The past two weeks have seen two major developments in relation to the screening of foreign direct investment in the European Union (“EU”) for national security or public order reasons. First, on December 10, 2018, the EU...more
12/21/2018
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Treaty of Lisbon
After more than a year of sometimes contentious negotiations, the United States, Mexico, and Canada reached an agreement on September 30 to revise the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA)—renaming it the United...more
10/11/2018
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Cross-Border Transactions ,
Dispute Resolution ,
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Foreign Investment ,
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US Trade Policies