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China Moves to Repatriate Its Auditing Profession

by Barry Epstein on 5/23/2012

In China, management of entities subject to statutory audit requirements may choose the CPA firm to employ, but in order to audit listed companies' and foreign investment enterprises' financial statements CPA firms must first...more

Congress Passes Bill Reauthorizing Charter of Export-Import Bank of the United States

by Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 5/23/2012

Congress has passed, and President Obama is expected to sign into law, the Export-Import Bank Reauthorization Act of 2012 (H.R. 2072) extending Export-Import Bank's ("Ex-Im") authority for three years and raising its credit...more

The Fatal Dangers of Medical Tourism

by Lawyers.com on 5/23/2012

The investigation was one James Goldberg never wanted to undertake. Six years ago, Goldberg’s son Joshua, then 23, was living in Thailand, studying to become a Buddhist monk. When Joshua mysteriously lost feeling in his...more

Debenture - the new security instrument soon to be introduced in Macedonia

by Karanovic & Nikolic Law Office on 5/23/2012

Originally published in LEGAL AND REGULATORY - Emerging Macedonia | Spring 2012 | Issue 33. The Solvency Problem A number of companies in Macedonia are having problems with maintaining their solvency at a desirable...more

Liberalizations Decree: Main Relevant Changes and Powers of the Italian Competition Authority

by McDermott Will & Emery on 5/23/2012

The main developments in antitrust are: 1. Merger Control (Art. 5-bis); From 1 January 2013: The Italian merger control thresholds will be cumulative and no longer alternative (i.e. the combined...more

Innovation to Industry Japan Initiative

by Baldwins l Intellectual Property on 5/23/2012

The Ministry for Science and Innovation has made a new grant available through the International Relationships Fund. The grant is designed to support local science-based business in the biomedical, health and functional food...more

Big Four to Localize in China

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/23/2012

Earlier this month, China’s Ministry of Finance, State Administration for Industry and Commerce, Ministry of Commerce, State Administration of Foreign Exchange, and China Securities Regulatory Commission issued the Notice on...more

Corruption Risks in the Middle East

by Michael Volkov on 5/23/2012

The Middle East is a diverse area with significant disparities in the region. Oil and gas dominate the economies. Cultural and economic factors make compliance extremely difficult in the Middle East. Interestingly, on...more

Ninth Circuit Finds Carmack Amendment Precludes Arbitration Provisions

by Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 5/23/2012

The Ninth Circuit’s decision in Smallwood v. Allied Van Lines, et al., No. 09-56714 (9th Cir. 2011), discusses the important interplay between federal law and private contracts containing arbitration clauses. The topic...more

Federal Bank Secrecy Act Issues for Mobile Payment Systems

by Davis Wright Tremaine LLP on 5/23/2012

In This Presentation: - The BSA from 30,000 Feet - ABCs of the BSA for MSBs - Impact on Customer Acquisition - BSA/AML Enforcement - Current Topics and Resources Excerpt from The BSA from 30,000...more

Clarifying the Presumption Against Extraterritoriality: California Northern District Court Rejects the Application of Federal and...

by Ropes & Gray LLP on 5/23/2012

In a decision issued on May 3, Judge Edward M. Chen of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed – with prejudice – the bulk of federal and California state wage and hour allegations made...more