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Foreign Firms’ Duty To Preserve Starts With U.S. Legal Action

A firm located overseas, with no significant sales within the U.S., was not under preservation obligation until it anticipates lawsuits […]

When In Doubt, Deal Makers Should Assume CFIUS Is Interested

The inter-agency Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) is charged with reviewing transactions that could result in […]

Can A Snitch App Put A Dent In Corruption?

In Lebanon, a country of four million people where “everyone knows everyone,” corruption is said to be part of everyday […]

Mea Culpa Softens The FCPA Hit But Doesn’t Block It

It looked like a good move: The acquisition of two retail tire companies in Africa, one in Kenya and one […]

Big FCPA Risks For Smaller Companies

In an increasingly global economy, it’s a short step from being a relatively small local or regional business to being […]

New Regulation Frontier: Nanomaterials In Europe

Regulators world-wide are trying to stay abreast of developments in a promising and relatively new and exotic technology, nanomaterials. Attorneys […]

A Clear Limit On FCPA Successor Liability

A recent case helps clarify when there is or is not successor liability for a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violation after the acquisition of a foreign company.

U.S. Hackers Said To Penetrate Foreign Networks

The U.S. has managed to infect computers in Iran, Pakistan, China and other foreign countries, sometimes with bugs so sophisticated […]

Abu Dhabi Push To Become International Financial Center

Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, has announced plans to launch a “financial free zone” later this […]

China Defends $975B Qualcomm Antimonopoly Fine

The record fine against chip maker Qualcomm is designed to “restore market competitiveness,” China’s antimonopoly regulator said this week. The […]

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