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Growing Global Movement to Restrict Single-Use Plastic Bags

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According to the United Nations, 127 countries have passed regulations on single-use plastic bags in an effort to incentivize consumers to use reusable bags when shopping. The scope of these regulations varies from country...more

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The Latest COVID-19 Conundrum: Can Employers Institute Temperature Checks at Workplaces?

Employers across the globe, faced with the need to reduce the risk of workplace transmission of COVID-19, may be contemplating imposing standard temperature screenings on their employees. In many jurisdictions, an employer...more

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Global M&A falls in Q3: Global M&A is down; Asia, transportation and real estate offer hope.

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After quarter-on-quarter gains in Q1 and Q2 this year, global M&A value took a tumble in Q3, registering the lowest quarterly total since Q1 2016. Volume dropped to the lowest quarterly figure since Q3 2013....more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - January 2019 #2

WV Supreme Court Mulls Marcellus Shale Mass Litigation Case from Harrison, WV - "While the case centers on Harrison County, where the surface owners live and the Marcellus Shale operations are underway, the case could have...more

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

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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

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - May 2018 #5

In an Internal Memo, the White House Considered Whether to Simply 'Ignore' Federal Climate Research - "The document, drafted September 18 by Michael Catanzaro, President Trump's special assistant for domestic energy and...more

Morgan Lewis

2016 Global Cartel Enforcement Report

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Authorities launched new criminal probes, obtained guilty pleas from companies and executives and imposed hefty fines as aggressive enforcement continued. Several significant developments occurred in cartel enforcement...more

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2016 Mid-Year Global Cartel Enforcement Report

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Cartel enforcement activity promises to remain busy In the coming months and into 2017 Cartel enforcement remains a priority for competition authorities around the world. Global cartel fines totaled more than $6...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Mergers & Acquisitions: Trends to Watch in 2015

Canadian M&A activity increased notably in 2014, reflecting the strengthening of the global economy, particularly in the U.S. The total value of Canadian announced deals to date (all numbers as of December 1, 2014) has been...more

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The Pivot To Asia And The Inevitable Failure Of The Trans-Pacific Partnershps

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TPP negotiators have been through more than twenty negotiating rounds since 2010, meeting in ten different countries. We could spend a lot of time on the details. Businesses have lobbied their particular interests, trying to...more

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