September 2021

In Events

Webinar: Streamlining Distribution and Supply Networks: Securing Trust in Supply Chains and Pre-empting Litigation Risk

September 30, 2021 by Francesca Richmond, Geert Bovy, Katia Boneva-Desmicht, Andrea Cicala and Katharina Spenner LL.M. 2 Mins Read

Tuesday, October 5, 2021 2:00 – 3:00 PM CET Corporates seeking to effect innovation across their supply networks need to underpin that change with a strategy that pre-empts legal challenges from existing or prospective distributors and suppliers. Trends in corporate governance such as ESG compliance, digital transformation of supply chain and an evolution of workforce demographics and expectations following the pandemic are all driving major changes in business operating models and delivery. Many are looking to…

In Compliance

Federal Agencies Issue Requests for Public Comments to Assess Strength of Supply Chains Following “America’s Supply Chains” Executive Order

September 23, 2021 by Orfeh Vahabzadeh, Maria Piontkovska and Kerry B. Contini 3 Mins Read

US federal government agencies charged with implementing President Biden’s February 24, 2021 Executive Order 14017 (“America’s Supply Chains” or “Supply Chain EO”) continue to assess supply chain risks and vulnerabilities by issuing public requests for comment. Among other things, the Supply Chain EO directs the heads of several federal agencies to conduct a one-year review to examine supply chains for potential vulnerabilities in a number of sectors. (This is in addition to the 100-day reviews…

In Forced Labor

US Customs and Border Protection Issues FAQs on Forced Labor Reiterating Commitment to Enforcement and Encouraging Companies to Implement Compliance Programs

September 1, 2021 by Reagan R. Demas, Maria Piontkovska and Eunkyung Kim Shin 4 Mins Read

Yesterday, as part of its annual Virtual Trade Week series, US Customs and Border Protection (“CBP”) issued a list of Frequently Asked Questions on forced labor (“the FAQs”). The FAQs consist of responses to ten questions focused on current issues and latest developments in forced labor enforcement. As mentioned in the FAQs, in FY2020 (October 1, 2019 – September 30, 2020), CBP set a record by issuing 13 Withhold Release Orders (“WROs”), detaining over $55…