On October 22, 2024, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the Southern District of New York’s decision denying the motion of Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S. (“Halkbank”), a commercial bank that is majority owned by the...more
The Biden-Harris administration has been keenly focused on mitigating climate risk, which has resulted in several executive and legislative actions promoting the use of electric vehicles (EVs), with a stated goal of having...more
5/2/2024
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Automotive Industry ,
Biden Administration ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Electric Vehicles ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
OECD ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Tax Credits ,
Transparency International ,
USGS
On June 2, 2023, a federal judge determined that a Tennessee law aimed at restricting drag shows is unconstitutional—a timely initial victory for MoFo, which played an important supporting role in the case, as well as for the...more
The United States Supreme Court has rejected arguments made by Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S. (“Halkbank”) that, as a majority state-owned bank and thus an agency or instrumentality of the Republic of Türkiye, it enjoys immunity...more
En marzo del 2023, el Departamento de Justicia (“DOJ,” por sus siglas en inglés) y la Comisión de Bolsa y Valores (“SEC,” por sus siglas en inglés) de los EE. UU. publicaron una edición en español de la “Guía de referencia...more
Designed for busy in-house counsel, compliance professionals, and anti-corruption lawyers, this newsletter summarizes some of the most important international anti-corruption law and case developments from the past month,...more
11/17/2022
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Bribery ,
CLOUD Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corruption ,
Criminal Conspiracy ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) ,
Money Laundering ,
OECD ,
Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) ,
Transparency International ,
UK
On October 3, 2022, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in Turkiye Halk Bankasi A.S. v. United States, No. 21-1450 (“Halkbank”), to determine whether federal courts have subject-matter jurisdiction over...more
10/14/2022
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Corporate Counsel ,
Economic Sanctions ,
Foreign Banks ,
Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976 (FSIA) ,
Foreign Sovereigns ,
Fraud ,
Iran ,
Jurisdiction ,
Money Laundering ,
SCOTUS ,
Subject Matter Jurisdiction ,
Turkey
Does 28 U.S.C. § 1782 (“Section 1782”), which permits litigants to seek the assistance of U.S. district courts in obtaining evidence for use in a “foreign or international tribunal,” apply to arbitrations before “private...more