Yesterday a WTO panel upheld the U.S. “special safeguard” tariffs on Chinese tires.  Many will note that this is the first time a WTO body has upheld a U.S. “safeguard” measure.  After the United States lost a string of safeguard cases at the WTO a decade or so ago, the temporary “safeguard” had largely receded […]

Andrew W. Kentz was recently appointed Treasurer and Executive Committee Member of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. Andrew has been working with the Lawyers’ Committee for nearly a decade serving as Member of the Board of Directors. The main objective of the Lawyer’s Committee is to secure equal justice under law by […]

In recent testimony before Congress, Lisa Shames, Director, Natural Resources and Environment of the Government Accountability Office observed that 15 percent of the U.S. food supply was composed of food imported from other countries.  While imported food constitutes a small minority of the overall food supply, Ms. Shames further noted that imports comprised 60 percent […]

On March 15, 2010, Partner Andrew W. Kentz participated in American University Washington College of Law’s event, The Changing Business Landscape, organized by theBusiness Law Brief, a student run publication that discusses fusion of the legal and business worlds. The event focused on the current business climate given the collapse of financial markets and sub-prime mortgage crisis, […]

A few weeks ago, Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-N.D., unexpectedly announced that he would not seek re-election. The decision sparked debate regarding the political implications of his retirement, including as one measure of public approval for President Barack Obama and as a harbinger for the prospects for a rejuvenated Republican Party in the November elections. I […]