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Update: OBBBA Tax Provisions Impacting REITs and Foreign Investors

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On July 1, 2025, a little over two weeks after the Senate Finance Committee released its draft tax title (the “Initial Senate Draft”), the U.S. Senate secured sufficient votes to advance its version of the “One Big Beautiful...more

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP

Bill C-5: Canada’s Approach to Accelerating Major Projects

On June 6, 2025 the federal government tabled Bill C-5, the One Canadian Economy Act, carrying out Prime Minister Carney’s election commitment to provide “one-window” regulatory decisions through a newly established Federal...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Quarter End Fireworks, June 2025 - In the News: (Potentially) Taking Revenge Through Tax

As we power through what remains of this quarter, working to get deals closed before quarter end next week, you may have noticed some additional (and new!) blacklining in the tax section of your credit agreement thanks to a...more

Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Proposed IRC section 899 ‘revenge tax’ targets residents of certain discriminatory/offending foreign countries

On June 16, 2025, the Senate Finance Committee released its proposed version of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (the Senate Bill). The House of Representatives passed its version of the bill on May 22, 2025 (the House...more

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Texas Lassos Foreign Investment Regulation with Real Property Restrictions and Proposed “Texas Committee on Foreign Investment” -...

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The Texas Legislature was active this Session in proposing and passing bills that seek to restrict foreign ownership of real estate and businesses in Texas. Before this session, Texas did not have state-level restrictions on...more

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Senate Draft Tax Provisions Impacting REITs and Foreign Investors

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On June 16, 2025, the Senate Finance Committee released its draft tax title for inclusion in the Senate’s version of the budget reconciliation bill, known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (the “OBBBA”). While the Senate...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

U.S. Budget Bill Targets Foreign Companies with New Tax Hikes: What French Businesses Need to Know

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on May 22, 2025 by a narrow vote of 215-214. OBBBA includes a new U.S. tax provision that could significantly increase taxes on foreign...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Big State, Big Scrutiny: Texas Steps into the Foreign Investment Review Arena

Recently, the Texas House of Representatives introduced HB 5007, along with its companion bill SB 2117. The legislation—“Relating to the establishment of the Texas Committee on Foreign Investment to review certain...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Avantage concurrentiel par Blakes : mise à jour de mai 2025

Bienvenue à l’édition de mai de l’infolettre Avantage concurrentiel par Blakes, une publication mensuelle des groupes Concurrence et antitrust et Investissement étranger de Blakes. Avantage concurrentiel par Blakes présente...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Ontario Moves to Fast Track Mining, Expand Discretion Over Tenure

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On April 17, 2025, the Ontario government introduced Bill 5, called the Protect Ontario by Unleashing Our Economy Act, 2025 (Bill 5), an extensive legislative proposal aimed at accelerating resource development and reducing...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Will Texas Become the First State To Enact a “Mini-CFIUS” Review Process?

On March 13, 2025, the Texas Legislature introduced HB 5007, which, if enacted, could establish the first US state regime tasked with screening foreign investments on national security grounds....more

Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck

U.S. Policies on China to Watch in 2024

As the first session of the 118th Congress comes to a close, Congress unveiled a vast array of policy recommendations and legislation furthering their focus on U.S.-China strategic competition. Throughout the year, China...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

The RESTRICT Act: A Potential New Enforcement Tool to Address Economic and National Security Concerns Posed by Foreign Information...

Concerns over the potential threat posed by information and communications technology (ICT) products and services, such as TikTok, to the United States’ economic and national security have been ruminating for some time now....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Trump Administration: 2017 Recap and 2018 Outlook

On January 20, 2017, businessman Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States following a contentious and unconventional 2016 presidential election. Republicans also successfully maintained control...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

What’s New in Washington - November 2017

Congress continues its heavy workload with the Thanksgiving recess roughly three weeks away. On October 26, the House passed the Senate’s Fiscal Year 2018 budget resolution by the slim margin of 216-212—opening the door for...more

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