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2013 Enforcement Predictions

I always like to make predictions at the beginning of each year. My track record is plus and minus – sometimes on target, sometimes off-target. The biggest story in the last five years has been the rise of FCPA...more

Baker & McKenzie: Government Procurement in the Health Sector under the Australia – United States Free Trade Agreement (FTA)

This alert provides an outline of procurement practices that Australian public sector health bodies should be applying in their procurements to give effect to obligations under the FTA. We address three questions: ? ...more

New Excise Tax on Certain Foreign Contractors

Section 5000C of the Internal Revenue Code (the Code) was added by the James Zadroga 9-11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 (the Act) on January 2, 2011. This new provision imposes a 2 percent excise tax on “Federal...more