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News & Analysis as of May 25, 2013

India: The Quixotic Balancing Of Benefits And Risks

by Michael Volkov on 4/11/2013

I used to say – if your business operates in China, you are likely violating the FCPA in one way or another. Permit me to revise my admonition: if your business operates in India, you are likely violating the FCPA in one...more

California Auctions Initial Greenhouse Gas Allowances under AB 32 Cap and Trade Program

by Josh Bushinsky, Randy Lewis, Peter Mostow, Sheridan Pauker | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 11/27/2012

On November 14, 2012, the California Air Resources Board (ARB) held the first auction for greenhouse gas (GHG) emission allowances under the state's pioneering cap and trade program. More than 70 entities participated in the...more

Mining E-Review: September 2012 - British Columbia Securities Commission Issues Cease Trade Order Following Review of Barkerville...

by Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP on 9/14/2012

In an environment of increasing scrutiny of technical disclosure by securities regulators, the British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) recently issued a full cease trade order in respect of the securities of Barkerville...more

The Conflict Minerals Rule - Phantom or Final?

by Foley Hoag LLP - Corporate Social... on 3/9/2012

A recent letter from Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) created expectations that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) had drafted and circulated its long-awaited final rule on conflict minerals. These expectations...more

Cannabis Law & Practice Handbooks

by Private Placement Advisors on 3/22/2011

CANNABIS LAW AND PRACTICE HANDBOOKS Topical reports on challenges and opportunities in the business of marijuana in 2011 San Francisco-based Litigation Research Group has just published a series of four...more