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Braumiller-Law-Group - June 2024 Newletter

Recently, President Biden signed a foreign military support bill (H.R. 815) into law, which also encompassed the 21st Century Peace Through Strength Act (the Act), a legislative proposal introduced in the House containing...more

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Trends in African Upstream M&A

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With global oil and gas demand forecast to grow and huge exploration potential across and offshore the continent, Africa is an increasingly attractive destination for upstream investment. In this chapter for Upstream Oil and...more

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Security of African Oil and Gas Projects: Risk Allocation Strategies

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As nations around the world scramble to lay their hands on new sources of energy to replace their heavy dependence on Russian oil and gas, attention is turning back to Africa’s resource-rich nations. Set back by years of...more

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Why Africa Matters: The Investment Case

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Population and economic growth: A burgeoning global market - Africa’s population is growing rapidly. Already numbering almost 1.5 billion, it is projected to reach 2.5 billion by 2050 – around 25% of the world’s...more

White & Case LLP

Africa Focus: Summer 2023

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Recent disruptions in the global food supply chains have highlighted Africa's urgent need to become self-sufficient in food production. Traditionally, the continent has turned to small-scale community-based agricultural...more

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Mining Reform in Mexico: Principal Amendments, Effect, and Implications for Foreign Investors

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In Short - The Background: On May 8, 2023, Mexico published several amendments to laws relating to the country's mining industry. ...more

Dechert LLP

Russia Sanctions: Where Are We Now and What Could Be Next?

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Since February 2022, the United States, United Kingdom, and European Union have imposed unprecedented economic sanctions on Russia and various Russian entities and individuals in response to the war in Ukraine. Actions have...more

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Hot Topics in International Trade - October 2022 - China’s Economic Cost of Invading Taiwan

China and Taiwan have been locked in a tussle for decades over who gets to call the island country home. China considers Taiwan a breakaway province, while Taiwan sees itself as a sovereign nation....more

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UPDATED Canadian Sanctions Targeting Russia, Belarus and Separatist Territories in Ukraine Expanded

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On February 21, 2022, Russia formally recognized the purported independence of two regions in Eastern Ukraine, Donetsk and Luhansk. The next day it ordered Russian troops into the separatist-occupied territories, and the...more

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Sanctions Update: UK Bans New Investment in Russia and Imposes Significant Additional Sanctions

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The ban hits new investment in Russia and certain professional services, while also restricting imports of Russian oil, coal, and gold and exports of key industrial goods. This Client Alert is published in the context of...more

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UPDATED Canadian Sanctions Targeting Russia, Belarus and Separatist Territories in Ukraine Expanded - June 2022 #2

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On February 21, 2022, Russia formally recognized the purported independence of two regions in Eastern Ukraine, Donetsk and Luhansk. The next day it ordered Russian troops into the separatist-occupied territories, and the...more

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UPDATED Canadian Sanctions Targeting Russia, Belarus and Separatist Territories in Ukraine Expanded - June 2022

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On February 21, 2022, Russia formally recognized the purported independence of two regions in Eastern Ukraine, Donetsk and Luhansk. The next day it ordered Russian troops into the separatist-occupied territories, and the...more

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UPDATED Canadian Sanctions Targeting Russia, Belarus and Separatist Territories in Ukraine Expanded - May 2022

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On February 21, 2022, Russia formally recognized the purported independence of two regions in Eastern Ukraine, Donetsk and Luhansk. The next day it ordered Russian troops into the separatist-occupied territories, and the...more

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German Federal Network Agency takes over Gazprom Germania as trustee under foreign trade law

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On Monday, 4 April 2022, the German Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck announced that his Ministry (Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz – BMWK) is appointing the Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur...more

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UPDATED Canadian Sanctions Targeting Russia, Belarus and Separatist Territories in Ukraine Expanded in Response to the Russian...

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On February 21, 2022, Russia formally recognized the purported independence of two regions in Eastern Ukraine, Donetsk and Luhansk. The next day it ordered Russian troops into the separatist-occupied territories, and the...more

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UPDATED Canadian Sanctions Targeting Russia, Belarus and Separatist Territories in Ukraine Expanded in Response to the Russian...

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On February 21, 2022, Russia formally recognized the purported independence of two regions in Eastern Ukraine, Donetsk and Luhansk. The next day it ordered Russian troops into the separatist-occupied territories, and the...more

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Another Round of Canadian Sanctions on Russia and Belarus and Higher Scrutiny for Russian Investment in Canada

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Canada has imposed further sanctions and an investment ban on Russia due to its continuing invasion of Ukraine. These restrictions are in addition to those already imposed in the Special Economic Measures (Russia)...more

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African M&A stages a comeback

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Last year was a challenging one for M&A in Africa, with both deal value and volume dropping to their lowest figures on record. Yet 2021 has shown signs of a resurgence, with H1’s total of 87 deals marking a 15% increase...more

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Offshore Lenders Targeted by IRS Audit Campaign

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Since 2017, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Large Business and International Division (LB&I) has shifted its audit efforts to issue-based examinations, premised on strategically identified and prioritized areas of...more

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Amendments to Mexico’s Power Industry Law Remain Suspended Despite Court Decisions

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As of July 15, 2021, both Federal Collegiate Courts in Administrative Matters Specialized in Economic Competition (Tribunal Colegiado en Materia Administrativa Especializado en Competencia Económica, Radiodifusión y...more

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Mexico Targets Foreign Investors in Oil and Gas Sector with Changes to Hydrocarbon Law

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Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador approved for publication on May 4 changes to Mexico’s Hydrocarbon Law (the Hydrocarbons Reform), which is aimed to impair investors in the sector. Following publication in the...more

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No, Mexico is Not Turning Into Venezuela

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Following the Mexican government’s latest initiative of the Mexican government to amend the Hydrocarbons Law, the concerns about Mexico following in Venezuela’s footsteps to undo the energy reform (like Venezuela destroyed...more

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Mexico Targets Foreign Investors in Oil and Gas Sector with Proposed Changes to Hydrocarbon Law

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Mexico’s President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador introduced a legislative initiative on March 26 to reform Mexico’s Hydrocarbon Law (the Hydrocarbons Reform) that is aimed to impair investors in the sector. While the...more

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AMLO Proposes New Legislation to Regulate the Oil & Gas Industry

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On March 26, 2021, the President of Mexico, Andrés Manuel López Obrador (“AMLO”), sent a new bill to Congress intended to amend the Federal Hydrocarbons Law (the “Hydrocarbons Bill”). This is AMLO’s latest attempt to upend...more

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An overview of the impact of Mexico's new Electric Power Industry Law on foreign investors operating in the power sector in Mexico

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Disputes involving statutory and regulatory changes are traditionally subject to litigation before local courts or local administrative bodies. Nonetheless, international investment arbitration offers foreign investors an...more

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