Because the Brazilian president enacted a federal law restricting the right of contracting parties to choose a specific forum for contract disputes, parties should consider their litigation strategies and review existing...more
Vermont passed a first-of-its-kind law requiring energy companies to pay for part of the damages from extreme weather events, but the law likely will face legal challenges....more
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On March 1, 2024, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law a revised version of New York State's LLC Transparency Act, which is modeled on FinCEN's Beneficial Ownership Information Rule. Other states are...more
The Situation: The U.S. Congress recently passed landmark anti-money laundering ("AML") legislation for the first time since enactment of the USA PATRIOT Act in 2001. The Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020 ("AMLA") passed both...more