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Liability and Immunity for Human Rights Violations: The Impact of Current Legal Developments on Corporate Responsibility

by Foley Hoag LLP - Corporate Social... on 2/22/2012

It is likely that the coming year will see a number of legal developments relating to the immunity and liability of corporations, states, and individuals as recognized by U.S. courts. With an increasing number of suits filed...more
Securities Claim in Canada Under Canadian Securities, Mirror Image To Morrison Claims Under U.S. Securities Laws, Permitted To...

by Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 2/22/2012

As a matter of international litigation practice, the changes wrought by the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in Morrison have been fundamental. In the Supreme Court decision in Morrison v. National Australia Bank...more
Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - February 17, 2012

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 2/22/2012

In this issue; - SEC Issues New C&DI on Description of Say-on-Pay Advisory Vote on Proxy Card and Voting Instruction Form - Treasury Form SHC and Private Fund Advisers - SEC Revises the "Qualified...more
Short-Circuiting The Fast-Acting : 6 Countries Start A Program To Cut Short-Lived Climate Change Pollutants

by Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger... on 2/22/2012

Last week, the State Department announced the formation of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (Coalition). In what many are calling a response to the extremely slow pace at which the...more
Republican-backed Bill Would Overhaul Lacey Act

by Chris Rizo on 2/22/2012

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 (LID) – A group of Senate Republicans say they are taking aim at the “broad overcriminalization” of a federal law that makes it a crime to import into the United States illegally obtained plants or wildlife. U.S....more
Treasury Department Issues Proposed Regulations Under FATCA and Unveils Bilateral Agreements for Partner Countries With Respect to...

by Bracewell & Giuliani LLP on 2/22/2012

This update is a follow-up to our May 6, 2010 publication, HIRE Act of 2010 - Increases Need for International Tax Compliance, with respect to the new information reporting obligations for foreign financial institutions...more
Compliance Convergence: ICE Enforcement

by Thomas Fox on 2/22/2012

Compliance convergence can take many forms. In an article entitled “Pass the ICE Test: Nine I-9 Record Keeping Tips” published in the February 6, 2012 edition of the Texas Lawyer, author Karen-Lee Pollak explores one of...more
HHS Announces Delay for ICD-10 Compliance

by King & Spalding on 2/21/2012

The United States Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has confirmed that it will delay the October 1, 2013 date initially set for compliance with the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Edition diagnoses and...more
Update on ACTA

by Baldwins l Intellectual Property on 2/21/2012

The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) has courted controversy ever since its inception in 2007, when several developing and non-developing nations began to discuss the formation of an international intellectual property...more
Some European Short Selling Restrictions Lifted

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 2/21/2012

As reported in the August 19, 2011 edition of Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest, France, Belgium, Spain and Italy imposed short selling bans in relation to certain banking and financial institutions in August 2011. On...more
FBAR Filing Deadline Further Extended to June 30, 2013 for Certain Employees and Officers with Signature Authority over Foreign...

by Ropes & Gray LLP on 2/21/2012

Generally, each U.S. person who has a financial interest in, or signature authority over, one or more foreign financial accounts during a calendar year is required to report those accounts to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on...more
A Seat at the Table – Compliance in the Contract Tender Process

by Thomas Fox on 2/21/2012

After all the due diligence on the sales agents and representatives has been completed and they are ready to help you land that large international contract, what is the role of compliance? I would argue that compliance has as central...more
Compliance Rules for Compliance Sakes?

by Michael Volkov on 2/20/2012

In response to the aggressive enforcement environment, companies have been revising policies for travel, gifts, entertainment, and hospitality. As they do so, it is important for each company to consider these questions...more
District Court in BP Securities Class Action Dismisses Non-U.S. Securities Claims on the Basis of Morrison and Effective...

by Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 2/20/2012

In re BP p.l.c. Securities Litigation, MDL No. 10-md-2185 (S.D. Tex. Feb. 2012), is a 129-page decision comprehensively addressing the allegations underlying and the securities claims arising from the BP oil spill of April 20,...more
Indian Supreme Court Holds for Vodafone

by King & Spalding on 2/20/2012

On January 20, the Indian Supreme Court handed down a major victory for foreign investors in the landmark case of Vodafone International Holdings B.V. The Vodafone case arose from Vodafone’s 2007 acquisition of an...more