Law School Toolbox Podcast Episode 393: The Legal Hiring Landscape in the Current Economy (w/Sadie Jones)
Investing in Colombia: Nearshoring & Economic Incentives in Manufacturing, Technology, Infrastructure, and Energy Industries
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Creating an effective regulatory framework will be critical to deliver Net Zero. But does that mean more – or less – regulation? From trade agreements to taxonomies, carbon adjustment mechanisms to corporate sustainability...more
In recent years, escalation, and price volatility, has re-emerged in the global economy. The impact on large energy and infrastructure projects will be significant: owners and contractors need to react and adapt....more
From the COVID-19 pandemic to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and US-China tensions, exogenous shocks in recent years have put global supply chains under pressure. Hamas’s terrorist attack on Israel last month, and the conflict...more
On Sept. 21, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Secretary of the Treasury Janet Yellen co-hosted the Inaugural U.S. Partnership for Global Infrastructure and Investment (PGII) Investor Forum. President Joe Biden formally...more
Carve-out deals, whether conducted through a trade sale, buyout, or IPO, have become a vital tool for businesses to boost balance sheets and deliver shareholder value. This trend has gathered momentum over recent years, with...more
Background - Recent supply disruptions in the semiconductor industry have highlighted the dependence of many global economies, including the EU, on imported chips manufactured in Asia....more
CEQ report calls for widespread CCUS deployment to achieve climate goals. On June 30, 2021, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued a report to Congress that outlines a framework for how the US can...more
In this episode of the Burr & Forman podcast, partner Ty Roofner and Paola Garcia, the Vice President of Investment at ProColombia, discuss what ProColombia is and its goals as well as the impact the pandemic has had on the...more
The Asia-Pacific region integrates the mining industry within the life cycle of the global economy more fluidly than perhaps anywhere else in the world. Metals and minerals extracted from the region are transported to the...more
With Davos 2018 in the rear view mirror, some analysts are pegging the “geopolitical momentum” as China’s to claim, thanks in no small part to its expansive and ongoing “Belt and Road” initiative....more
The Treachery of Images - Most people are familiar with the famous painting by René Magritte called "The Treachery of Images" (1928). The picture shows a pipe and below it the caption "This is not a pipe." In Africa,...more
The World Economic Forum threw a knockout punch this month when it released its report “The Future of Infrastructure: An Ambitious Look at How Blockchain Can Reshape Financial Services.”1 When Giancarlo Bruno, the World...more
Oil prices have fallen sharply since the release of our Fall 2014 Economic Outlook. While this shock should have relatively little effect on our outlook for global growth, in part because of other offsetting developments in...more
Canadian M&A activity increased notably in 2014, reflecting the strengthening of the global economy, particularly in the U.S. The total value of Canadian announced deals to date (all numbers as of December 1, 2014) has been...more
In this issue: - Bridging the Gulf - Integration brings investment - Investment focus - Investment activity - Country focus - Structure type - Feature: Positioning the Region for more...more