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Look Ahead to the Week of May 12, 2025: House Republicans Rush to Advance Reconciliation Package

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Both chambers are in session this week. Beginning on Tuesday, House Republicans plan to hold legislative markups of their reconciliation proposal within the Energy and Commerce, Ways and Means, and Agriculture committees,...more

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Look Ahead to the Week of April 28: The Reconciliation Debate Begins

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Both chambers are in session this week.  House Republicans will now begin their push to enact a single reconciliation package that includes President Trump’s key policy priorities, including immigration enforcement, tax...more

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More States Ban Foreign AI Tools on Government Devices

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Alabama and Oklahoma have become the latest states to ban from state-owned devices and networks certain AI tools with links to foreign governments. ...more

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Fourth Circuit Upholds Confirmation of Hong Kong Arbitration Award

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The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals recently rejected challenges to a district court’s decision to confirm a Hong Kong arbitration award, including arguments that confirming the award violated public policy and international...more

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Look Ahead to the Week of February 3: Trump Tariffs Set to Take Effect

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Both the House and Senate are in session this week. Over the weekend, President Trump announced additional tariffs of 25% on imports from Canada and Mexico and 10% from China. The tariffs on Canada and China are set to take...more

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[Webinar] 2024 Elections: What Happened and How the New Washington Will Impact Your Company - November 6th, 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm ET

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The day after the elections, former Congressmen Peter Roskam and Heath Shuler and non-partisan election analyst Jim Ellis of The Ellis Insight will discuss the results, what’s known and the votes still to be counted (and...more

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Hong Kong SAR Policy Address 2024: Foster Progress in Housing, Attracting Talent, Enhancing Culture, Tourism and Education

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The Policy Address 2024 of Hong Kong was delivered by the Chief Executive on 16 October 2024 (the “Policy Address”). Among a series of reforms aimed at rejuvenating the city’s economy and enhancing residents’ livelihood, the...more

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Republican Study Committee Introduces the Countering Communist China Act

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On February 29, 2024, Republican Study Committee (“RSC”) Chairman, Representative Kevin Hern (OK-01), and RSC National Security Task Force Chairman, Joe Wilson (SC-02), introduced H.R. 7476, the Countering Communist China Act...more

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China Issues Policy to Further Boost Foreign Investment

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On Sunday August 13, 2023, the State Council released the Opinions to Further Optimize the Environment for Foreign Investment and Increase Efforts to Attract Foreign Investment (“Opinions”)....more

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Key Takeaways from President Xi's Speech at China's 20th Communist Party Congress

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On 16 October 2022, China's President Xi Jinping (“Xi”) gave his opening speech to kick off the 20thNational Congress of China’s Communist Party (the “CCP”) (the “Congress”), a political meeting held every five years to set...more

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Treasury Releases Long-Awaited Sanctions Policy Review

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The US Treasury Department has released its 2021 Sanctions Review (the “Review”), which describes the US sanctions framework and the agency’s future sanctions priorities. The Review reflects on the evolution over two decades...more

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Climate and Clean Energy Policy State of Play

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Clean energy initiatives and legislation continue to advance with unprecedented direction, momentum and clout in the federal government. President Joe Biden and Congressional Democrats remain fiercely committed to enacting...more

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[Podcast] 32nd Annual Legislative Seminar Series: Congresswoman Stephanie Murphy, D-Fla.

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Former Congressman Mike Ferguson, leader of BakerHostetler’s Federal Policy team, and former Congressman Heath Shuler, a Senior Advisor on the Federal Policy team host bipartisan leaders from the House and Senate to discuss...more

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PRC Legal Update: Key takeaways from China’s Two sessions 2021

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Every year around March, China’s two major political bodies, the National People’s Congress (“NPC”) and the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (“CPPCC”) meet for the “Two Sessions” to roll out plans for the...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

A Step Closer to Legal Certainty for Holders of Chinese Keepwell-backed Bonds?

It was reported on November 3, 2020, that the Shanghai Financial Court had recognized an August 2018 Hong Kong judgment, which ordered a Mainland Chinese company, CEFC Shanghai International Group Limited (“CEFC”), to pay a...more

Allen Matkins

9th Circuit Holds FCPA Is Not A "Rule Or Regulation" Of The SEC

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In 2013, Sanford Wadler, the General Counsel of Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., delivered a report to the company's audit committee. His report expressed his belief that the company had engaged in serious and prolonged violations...more

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China’s International and Domestic Climate Change Policies: An Overview Leading up to Paris

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In June, China submitted its climate policy pledges to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (“UNFCCC” or “Convention”) for the December 2015 Paris Climate Conference (“COP 21” or the “2015 Paris...more

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Liberalization of Policy on E-Commerce from Shanghai Free Trade Zone to All of China: Allows Complete Foreign Ownership in...

On June 19, 2015, China’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (“MIIT”) promulgated a new policy, Opinions on Lifting Restrictions on the Foreign Equity Ratio for Online Data Processing and Transaction Processing...more

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