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国際取引・国際通商法

The U.S. Court of International Trade and Recent Tariff Developments Affecting Japanese Companies

For Japanese companies engaged in manufacturing in, exporting to, or investing in the United States, U.S. trade and cust...
国際取引・国際通商法

Golden Shares & Guardrails: What Foreign Buyers Need to Know After the U.S. Steel-Nippon Deal

In a historic twist in Nippon Steel’s $14.1 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel, the United States Government has acquired...
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TARIFFS, PART II: THE PENDING LEGAL CHALLENGE TO PRESIDENT TRUMP’S TARIFFS INVOKED UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY ECONOMIC POWERS ACT (IEEPA)

On November 5, 2025, the United States Supreme Court heard arguments in the case Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump. This...
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Class Action Lawsuits

A class action lawsuit is a civil lawsuit in which one or more plaintiffs file on behalf of a larger groupー known as the...
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Copyright Law Basics in the United States 

IntroductionThe United States Constitution grants Congress the power “to Promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts...
憲法

Perjury and False Statements – Why You Should Never Lie to the Government

If you are testifying under oath in any legal proceeding or filing forms or other documents with government authorities,...
憲法

Restrictions on Voting and Public Office for Persons Convicted of Crimes

On May 30, 2024, a jury in the State of New York found former United States President Donald Trump guilty of 34 criminal...
会社法

The Corporate Transparency Act: An Overview for Business Owners

What is the Corporate Transparency Act?The Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) went into effect on January 1, 2024, requi...
エンターテイメント法・スポーツ法

Sports Betting in the United States: An Overview

IntroductionThe recent firing by the Los Angeles Dodgers of a language interpreter for Shohei Ohtani, a major league bas...
その他

The Visa Waiver Program vs. B-1/B-2 Visa

To paraphrase a world-famous playwright, “To ESTA or not to ESTA, that is the question…” In other words, for a would-be ...