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News & Analysis as of May 20, 2013

New Disclosure Requirements for Massachusetts Pension Investments

by Ropes & Gray LLP on 4/29/2013

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has started implementing pension reform legislation enacted in 2011 that imposes demanding contracting and disclosure requirements on state and local pension fund boards. The new pension fund...more

The California Taxpayer and Shareholder Protection Act of 2003

by Keith Paul Bishop | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 4/26/2013

Ten years ago, there was concern about so-called “expatriate corporations”. These were corporations that incorporated in foreign jurisdictions to minimize their tax liability. In reaction to this phenomenon, the legislature...more

China 20/20 - Legal & Regulatory Developments - November 2012

by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 11/2/2012

In This Issue: - China Finalized the Amendments to the Rules for Establishing Foreign Invested Securities Companies - Notice of the Ministry of Culture on Implementing Supplementary Provisions IX to CEPA -...more

California to Require its Contractors to Comply with SEC Conflict Minerals Reporting Obligations

by Morrison & Foerster LLP on 10/18/2011

On September 16, 2011, the California Legislature passed SB 861,[1] a law that requires public companies contracting with the State of California to ensure that their supply chains are free of “conflict minerals” sourced from...more

Remote Control - Anti Corruption Laws Toughen Up for Businesses in China

by Richard Kimber on 8/10/2011

The lesson for all companies conducting operations in China, especially if affiliates or subsidiaries of US or UK headquartered companies, is that detailed compliance programmes will need to be instituted. Regulatory...more

Compliance in Brazil: Current and Future Perspectives

by Ibrademp - Comitê Anticorrupção e Compliance on 4/1/2011

Compliance in Brazil: Current and Future Perspectives...more

Bill Aims To Add Bite To Federal Conflict Minerals Disclosure Requirement

by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 3/21/2011

Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act added a new Section 13(p) to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Section 13(p) requires the SEC to promulgate disclosure and reporting regulations regarding the use of conflict minerals...more

2010 FCPA Year In Review

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 2/22/2011

Through enforcement, administrative action, and new legislation, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) grew additional muscle and even sharper teeth in 2010. The U.S. government assessed nearly $2 billion in FCPA-related...more

A Call to Economic Arms - Commercial and Legal Considerations in the Defence and Security Sector

by Richard Milner on 1/2/2011

In this briefing we examine the implications for business arising from the Government’s recently published Green Paper on Equipment, Support and Technology for UK Defence and Security. The Green Paper follows the...more

Venable Business News Digest - October 2010

by Venable LLP on 10/7/2010

In This Issue: Corporate Finance and Securities; Credit Counseling and Debt Services; Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation; Government Contracts; Intellectual Property; Labor and Employment; and Maryland...more