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  • USCIB-OECD Tax Conference Convenes Policymakers and Experts to Discuss Pressing Global Tax Issues 

    USCIB and the OECD hosted the 19th annual International Tax Conference June 22-23, convening over 200 tax policy experts in Washington DC. The conference was held during a pivotal moment for international tax policy with landmark developments such as the Side-by-Side agreement and the ongoing negotiations on the taxation of the digital economy.  

  • USCIB Participates in UNIDROIT Meetings on International Investment Contracts

    Jason File, Director of Legal Affairs and General Counsel at USCIB, attended meetings in Rome, January 19-23, for the International Institute for the Unification of Private Law’s (UNIDROIT) project on International Investment Contracts (IICs). The initiative, jointly undertaken by UNIDROIT with the International Chamber of Commerce’s (ICC) Institute of World Business Law (ICC Institute), aims to develop guidance to foster the modernization and standardization of international investment contracts.

  • DOJ Withdraws Defense as Federal Court Blocks FTC Non-Compete Ban

    USCIB continues to actively monitor developments surrounding the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) rule banning most employee non-compete agreements. In a widely expected shift, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced that it will no longer defend the FTC’s non-compete rule in appeals courts, leaving the matter to be resolved through private litigation. Trump-appointed FTC [...]

  • Unanimous Supreme Court Adopts USCIB Position in Devas v. Antrix

    On June 5, the US Supreme Court unanimously adopted the position USCIB advocated in its amicus brief filed on December 11, 2024, in the case CC/Devas (Mauritius) Ltd v. Antrix Corp. Ltd.  In its 9-0 ruling, the Court confirmed that under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA), companies do not need to demonstrate “minimum contacts” [...]

  • USCIB Files Joint Amicus Brief Challenging CFIUS Decision Blocking US Steel Merger

    USCIB has filed a joint amicus brief in support of Petitioners in United States Steel Corporation v. Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) before the DC Circuit Court of Appeals, alongside the US Chamber of Commerce, the Global Business Alliance, and the National Foreign Trade Council. The case challenges the Biden Administration’s [...]

  • USCIB’s Arbitration Committee Welcomes Two New Subcommittees

    USCIB has launched two new entities within the USCIB Arbitration Committee: The Life Sciences Arbitration Task Force and the Mediation Subcommittee.   The Life Sciences Arbitration Task Force, co-chaired by International Arbitration Partner and Arbitrator at Reed Smith J.P. Duffy and Partner, Deputy Lead and Head of Americas, International Arbitration & Global Disputes at Orrick Herrington [...]

  • Federal Court Upholds USCIB’s Position on Non-Compete Agreements

    Earlier this year, USCIB, alongside ten other industry associations, filed joint amicus briefs in support of two federal court challenges to the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) recently published rule banning noncompete agreements, which was scheduled to go into effect on September 4, 2024. On August 20, 2024, the US District Court for the Northern District [...]

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