Advisories & Alerts: International

Publications

New FCPA Enforcement Trends in Latin America (March 2009)

As a Foreign Real Estate Trust or Fund, Your Entity Has Recently Become Liable for the Annual 3% Duty, But Can Apply for Exemption from this Tax by December 31, 2008! (November 2008)

FCPA Alert: Siemens Announces Staggering €1 Billion ($1.3 Billion) Charge In Connection With Possible Anti-Corruption Settlements (November 2008)

The 1.10% Duty Cannot Be Levied On Capital Reductions Occurring During A Company’s Lifetime: Your Company Can Now Claim It Back (October 2008)

Effects of FCPA Enforcement Trends on Latin America (September 2008)

FCPA Alert: Department Of Justice Issues New Guidance On Prosecution Of Business Organizations: Protects Privilege And Puts A Premium On Self-Review And Remediation (September 2008)

FCPA Alert: Transparency International Notes Increased Anti-Corruption Enforcement Activity Among OECD Treaty Signatories (August 2008)

Changes Involved in the Termination of the Franco-Danish Tax Treaty (August 2008)

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Mid-year Alert (July 2008)

Increased Focus on FCPA Enforcement in The Medical Industry Continues With AGA Medical Corporation Settlement (July 2008)

FCPA Alert: World Bank Group Issues Guidance on Doing Business in Nigeria (July 2008)

FCPA Alert: Department of Justice Issues Important Merger-Related Guidance Focusing on Role of Due Diligence (July 2008)

SEC Allows International Financial Reporting Standards for Foreign Private Issuers (January 2008)

FCPA Interim Update (November 2007)

Expiration of the Limitations Period For Claims On Principal and Interest On Sovereign Debt Issued By The Republic Of Argentina (January 2007)

Timing is Everything: Stock Option Practices Under Scrutiny (August 2006)

Corporate Governance Advisory: Recent Developments Regarding Reports by French Public Companies on Internal Control Procedures (March 2004)

The Council of the European Union Adopts Merger Control Reforms and Issues Horizontal Merger Guidelines (March 2004)

Antitrust Advisory: U.S. Law Implications of International Cartel Enforcement Activity (September 2002)

Articles

The New Bahrain Arbitration Law and the Bahrain "Free Arbitration Zone" (April 2010)

Negligence in the Air: International Greenhouse Gas Emissions Litigation (January 2010)

Forget the World Cup, 2010 Could Be a Difficult Trade Year for Africa (January 19, 2010)

Up and Coming Lawyers (September 2009)

Bye-Bye AGOA? (July 7, 2009)

The Broad Scope of ITAR-Controlled 'Defense Services' - Lessons Learned from the Analytical Methods Case (July 2009)

Growing Africa's Entrepreneurs: How Africa Can Become the Next India (April 21, 2009)

If Africa's the New Black, Why Aren't Africans That into It? (March 3, 2009)

Obama's African Journey: Why He Must Forget Aid, Embrace Trade (January 20, 2009)

Why Obama's First Two Years May Not Mean Much for U.S. - African Trade (January 6, 2009)

Trade Policy Toward Africa: What Will the Obama Administration Bring to the Table? (January 1, 2009)

Foreign Investors, Executive Bodies, And The Resurrected Ukrainian Commission (July 2008)

Lessons Learned From The Northrop Grumman Case: The U.S. State Department's Posture Toward Disclosures and Cooperation (May 2008)

The Foreign Plaintiff: Applying the doctrine of forum non conveniens to dismiss cases brought by out-of-state claimants (December 2007)

Payload: Taking Aim at Corporate Bribery (November 25, 2007)

Unprecedented $100 Million Penalties In ITT Export Case (June 2007)

Record Setting Penalty In ITT Case Shows Risks Of Outsourcing For Defense Contractors (April 2007)

International Arbitration Report (February 2007)

Jan Joosten featured in Financieele Dagblad (January 2007)

Navigating the Basics of U.S. Government Contracting (April 2006)

Anti-Suit Injunctions in International Arbitration (June 2005)

The New Swiss Rules of International Arbitration: A Comparative Analysis (June 2004)

A New Standard for International Anti-Suit Injunctions (May 2004)

The Scope of Judicial Review of Arbitration Awards (November 2003)

Second Wind: Cover Story by The American Lawyer Magazine (August 2003)

Developments in Personal Jurisdiction (Summer 2003)

Lessons on Enforcing Foreign Judgments in the United States (September 2002)

Corporate Governance in France (September 2002)

Obtaining Evidence Abroad for Use in U.S. Litigation (August 2002)

Cuba's Business Enterprises: How Business is Conducted on the Island (April 2002)

Weighing the Plaintiff's Right to Choice of Forum (April 2002)

Recent Developments in NAFTA Arbitration From Jury Verdicts to Amicus Briefs (Sept.-Nov. 2001)

Obtaining Evidence Abroad for Use in International Litigation: Evidence Located in the United States (July-Aug. 2001)

The Art of the Missed Opportunity: How U.S. Courts Declined to Assist Private Arbitral Tribunals under the U.S. Law Authorizing Discovery in Aid of Foreign and International Proceedings (August 2000)

Current Accounting, Finance, and Pricing Topics (July/August 2000)

Foreign Investment In Cuba: A US Perspective (October 1998)

White Papers

U.S. Securities Regulation of Foreign Private Issuers (April 15, 2005)

The Distressed Loan Trading Market in the United States (April 2004)

Distressed-Debt Trading in Bankruptcy (April 2004)

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