Trade and Manufacturing Monitor

News and insight from our international trade practice group

The United States and India Set to Complete Limited Trade Deal

The United States and India are working to complete a limited trade deal later this month. U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer will travel to India to finalize the agreement in the coming weeks. President Trump…

Senate Finance Committee Asks USTR Lighthizer: What is the Future of the WTO?

On Tuesday, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer testified before the Senate Finance Committee to discuss a question that is central to the Trump Administration’s trade policy agenda: What is the future of the…

Trump Administration Takes Steps to Identify Chinese Violations of U.S. Intellectual Property Rights

On Monday, August 14, 2017, President Trump signed a memorandum directing the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) to determine whether to initiate a Section 301 investigation of Chinese laws, policies, practices, or…