Episode 319 -- Deep Dive into SCG Plastics' $20 Million Settlement with OFAC for Violations of the Iran Sanctions Program
Jones Day Talks: Italy Embraces Foreign investment but Maintains Oversight
Jones Day Talks: Doing Deals Down Under: Australia's Foreign Direct Investment Regime
FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 66-Visit with the FCPA Professor
On Sept. 3, Nasdaq submitted proposals to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to modify its initial and continued listing standards, with the stated aim of improving market integrity, investor protection, and...more
The Saudi Exchange published its guideline manual for foreign companies offering and/or listing on its Main Market. While current capital markets regulations and rules in Saudi Arabia permit such offerings, the lack of a...more
On 28 February 2024, President Biden issued Executive Order 14117 of February 28, 2024, Preventing Access to Americans’ Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and United States Government-Related Data by Countries of Concern (EO) aimed...more
On Jan. 1, the new Corporate Transparency Act (“CTA”) came into effect and imposes reporting obligations on domestic and foreign entities that are within the scope of the definition of “reporting company” under the statute....more
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued the Beneficial Ownership Information Access and Safeguards Rule (Access Rule) establishing the framework for access to and protection of beneficial ownership...more
In the First Session of the 113th General Assembly, Tennessee legislators sponsored numerous bills that impacted local governments in some measure. Due to this uptick in legislative activity, the Bass, Berry & Sims Public...more
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) plans to exercise more regulatory oversight over entities that have the authority to provide communications between the United States and foreign countries....more
On 22 September 2022, the U.K. government introduced the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2022. The new bill is currently navigating its way through the U.K. Parliament and is likely to receive royal assent in...more
The US Treasury Department published final regulations to implement FIRRMA, which greatly expanded the scope of CFIUS to review foreign investments in US businesses. The new rules clarify and revise proposed regulations...more
On 1 July 2019, Vietnam’s new Law on Competition (“Competition Law“) took effect. On 26 September 2019, the government issued the first implementing instrument, Decree No. 75/2019/ND-CP (“Decree 75“). Decree 75 is the first...more
We blogged on 26 July 2018 about the government’s plans to publish a register of beneficial ownership of UK registered land. ...more
Earlier yesterday, FDA published the final guidance “Data Integrity and Compliance With Drug CGMP: Questions and Answers,” which updates April 2016 draft guidance that covers the design, operation, and monitoring of systems...more
The government has published its response to the April 2017 call for evidence on proposals for a register showing who owns and controls overseas entities that own UK property or participate in UK government procurement. ...more
The government has confirmed to parliament its timetable for the introduction of a public register of beneficial ownership of UK property by overseas entities. This follows on from the government’s consultation in April 2017...more
On December 2, President Obama, acting under the Exon-Florio law, blocked the planned acquisition by China's Fujian Grand Chip Investment Fund LP ("Fujian Grand Chip"), a Chinese investment fund, of the U.S. operations of...more