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Fox Rothschild LLP

U.S. Supreme Court Rules Unanimously That Federal Courts Can Exercise Jurisdiction Over the Palestinian Authority in Damages...

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In 2019, Congress enacted the Promoting Security and Justice for Victims of Terrorism Act (PSJVTA), which created jurisdiction over the Palestinian Authority (PA) and Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) for...more

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Can You Ever Come Back from a Presidential Block? The Latest in the Nippon Steel/U.S. Steel Saga

When former President Biden blocked the acquisition by Nippon Steel of U.S. Steel in January on national security grounds, many assumed that was the end for a transaction that would have combined a Japanese powerhouse company...more

The Volkov Law Group

OFAC’s Stated Concern About Foreign Companies and Domestic Sanctions Compliance and Post-Acquisition Compliance (Party IV of IV)

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Foreign companies with U.S. operations are struggling to navigate the landscape of sanctions compliance. OFAC has expressed its concern that foreign companies need to deploy U.S. based expertise and resources to ensure...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

US Presidential Elections 2024—What is at Stake for Swiss Companies and Investors?

The November U.S. Presidential electoral campaign is in full swing. Since President Joe Biden ended his reelection bid and Vice President Kamala Harris secured the Democratic Party nomination, polls now show a tight race...more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

Ways and Means Committee Republicans Release Pillar Two Remedies Proposal

House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (R-MO) and committee Republicans released legislation on May 25, 2023, in response to the Pillar Two global minimum tax negotiated by the Organisation for Economic...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

U.S. Targets Additional Iranian Sectors for Sanctions: Broadly Increasing Exposure for Non-U.S. Companies

With new Iran-related sanctions, the U.S. government is making good on threats to give third-country companies a choice – participate in the U.S. market or participate in the Iranian market. ...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Enforcement Focus on China: What Companies Should Do to Be Prepared

On January 29-30, 2019, Skadden and Han Kun Law Offices co-hosted two seminars — first in New York, then in Washington, D.C. — titled “Enforcement Focus on China: What Companies Should Do to Be Prepared.” Topics included the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The Export Control Reform Act and Possible New Controls on Emerging and Foundational Technologies

• ECRA became law on August 13, 2018. It is the permanent statutory authority for the EAR, which is administered by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s BIS. The new law codifies long-standing BIS policies and does not require...more

Baker Donelson

Tightening U.S. Sanctions against Iran’s Automotive Industry and its effect on U.S. business relations with Foreign Companies

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On June 3, 2013, President Obama approved a new Executive Order (E.O.) to isolate the Iranian government by tighening U.S. sanctions. The E.O. aims to target Iran’s automotive sector and petrochemicals industry, as well as...more

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