Our partner Sylvain Poitras was recently awarded a Certificate by Johns Hopkins University's Withing School of Engineering on successfully completing the 10-week program for leaders on AI in Healthcare. This strengthens our firm's knowledge base to advise healthtech clients worldwide from AI module development to roll-out efforts including on the ethical, regulatory and contractual fronts.
Our partner Emily Lawson lectured at the University of Washington in Professor Theo S. Eicher's international trade course! Emily spoke about the current state of U.S. international trade law and policy.
Our partner Ed Sim is back in Phnom Penh to work with His Excellency Sok Sopheak, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Commerce and the team at the National Committee on Trade Remedies of Cambodia! The group is working to complete the Sub-Decrees on Anti-Dumping, Countervailing Duties and Safeguards.
Our Partner Sylvain Poitras participated in the Swiss Medtech General Assembly and Foreign Trade Expert Group meeting in Lugano, Switzerland, on 18 May.
Arthur Appleton presented on Jurists' Day at Bocconi University on “Crisis or Resilience? The Effectiveness of International Law in a Fragmenting Legal Order”.
On March 24, Appleton Luff France had the pleasure of hosting a session of the 2026 NETVA program in Paris, bringing together twelve innovative startups that have developed remarkable products based on cutting-edge technologies.
Appleton Luff International Lawyers, represented by David Luff and Marta Ledwos, has obtained a victory in Case T‑383/24: MNFPUG’s Sustainable Cashmere Market Place Srl vs European Commission.
MNFPUG’s Sustainable Cashmere Marketplace is an initiative aimed at promoting and marketing Mongolian cashmere, produced in a sustainable and fully traceable manner.
They demonstrated that the EU Commission erred in interpreting the scope of Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs in light of the TARIC nomenclature. The General Court confirmed that the term "wool" mentioned in the regulation includes cashmere wool.
The Court's Judgment is available at: EUR-Lex - 62024TJ0383 - EN - EUR-Lex
Ed Sim was interviewed on Channel News Asia on Monday morning on the US Supreme Court IEEPA ruling and the Trump Administration's current and potential replacement legal foundations for imposing tariffs, including Sections 122, 201, 232, 301 and 338 of the Tariff Act of 1930.
Frank Morgan provides analysis of the practical effects of today's Supreme Court ruling striking down the IEEPA tariffs: (1) when can companies expect refunds and (2) how will the Trump administration reimpose tariffs?
Ed Sim and Claudio Dordi presented an ADB-sponsored workshop on trade remedy implementation by the Royal Cambodian Government, hosted by Secretary of State for Commerce Sok Sopheak. They are finalizing the draft government sub-decrees for AD/CVD/SG measures.
Our partner Sylvain Poitras gave a talk this week at the University of Montreal Law School as part of a course by Professor Pierre Larouche, explaining some of the challenges of an interdisciplinary approach in life science legal practice.
With the US Supreme Court possibly ruling as soon as this Friday on President Trump's IEEPA tariffs, we take a look at a 100+ year old alternative basis for the reciprocal tariffs, Section 338.
Appleton Luff partner Marta Ledwos delivered on-site training on international Rules of Origin practices to customs officials of Uzbekistan in September 2025.
Appleton Luff is honored to be highly rated by Chambers for international trade in Asia Pacific and Southeast Asia. Our partner Ed Sim has been ranked for 19 years, the most of any individual lawyer in the ratings.
On 4 December 2025 Arthur Appleton was invited to discuss the economic implications of WTO Membership for Uzbekistan at a meeting of Uzbekistan's Liberal Democratic Party (UzLiDeP).
