © 2021, Ciardi Ciardi & Astin. All Rights Reserved.