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News & Analysis as of May 23, 2013

Terror Tactics: Report Urges Government To Use Financial, Immigration, Trade And Immigration Systems To Squeeze Theft Of IP

by Sophie Yu | Orrick - Trade Secrets Group on 5/23/2013

A new report on halting the theft of trade secrets and other intellectual property reads like a blueprint for fighting terrorism—not surprising, given that it was co-authored by the nation’s former spy chief and a member of...more

Expatriation Lite: Leaving The U.S. Tax System While Retaining Your Citizenship

by Joshua Kaplan, Jeffrey L. Rubinger | Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP on 4/16/2013

As many Miami residents who earn income abroad may be aware, the United States is one of only two countries in the world that taxes its citizens and residents (collectively, “U.S. taxpayers”) on their worldwide income. ...more

Investing in the USA for a Green Card: A Guide to the EB-5 Immigrant Visa

by Wassem Amin on 4/11/2013

The EB-5 Immigrant Investor Visa: An Attorney and Service Provider’s Overview of Requirements for Eligibility and Implications under Different Areas of Law By: Wassem M. Amin, Esq., M.B.A. In 1990, the United States...more

The Chicago Regional Center: A Lesson in Due Diligence

by Jennifer Roeper | Fowler White Boggs P.A. on 3/15/2013

In the wake of the Security and Exchange Commission’s lawsuit against Anthoo R. Sethi, founder of the Chicago based EB-5 regional center who defrauded 250 foreign investors, many are now questioning the EB-5 program. What...more

Australia's "Significant Investor Visa" Creates Opportunities for Fund Managers

by Jim Bulling, Daniel Knight | K&L Gates LLP on 3/1/2013

The Australian Government is looking to encourage foreign investment into Australia through the introduction of a new visa pathway for individuals who make substantial investments in Australia. The "Significant Investor Visa"...more

Siginificant Investor Visa Client Alert

by Keekee Wang on 8/28/2012

This is a client alert in Chinese language on the Australian Significant Investor visa which has attracted huge interest from the Chinese business community both in China and in Australia....more

China 20/20: Legal and Regulatory Developments - August 2012

by Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 8/1/2012

In This Issue: - China Adopts New “Immigration Law” - SPC Issues Draft Interpretations on the Trial of Cases Involving Labor Disputes - China to Amend the Labor Contract Law - People’s Bank of China...more

Russian Legal Update - Third Quarter 2011

by Dechert LLP on 10/12/2011

In This Issue: p1 The UK Bribery Act (2010): The Impact on Russian Companies and Russian Business Generally p3 Russian Foreign Strategic Investments Law: A Step Forward on the Way to Liberalisation or a Decorative...more

Fleeing The Mexican Drug War: Foreign Investors’ Immigration Issues - The Matrix of U.S. Legal Considerations

by Jackson Walker on 4/13/2011

Background and Context: •Mexico’s Drug War •Drugs going North and Guns going South •Since President Calderon’s election in Dec. 2006, it is estimated there have been over 36,000 deaths •DOJ considers the Mexican drug...more