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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -

The Evolving Global Foreign Direct Investment and National Security Review Landscape - May 2024

Dechert LLP on 5/14/2024

Key Takeaways - - As FDI regimes proliferate and mature around the globe, governments are taking an ever-more expansive view of the concept of “national security” to include more than military and defense interests, which...more

Foreign direct investment reviews 2023: A global perspective

White & Case LLP on 3/22/2023

Now in its seventh year of annual publication, White & Case's Foreign Direct Investment Reviews provides a comprehensive look into rapidly evolving foreign direct investment (FDI) laws and regulations in approximately 40...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights: Issue 37, October 2020

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 10/6/2020

More Federal Permits Handed Down as MVP Presses FERC for Construction Restart - "The Mountain Valley Pipeline LLC told FERC that it has received a series of key federal waterbody crossing permits, bolstering its case to...more

COVID-19 IP update: Intellectual Property Office developments (UPDATED)

Hogan Lovells on 7/9/2020

The Hogan Lovells IP & Media Technology team is tracking the changes being made by intellectual property offices around the world in response to the coronavirus so we can keep you informed on the key developments....more

Seyfarth Global Immigration Update: July 2020

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/9/2020

Please note: while we address some country-specific updates related to the COVID-19 outbreak, the below contains information regarding global restrictions and closures as they stand today. Given the constantly changing nature...more

Guidance from E.U. Supervisory Authorities on Data Processing in a Time of COVID-19

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 3/17/2020

The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and a number of European data protection supervisory authorities have recently issued guidance on processing personal data, including special categories of personal data (i.e., health...more

Coronavirus v. GDPR: Suspending Data Privacy Protection During Civil Crisis - The eData Guide To GDPR

Morgan Lewis on 3/10/2020

The EU General Data Protection Regulation allows the temporary suspension of some data-protection rights in times of crisis, such as the outbreak of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus. This installment of The eData Guide to GDPR...more

Financial Daily Dose 2.18.2020 | Top Story: Apple Cuts Revenue Expectations and HSBC Axes Jobs as Coronavirus Infects Business...

Robins Kaplan LLP on 2/18/2020

Apple announced that the coronavirus outbreak that’s brought Chinese manufacturing to a near-standstill and continues to spread around the world will affect its quarterly sales expectations. The news makes Apple “one of the...more

Seyfarth Global Immigration Update: February 2020

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 2/3/2020

China - Expedited Permit Processing for Highly-Skilled Foreign Nationals in Shanghai and Coronavirus Related Travel Restrictions - Effective immediately, certain Category A (highly-skilled) applicants seeking permission to...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - January 2020 #3

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 2/1/2020

Energy Blockchain’s Most Obvious Use Case is Not What You Think - "Instead, a select group of blockchain companies is finding success with a focus on certificates of origin, helping demonstrate the provenance of renewable...more

Financial Daily Dose 1.22.2020 | Top Story: Boeing Again Delays Return of 737Max to the Skies

Robins Kaplan LLP on 1/22/2020

Boeing has again pushed back the return of its flawed 737Max model, revealing yesterday that it doesn’t expect regulators to sign-off on their return to the air until at least summer....more

E3 triggers Iran nuclear deal dispute settlement mechanism (while EU sanctions lifting continues for now)

White & Case LLP on 1/17/2020

France, Germany and the United Kingdom, known as the “E3”, announced on 14 January 2020 that they had triggered the dispute resolution mechanism under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (“JCPOA”) due to concerns about...more

Holiday Rush: Section 301 Tariff Developments Impact US Importers

ArentFox Schiff on 12/20/2019

Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, 19 U.S.C. § 2411, authorizes the president to take retaliatory action if it is determined that a trade act, policy, or practice of a foreign government is unreasonable or discriminatory...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights: Issue 41, November 2019

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 11/11/2019

Why Everything They Say About California Fires — Including That Climate Matters Most — is Wrong - "'We’ve looked at the history of climate and fire throughout the whole state, and through much of the state, particularly...more

Cross-Border Investigations Update - September 2019

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 10/3/2019

This issue of Skadden’s semiannual Cross-Border Investigations Update takes a close look at recent cases, regulatory activity and other key developments, including a review of the first year of GDPR enforcement, analysis of...more

Financial Daily Dose 9.13.2019 | Top Story: ECB Cuts Rates and Restarts QE in Effort to Preempt European Downturn

Robins Kaplan LLP on 9/13/2019

The ECB was even more aggressive than expected in its moves to “head off a downturn before it gained momentum,” cutting a key interest rate and reviving “a money-printing program.” At the same time, the central bank “issued...more

International Trade Update: A Long Hot Summer of Trade Disturbances

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 7/26/2019

The Administration has been fully occupied this summer in its ongoing disputes with America’s major trading partners. The U.S. Government is at least nominally resuming high level trade negotiations with China after months...more

USTR Launches Section 301 Probe of France's Digital Services Tax

WilmerHale on 7/12/2019

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (“USTR”) announced on July 10 the initiation of an investigation under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 into France’s digital services tax (“DST”). The French Senate...more

Iran Threatens Partial JCPOA Suspension; US Imposes Sanctions on Certain Iranian Metals Sectors

White & Case LLP on 5/14/2019

On May 8, 2019, following Iran's announcement that it intends to suspend certain nuclear proliferation-related commitments under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the United States issued a new Executive order...more

Cross-border tech M&A in a disrupted world: Challenges remain: Geopolitics and regulations can be decisive

White & Case LLP on 1/21/2019

Despite the opportunities available in the market, the changing face of global politics is exerting an increasing influence over deals. Almost half of respondents (47 percent) point to trade wars and rising protectionism as...more

Cross-Border Investigations Update - January 2019

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/7/2019

This issue of Skadden’s semiannual Cross-Border Investigations Update takes a close look at recent cases, regulatory activity and other key developments, including DOJ guidance on the use of corporate monitors in criminal...more

EU and Germany Move to Further Tighten FDI Screening Process

WilmerHale on 12/21/2018

The past two weeks have seen two major developments in relation to the screening of foreign direct investment in the European Union (“EU”) for national security or public order reasons. First, on December 10, 2018, the EU...more

Your Daily Dose of Financial News

Robins Kaplan LLP on 11/12/2018

Saudi Arabia is pushing OPEC and its allies to cut oil production in 2019, and it’s doing its own part by exporting 500,000 fewer barrels a day in December than now—all an attempt to “counter the price rout battering the...more

Jones Day Global Privacy & Data Security Update | Vol. 19

Jones Day on 10/24/2018

On the heels of the European Union's General Data Protection law, which went into effect in May 2018, California has enacted the California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA")—the result of an 11th-hour compromise between...more

Germany Blocks Two Transactions Involving Chinese Investors on National Security Grounds

Jones Day on 8/10/2018

The Situation: Germany prevented State Grid Corporation of China ("SGCC") from acquiring a 20 percent minority stake in 50Hertz, one of Germany's four providers of high-voltage transmission systems, as well as the acquisition...more

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