Episode 319 -- Deep Dive into SCG Plastics' $20 Million Settlement with OFAC for Violations of the Iran Sanctions Program
Joint Venture Basics for Large and Small Contractors
Bidding for Major Contracts? Compliance Requirements You Should Prepare for Now
Marriages don't last forever: How to terminate a Joint Venture - and come out of it relatively unscathed. Podcast episode 2
Marriages don't last forever - When Joint Ventures go wrong. Podcast episode 1
Construction Webinar Series: Building Compliance: Construction Industry Concerns Under FCA
Ashley Coselli and Daniel Wendt on Difficult Anti-Corruption Due Diligence Projects
Teeming with Teaming Agreements: Navigating Strategic Alliances in the Federal Marketplace
CIO-SP4 Is Ready To Launch: Is Your Business Equipped to Compete?
Roadmap to Joint Venture Agreements: Legal and Accounting Considerations
M&A Webinar - Trendspotting: The Rise of the Atypical Deal
SBA’s Final Rule on SBA’s MP Program, Joint Ventures, Affiliation and 8(a) Regulations
SBA’s Final Rule on Mentor-Protégé Programs: Key Changes for Government Contractors
Growth Strategies for Small Businesses Moving to Mid-Tier
Litigating During COVID: What You Need to Know
Shoot for the STARS: Q&A with SBA’s John Klein on GSA's 8(a) STARS III RFP
Williams Mullen's COVID-19 Comeback Plan: Selling Products and Services to the Federal Government
Day 18 of One Month to More Effective Compliance for Business Ventures-Financial Review of Your Business Venture Partner
Day 15 of One Month to More Effective Compliance for Business Ventures- Tying It All Together for Joint Ventures
Day 14 of One Month to More Effective Compliance for Business Ventures-Auditing Joint Ventures
Combs Wines and Spirits LLC, a company owned by Sean “Diddy” Combs, has a long-standing business relationship with Diageo North America Inc. by which Diageo distributes Ciroc Vodka and DeLeon Tequila. In May, Combs filed a...more
What a difference a decade can make! Since the publication of our first report, "Navigating India: Lessons for Foreign Investors," in 2013, India has undergone a remarkable transformation. The country’s population grew by 100...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: In May 2023, music and entertainment mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, through his company, Combs Wines and Spirits LLC, commenced a lawsuit in New York Supreme Court alleging that Diageo North America, a...more
As the world welcomes in the Year of the Rabbit, we look back at seven decisions that made an impact over the past year. In the decisions, the Hong Kong courts considered the circumstances in which interim relief should...more
As is true with other relationships, some business relationships do not stand the test of time. Whether it be the stress caused by weak financial performance, lopsided efforts, differing opinions regarding employees,...more
In Arjowiggins HKK2 Ltd v X Co [2022] HKCFI 128, after dismissing the claims and declining to grant the pleaded remedy, the tribunal invited submissions from the parties on an alternative remedy and ultimately granted relief...more
The Hong Kong Court of First Instance has set aside an arbitral award ruling that the award was beyond the scope of what the parties pleaded in the arbitration. The court clarified that the courts will not hesitate to set...more
Following a 12-year arbitration and two years of enforcement proceedings, the highest court in Singapore has allowed a non-party to enforce an award made in favour of a company that had dissolved. The Court of Appeal held...more
British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) companies are widely used as corporate vehicles for joint ventures in Asia, especially at their pre-listing stage. There are over 450,000 active BVI companies set-up by users around the world....more
It sometimes happens that there is an irregularity or mistake in the way in which a party is named in the formal arbitration papers. Will such an irregularity or mistake cause problems when the successful party seeks to...more
FOREWORD - On behalf of the new and expanding Goodwin London litigation team I am delighted to welcome you to our first ever ‘Litigation Insights’: a series of quarterly updates on important and interesting developments...more
On 19 March 2021, the Singapore High Court issued an important decision on the concept of a “forced joinder” in CJD v CJE [2021] SGHC 61 (available here). A forced joinder refers to a third party consenting to be joined as a...more
As we continue our battle against COVID-19, one of the successes is the speed with which pharmaceutical companies have developed vaccines. For those not familiar with the science and the process of getting new drugs to...more
The Asia-Pacific region integrates the mining industry within the life cycle of the global economy more fluidly than perhaps anywhere else in the world. Metals and minerals extracted from the region are transported to the...more
In a recent judgment, the Hong Kong Court reiterated the principles outlined in Kam Leung Sui Kwan v. Kam Kwan Lai [2015] 18 HKCFAR 501 (Yung Kee), the case concerning the famous roast goose restaurant in the heart of Hong...more
The Seventh Circuit affirmed a district court order that the defendant waived its right to arbitrate by withdrawing a venue-based arbitration argument from its motion to dismiss. ...more
It is often taken for granted that only the named parties to a contract can enforce it. The English Court of Appeal has recently considered an important derogation from that assumption in the context of an arbitration claim....more
The parties entered into a joint venture to launch commercial satellites into space from an ocean platform, which venture ultimately failed. As a result of certain guarantees, Boeing paid $449 million to cover loans made to...more
The Vienna International Arbitral Centre (VIAC) has been approved by Russia’s Ministry of Justice on 7 July as a non-Russian permanent arbitration institution. This allows VIAC to be designated by parties to hear arbitrations...more
FSIA "Commercial Activity" Exception Applies to Transportation of Submarine Loaned to Australian National Museum at Nominal Cost - Anderson Trucking Service, Inc. v. Eagle Underwriting Group, Inc., US District Court for...more
In what has been a long-standing dispute comprising several applications before the courts of Singapore and Hong Kong, the Singapore High Court has rejected an application to refuse enforcement of an arbitral award for US$200...more
In Astro Nusantara International B.V. and Others v. PT First Media TBK [2018] HKCFA 12; FACV 14/2017 (11 April 2018), Hong Kong’s highest court the Court of Final Appeal (“CFA“) handed down its decision on 11 April 2018 in a...more
A decision to exclude an oilfield joint venture partner from an Operating Committee meeting was a clear breach of an English court interim injunction and thus constituted a contempt of court. The decision shows the English...more
Nationalism and Cross-Border M&A: Navigating Populist Politics in Deal Making - More than half of the G20 countries voted-in campaigns that focused on harming foreign, outside interests as a means to strengthen domestic...more
The arbitration award in a dispute between former joint venture partners in a series of international diamond businesses has been confirmed by the Southern District of New York. The decision resolved motions by Julius Klein...more