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[Event] 13th West Coast Forum on FCPA Enforcement and Compliance - June 14th - 15th, San Francisco, CA

Hosted by American Conference Institute, the 13th West Coast Forum on FCPA Enforcement and Compliance returns for another exciting year, providing the opportunity to connect with decision-makers from your industry, gather...more

Dechert LLP

Upcoming Regulatory Initiatives Impacting Private Fund Managers - September 2022

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This latest edition of the regulatory initiatives paper sets out at a high level the core regulatory issues that are likely to impact private fund managers in the coming months, including an overview of the key actions needed...more

Hogan Lovells

[Webinar] Consumer Horizons: Cash is out - The new world of digital payments - September 28th, 9:00 am - 10:00 am ET

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Join us for the next installment of our Consumer Horizons webinars series which will focus on the ever changing and fast paced landscape of online and digital payments. On Wednesday, 28 September, our team will discuss...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Despite Headwinds, Disney Reappoints Chapek as CEO Through 2025

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Despite a very rough patch of late, Disney CEO Bob Chapek has won reappointment as top Big Mouse exec. Chapek “could remain at the helm of Disney until at least 2025” and has a lot to tackle, including a flagging stock price,...more

Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

Hot Topics in International Trade - June 2022

U.S. Initiates Indo-Pacific Economic Framework in the South Pacific- On May 23 in Tokyo, Japan, the U.S. and other countries in the Pacific region launched the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (“IPEF”)....more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 16th Annual Flagship Conference on U.S. Economic Sanctions Enforcement and Compliance - May 5th - 6th, Washington, DC

ACI’s Annual Flagship Conference on Economic Sanctions Enforcement and Compliance is widely regarded as the premier conference designed for those working in global sanctions compliance, internal audits and investigations,...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

International Trade Law: 2021 Year in Review & Outlook for 2022

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Husch Blackwell’s third-annual international trade law year-in-review report provides a detailed look at how 2021 played out and takes a peek at how 2022 might develop. As companies begin to strategize on what a second year...more

Fisher Phillips

China’s Ban on Crypto-Related Transactions Should Remind Employers That Volatility is a Feature, Not a Bug

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The People’s Bank of China (PBOC) released a September 24 statement declaring that all cryptocurrency-related transactions will be deemed illegal and that foreign exchanges are banned from providing services to residents in...more

Morgan Lewis - Tech & Sourcing

China’s Latest ‘No’ to Crypto

Various Chinese regulators announced a blanket ban on all cryptocurrency transactions and mining, the latest in a concerted effort to address illicit activities conducted using digital assets. The announcement on September...more

Burr & Forman

China Bans Crypto Currencies and Related Services

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The People’s Bank of China (“PBOC”) announced this morning that it is banning crypto currencies and related services, including “trading, order matching, token issuance and derivatives for virtual currencies are strictly...more

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Financial Daily Dose 9.7.2021 | Top Story: El Salvador Adopts Bitcoin as National Currency

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Welcome to B-Day, the beginning of the grand cryptocurrency experiment for El Salvador, which “became the first country in the world to adopt bitcoin as legal tender on Tuesday.” Predictably, “the launch got off to a bumpy...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded: Technology Law Insights, Volume 2, Issue 15

Bye-Bye, Bitcoin: It's Time to Ban Cryptocurrencies - "International banking officials say cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin are speculative assets, not sustainable, usable money." Why this is important: This opinion piece...more

The Volkov Law Group

China’s Digital Yuan: What to Know About the First Major Central Bank Digital Currency

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With the rise of digital currencies, it was inevitably going to attract the attention of governments.  Not just in the regulatory sense, but also in terms of utilization.  The blockchain technology underlying these virtual...more

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Financial Daily Dose 4.6.2021 | Top Story: Treasury Sec. Yellen Proposes Global Minimum Tax Rate for Multinational Businesses

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Back at it. Let’s get caught up . . . Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen is calling for a global minimum tax rate on multinational corporations, a move aimed at helping “prevent companies based in other countries from having a...more

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Financial Daily Dose 3.2.2021 | Top Story: U.S. Markets Bounce Back as Bonds Settle

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A quieter bond market was music to the markets’ ears on Monday, and they responded with their best day since last June...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

China’s Digital Currency and What This Could Mean For Foreign Companies and Financial Institutions in China

China is operating increasingly on a cashless basis. In 2020, cashless transactions amounted to US$49 trillion, accounting for every four out of five payment transactions. The Chinese government has now taken a large leap in...more

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Financial Daily Dose 2.9.2021 | Top Story: Tesla Pours $1.5B into Bitcoin, Prompts Crypto Surge

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Tesla dropped an incredible $1.5 billion on bitcoin on Monday “and signaled its intent to begin accepting the cryptocurrency as a form of payment, sending prices to a record after the vote of confidence from the EV leader and...more

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Financial Daily Dose 10.20.2020 | Top Story: Intel Sells Flash Memory Unit to SKY Hynix for $9 billion

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Intel Corp. has reached a nearly $9 billion deal to sell its NAND flash memory unit to South Korea’s SKY Hynix, a “move that reorient[s] the semiconductor giant away from an area of historical importance that has become...more

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Decoded: Technology Law Insights - Issue 7, September 2020

U.S. Judge Halts Trump's TikTok Ban, Hours Before It was Set to Start - "John Hall, an attorney for TikTok, said that the app, with some 100 million American users, is a 'modern day version of the town square' and shutting...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - Issue 6, September 2020

TikTok Will Partner with Oracle in the United States After Microsoft Loses Bid - "TikTok and Oracle will become business partners in the United States — a deal meant to satisfy the Trump administration's national security...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Decoded: Technology Law Insights - Issue 5, September 2020 (Featuring Insights Video on the Trump/Twitter Feud over Section 230)

A New Lawsuit Against Trump’s Section 230 Executive Order Argues It Chills Speech about Voting - "The suit accuses the president of using the order to retaliate against Twitter, infringing on the public's right to receive...more

Perkins Coie

Blockchain Week in Review - August 2020 #3

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US Developments - Federal Reserve Publishes Observations From “FooWire” Project - The Federal Reserve published the results from its experimental project, “FooWire.” The project was an effort to build a simple payment...more

Dechert LLP

fintech NEXT: Developments on Digital Assets and Blockchain

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Blockchain technology continues to mature and gain acceptance for a wide range of potentially disruptive financial and commercial uses. In the wake of COVID-19, we have seen an increased focus on the research and development...more

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Financial Daily Dose 2.7.2020 | Top Story: Credit Suisse CEO Tiam Out in Wake of Corporate Spying Scandal

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Credit Suisse’s CEO Tidjane Thiam is out, to be succeeded next week by longtime company vet Thomas Gottstein. Thaim appeared to have ridden out the corporate spying scandal involving a former employee last year, and he had...more

Jones Day

China Accelerates Blockchain Adoption in the New Decade

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The Situation: Authorities in China have cracked down on privately developed cryptocurrency, yet have heavily invested in and encouraged the development of other blockchain applications and services. The Result: The rapidly...more

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