Through a series of recently issued general licenses, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has relaxed its Venezuela Sanctions Regulations (VSR) to create a critical pathway for...more
2/23/2026
/ Compliance Management Systems ,
Contract Negotiations ,
Contract Terms ,
Due Diligence ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Foreign Investment ,
General Licenses ,
Investment ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Risk Management ,
Sanctions ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Venezuela
Trump administration authorizes transactions involving Venezuelan oil sector, but subject to detailed conditions to align with U.S. policy objectives. Companies seeking to do business with Venezuela should confirm that their...more
2/2/2026
/ Contract Terms ,
Due Diligence ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Policy ,
General Licenses ,
Hydrocarbons ,
International Trade ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Venezuela
The recent arrest and arraignment of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has profound legal and economic implications, particularly within the oil and gas sector. The Venezuelan oil sector is now in a state of disrepair due...more
1/7/2026
/ Arbitration ,
Bilateral Investment Treaties ,
Debt Restructuring ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Executive Orders ,
Foreign Investment ,
Infrastructure ,
International Arbitration ,
Investment ,
Investment Disputes ,
Investor State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Oil & Gas ,
Restructuring ,
Trump Administration ,
U.S. Treasury ,
Venezuela
The European Commission’s investigation into SAP’s practices in the aftermarket for maintenance and support services related to its on-premises Enterprise Resource Planning (“ERP”) software is in its final stages....more
12/23/2025
/ Abuse of Dominance ,
Anticompetitive Behavior ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition ,
Competition Authorities ,
Contract Terms ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Fees ,
Remedies ,
Service Contracts ,
Software ,
Software Licenses ,
Technology Sector
The removal of FTC Commissioners Slaughter and Bedoya signaled presidential power over independent agencies, with Supreme Court backing. This precedent may extend to other independent bodies, raising concerns about broader...more
10/27/2025
/ Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Biden Administration ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Executive Authority ,
Executive Powers ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Globalization ,
Government Agencies ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
SCOTUS ,
Separation of Powers
The Saudi General Authority for Competition (GAC) continues to develop its antitrust and competition regulatory framework to bring it in line with international standards. These efforts are part of the Kingdom’s broader goal...more
5/8/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition Authorities ,
Investors ,
Joint Venture ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Saudi Arabia
The United Arab Emirates (“UAE”) recently announced a turnover-based threshold for merger control filings that supplements the Federal Decree-Law No. 36 of 2023 (“UAE 2023 Competition Law”). The 2023 law stated that a...more
2/19/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition ,
Compliance ,
Foreign Investment ,
Merger Controls ,
Merger Reviews ,
Mergers ,
Penalties ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Threshold Requirements ,
United Arab Emirates (UAE)
Properly pleading inequitable conduct claims is a challenge, a challenge that can be met with early due diligence and attention to detail in your pleading. The leading case that set forth the legal framework for inequitable...more
9/4/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Demurrers ,
Due Diligence ,
EU ,
Federal Bans ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Inequitable Conduct ,
Innovative Technology ,
Intent ,
Inventions ,
NIST ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Preliminary Injunctions ,
Risk Management ,
Software ,
USPTO