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What to Do About the WTO
Senator Josh Hawley’s op-ed in the New York Times last week titled “The WTO Should be Abolished” unleashes a flamethrower at the World Trade Organization (WTO). As with most Trumpian tear-downs of the status quo, there is some...
Using Force Majeure During COVID-19
If your demand has fallen off or shifted substantially due to the coronavirus, it is a good time to review your customer and supplier contracts and take anticipatory actions to mitigate downside risks. I suggest you ask the questions below for each of your major...
Legal Expert Case of the Month
Counsel frequently seeks out Mr. Jacoby to serve as a consultant and expert witness. His legal work typically focuses on these major areas: Contract interpretation, contract administration, and contract dispute Transfer pricing Price manipulation Monopoly pricing and...
Creating a New Market in the EV Battery Supply Chain
Entering a rapidly growing market with a technologically advanced product can be more challenging than it first appears. My team recently helped one of our clients enter a complex, multi-tiered, and global supply chain in 5 steps: Screening the market for the most...
Companies to Watch This Month
Here is a list of companies I am watching closely in energy and e-mobility. If you are interested in any of these companies, I’d be happy to discuss them with you.
Supply Chain Newsletter, December 2019
The breadth and depth of supply chain metrics can be bewildering. The table below lists the key metrics that are most appropriate for each supply chain strategy. It is divided into three categories of metrics: primary results, subsidiary results, and top-level...
Lobbying for Better Supply Chain Infrastructure
David Steven Jacoby and the team at BSI Energy Ventures frequently analyze policies with supply chain implications, including: Job creation and employment implications of trade policy Infrastructure and transportation investment evaluation Public-Private Partnership...
Expert Transfer Pricing Report Settles Case
Counsel frequently seeks out Mr. Jacoby to serve as a consultant and expert witness. His legal work typically focuses on these major areas: Contract interpretation, contract administration, and contract dispute Transfer pricing Price manipulation Monopoly pricing and...
Bifacial Solar Panel Modules No Longer Excluded from Section 201 Tariffs
The end of an exemption of bifacial solar panel modules from Section 201, and their consequent taxation under the current wave of US import tariffs, will unfortunately fail to shift production from China to the United States. Instead, it is more likely to lead to...
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