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"Ontario Speech From The Throne", Focus On Public Policy, February 2013

by Cyrus Reporter, John Zerucelli | Dentons on 2/20/2013

On Tuesday, February 19th, 2013, the Honourable David Onley, Ontario's Lieutenant Governor, delivered the Wynne government’s Speech from the Throne in the Ontario legislature. Entitled The Way Forward, this speech officially...more

Energy And Environment Update -- January 13, 2013

by David Leiter, Sarah Litke | Mintz Levin - Environmental Law on 1/15/2013

In This Issue: Energy and Climate Debate; Congress; Administration; Department of Agriculture; Department of Commerce; Department of Energy; Environmental Protection Agency; Government Accountability Office;...more

This Week in Washington - January 11, 2013

by Patton Boggs LLP on 1/14/2013

In This Issue: - DOMESTIC POLICY MATTERS - Congress is in recess this week. The House returns on Monday, and the Senate returns January 21st. Debt Ceiling, Budget & the Economy. The President’s Fiscal Year...more

This Week in Washington - January 4, 2013

by Patton Boggs LLP on 1/9/2013

In This Issue: - DOMESTIC POLICY MATTERS - The Fiscal Cliff Compromise. With Vice President Joe Biden and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) stepping in over the weekend to lead negotiations, a...more

Update on INTERPOL's Red Notice for TCI's Michael Misick: Part 2

by The Law Office of Michelle A. Estlund, P.A. on 1/2/2013

In the last post, I addressed the latest events in the case of Michael Misick, former Premier of Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI). Today's post is a continuation of that discussion and an update of a related post from earlier...more

This Week in Washington - December 21, 2012

by Patton Boggs LLP on 12/27/2012

In This Issue: - DOMESTIC POLICY MATTERS - The Fiscal Cliff Debate. On Monday evening, the White House proposed a compromise of raising taxes only on income earners above $400,000 and increasing the amount of...more

Legal Index: Citizenship Under The United States Constitution

by Dan Goodman on 12/26/2012

This legal index is a guide to citizenship under the United States Constitution since the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment. Each entry, being a legal topic, is supplemented with legal authority, which is quoted, cited,...more

Congressional Committee Finds Huawei And ZTE To Be Threats To National Security By Shannon Doyle

by King & Spalding on 12/14/2012

On October 8, 2012, the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (“the Committee”) published a report declaring two Chinese telecommunication equipment manufacturers, Huawei Technologies Company and ZTE, to be threats...more

Trade & Manufacturing Alert - December 2012

by King & Spalding on 12/12/2012

In This Issue: - 01 U.S.-China Trade Concerns Highlighted In Report To Congress - 02 Congressional Committee Finds Huawei And ZTE To Be Threats To National Security - 03 Administration Announces Manufacturing...more

U.S. Eases Burma (Myanmar) Import Ban

by J. Garrett Cornelison | BakerHostetler on 11/28/2012

On November 16, 2012, the Obama Administration announced that the U.S. would begin to allow imports from Burma (Myanmar), ending a decade-old ban on Burmese imports. The decision, published in a joint announcement by the U.S....more

China Update - November 20, 2012

by David Leiter, Neal Martin | Mintz Levin on 11/26/2012

In This Issue: Quotes of The Week; U.S.- China relations; Trade; and Energy & Environment. - Excerpt from Quotes of The Week - “It’s important that our two countries cooperate to build a more secure and...more

Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations Impose New Restrictions on U.S. Business in Iran

by Scott Maberry, Matthew Riemer | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 11/20/2012

As we reported last month, the Obama administration continues to display a commitment to increasingly tough sanctions against Iran and its trading partners. Over the past few weeks, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Office...more

Conclusion of 18th Party Congress Sets New Leadership for China

by Lucas S. Chang, Robert Bradford "Brad" Farrar | Morgan Lewis on 11/19/2012

In a significant, once-in-a-decade transition in leadership, Xi Jinping assumes the role of General Secretary of the Communist Party of the People's Republic of China. The 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of...more

Financial Services Legislative And Regulatory Update -- November 19, 2012

by Abby Matousek, Jason M. Rosenstock | Mintz Levin - Public Finance on 11/19/2012

In This Issue: Leading the Past Week; House of Representatives; CFPB; SEC; CFTC; OCC; DOL; International; and Upcoming Hearings. Excerpt from Leading the Past Week Now that the election is behind us (for...more

El Congreso de México Aprueba la Iniciativa de Reforma a la Ley Federal del Trabajo: Qué Impacto Tendría la Reforma Para las...

by Oscar De la Vega, Liliana Hernández | Littler on 11/19/2012

Después de mucho debate ante las Cámaras de Diputados y Senadores, con manifestaciones públicas de apoyo y rechazo, el día 13 de noviembre de 2012, el Congreso aprobó la iniciativa de reforma a la Ley Federal del Trabajo...more

Mexico's Congress Approves Initiative to Reform the Labor Law: What the Reform Will Mean for Employers with Operations in Mexico

by Oscar De la Vega, Liliana Hernández | Littler on 11/16/2012

After much debate before Mexico's House of Representatives and Senate, as well as public demonstrations both in support and in opposition, on November 13, 2012, Congress approved an initiative to reform the Federal Labor Law...more