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CFIUS & Foreign Direct Investment in Economic Development Projects

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On February 21, 2025, President Trump issued the America First Investment Policy Memorandum, which promotes foreign investment in the United States from allies yet also signals restrictions for certain investments in...more

Flaster Greenberg PC

With Hezbollah Battered, Natural Gas Gives Lebanon A Chance

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The election of General Joseph Aoun as president of Lebanon ended a two-year stalemate in which the position was vacant, and Lebanon basically had no government at all. The cause of the stalemate was obvious. Hezbollah, the...more

Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.

House Committee Will Hold Hearing on “The State of U.S. Science and Technology: Ensuring U.S. Global Leadership”

The House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology will hold a hearing on February 5, 2025, on “The State of U.S. Science and Technology: Ensuring U.S. Global Leadership.” According to the Hearing Charter, the purpose of...more

Holland & Knight LLP

First Look: FERC Discusses Co-Location of Large Loads

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Co-located load – will it help keep the lights on when the impending onslaught of new electrical load hits the nation's grid in the upcoming years? Questions regarding an aging grid that is being stretched thin and whether...more

Snell & Wilmer

The Uncertain World: Nearshoring, Economic Development, and the Next Frontier

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Historically, international trade regulation has swung between economic protectionism and national security concerns. Between World War II and the 2018 presidential election, the primary international trade regulatory issue...more

Hogan Lovells

SCJN invalida el llamado “Decretazo” y el Presidente emite nuevo en respuesta

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La Suprema Corte de México invalidó el Acuerdo publicado en 2021 por el Presidente de la República en el que declaraba ciertos proyectos a cargo del Gobierno Federal como prioritarios y estratégicos e instruía se les...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

American AI Initiative Year One Report Reinforces White House’s Commitment to AI American Leadership

On February 11, 2019, President Trump signed an Executive Order (E.O. 13859) launching the American Artificial Intelligence (AI) Initiative to increase U.S. prosperity, enhance national and economic security, accelerate...more

Jones Day

White House Unveils American AI Initiative: The Future Is Now

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The Situation: Recognizing the vital role that artificial intelligence ("AI") plays in the economy and national security interests of the United States, President Trump recently issued an Executive Order unveiling the...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - February 2019 #3

NY Natural Gas Moratorium Due to Lack of Pipelines, but Some in Denial - "The slowing of economic development resulting from New York's political actions is a testament to what happens when energy becomes politicized." ...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Artificial Intelligence Initiatives Announced by Administration and Federal Agencies

Artificial Intelligence Alert, February 19, 2019  February 19, 2019 Last week, the Trump administration and federal agencies announced several initiatives related to artificial intelligence (AI). In addition to these...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

The BUILD Act – Will it Impact You?

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If you’re a US investor interested in emerging markets, you will soon have access to much more capital thanks to the Better Utilization of Investments Leading to Development (BUILD) Act....more

Jackson Lewis P.C.

Opposition to Travel Ban EO Includes Tech Firms and Others

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After oral arguments on February 9th, the Ninth Circuit denied the government’s request to reinstate the travel ban EO. State of Washington v. Trump. More than 135,000 people listened to the Ninth Circuit oral argument,...more

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