Jerome P. Akman

U.S. Congress Passes Legislation Aimed At Preserving Application of Countervailing Duties against Imports from "Non-Market Economy" Countries, Including China
Jerome P. Akman,Brian D. Beglin,Ruoke Liu,Xiaowei Ye, March 20, 2012
The U.S. Congress passed legislation on March 6, 2012, designed to preserve application of countervailing duties against imports into the U.S. from “non-market economy” countries (“NMEs”), including China. The legislation was signed on March 13, 2012, by President Obama....

Court Strikes Down Countervailing Duties on Imports From China
Jerome P. Akman,Brian D. Beglin,Ruoke Liu,Xiaowei Ye, January 23, 2012
The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) ruled on Dec. 19, 2011, that the US Countervailing Duty law (CVD Law) cannot be applied against non-market economy countries and, in the particular case in issue, against China.

U.S. Congressional Legislation Creates Additional Sanctions Against Financial Transactions Involving Iran
Jerome P. Akman,Rebecca S. Hartley,Yoshihide Ito,Carl A. Valenstein,Maureen A. Young, January 6, 2012
The National Defense Authorization Act for the Fiscal Year 2012 (NDAA), which was passed on December 15, 2011, by the U.S. Congress and signed by President Obama on December 31, 2011, provides for important new sanctions against Iran. These sanctions expand upon prior sanctions and proposed...