March 29, 2012 - The Federal Crimes Watch Daily by McNabb Associates, P.C. on 3/29/2012 The Federal Crimes Watch Daily is a daily newspaper that discusses current federal criminal issues written by a federal criminal defense attorney....more
Italy issues new “Golden Share” by White & Case LLP on 3/19/2012 On March 9, 2012, the Italian Council of Ministers approved a Law Decree (the “Decree”) that changes Italy’s “Golden Share” powers in certain strategic sectors and repeals Article 2 of Legislative Decree No. 332 dated May 31,...more
Legislature Meets First Committee Deadline by Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 3/19/2012 The Minnesota Legislature had a busy week at the Capitol, working to meet their first deadline. The deadline for committees to act favorably on bills in the house of origin is midnight on Friday. Committees must act favorably...more
Towards New Lending Models for Business Aviation by Giulia Mauri on 2/1/2012 A fundamental component to the growth of the Business Aviation industry is the availability of capital. However, after the 2008 Wall Street meltdown, it looks like banks have lost their appetite for business aircraft...more
A Checklist: What to Expect When Financing Vessel Construction by King, Krebs & Jurgens, PLLC on 1/23/2012 When seeking construction financing for a proposed newbuilding, shipowners should understand and be prepared to address the particular concerns that lenders have in assessing risk and documenting vessel construction...more
January 4, 2012 - The Federal Crimes Watch Daily by McNabb Associates, P.C. on 1/4/2012 The Federal Crimes Watch Daily is a daily newspaper that discusses current federal criminal issues written by a federal criminal defense attorney....more
January 3, 2012 - The Federal Crimes Watch Daily by McNabb Associates, P.C. on 1/3/2012 The Federal Crimes Watch Daily is a daily newspaper that discusses current federal criminal issues written by a federal criminal defense attorney....more
Gov. McDonnell: No Devolution Without Money to Pay for It by Sands Anderson PC on 12/28/2011 As an update to the December 13, 2011 blog post on VaLocalityLaw, “Devolution: Will Virginia Pass its “Neglected,” “Crumbling” Highway System on to Local Governments?” Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell has stated his...more
Pilot VAT Reform Program Announced for Shanghai by Bryan Cave on 12/12/2011 Background On October 26, 2011, the Chinese State Council announced that it would launch a pilot value-added tax (“VAT”) reform program (“Pilot Program”) effective on January 1, 2012. The Pilot Program will initially...more
EU imposes further sanctions against Syria (with more likely to come) by White & Case LLP on 12/8/2011 I. Introduction On 1 December 2011, the Council of the European Union (EU) considerably expanded its existing regime for economic sanctions against Syria when it adopted Council Decision 2011/782/CFSP which introduces or...more
U.S. Authorities Weigh in on Emerging Derivatives Model for Global Transport Sector by Venable LLP on 12/6/2011 On October 13, the FMC issued a proposed rule that would clarify and ease Agency regulation of service contracts and NVOCC service arrangements (“NSA”). Under the current regime, the terms of such contracts or NSAs either...more
P3s meet transportation needs by Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 12/1/2011 Originally published in the Colorado Real Estate Journal, November 16, 2011 - December 1, 2011. It is no secret that Colorado’s budget crisis has immobilized transportation funding, as is the case nationally....more
California High Speed Rail Agency Requests Billions To Start Construction by Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis... on 11/7/2011 California’s bullet train agency today formally requested a multibillion-dollar appropriation to start construction next year, after dozens of people from across the state attacked the $98-billion project’s cost, rationale...more
Aircraft Finance in Aruba by Helena Sprenger on 9/27/2011 This month marks the first anniversary of the entry into force in Aruba of the Cape Town Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and the Protocol thereto on Matters specific to Aircraft Equipment (together...more
Aircraft Finance in Aruba by bouke boersma on 9/27/2011 This month marks the first anniversary of the entry into force in Aruba of the Cape Town Convention on International Interests in Mobile Equipment and the Protocol thereto on Matters specific to Aircraft Equipment. The Cape...more