The demand for data centers, both in the United States and abroad, has been accelerating at an unprecedented pace, driven largely by the rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) and other digital applications....more
President Donald Trump on February 21, 2025 issued a National Security Presidential Memorandum titled the America First Investment Policy to provide guidance to executive departments in their review and decision-making with...more
Data centers have emerged as the backbone of modern digital infrastructure, serving as physical hubs where essential computing resources and IT and security systems converge to store, process, and secure critical data. With...more
Ahead of his inauguration at the end of January, President-elect Donald Trump announced that Damac Properties, controlled by Emirati billionaire Hussain Sajwani, will make at least a $20 billion investment to build data...more
The US Department of the Treasury on July 8, 2024 proposed updates to the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States’s (CFIUS’s) regulations that seek to expand the list of military installations for which proximity...more
The US government’s multibranch effort to implement a new regulatory regime designed to regulate outbound investments based on national security concerns moved forward with the White House’s August 9, 2023 Executive Order, EO...more
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS or Committee) recently released its annual report for 2022. The report contains data that provides potentially useful insights into how CFIUS is functioning, the...more
The US Senate approved an amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act adding mandatory notifications of certain outbound investments in certain countries, including the People’s Republic of China....more
President Joseph Biden’s recently issued Executive Order provides guidance related to the US national security foreign direct investment review process administered by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States....more
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Mexico’s Federal Consumer Protection Agency (Procuraduría Federal del Consumidor (PROFECO)) on February 26 announced its new voluntary Ecommerce Ethics Code (Código de Ética en Materia de Comercio Electrónico), which may be...more
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A. Are employer mandatory screenings and medical evaluations enforceable in your jurisdiction?
The rule is that employers cannot require employees to submit to mandatory screenings and medical evaluations,...more
ARGENTINA -
A. Are employer mandatory screenings and medical evaluations enforceable in
your jurisdiction?
The rule is that employers cannot require employees to submit to mandatory screenings and medical evaluations,...more
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1. ARGENTINA -
A. Are employer mandatory screenings and medical evaluations enforceable in your jurisdiction?
The rule is that employers cannot require employees to submit to mandatory screenings and medical...more
On January 13, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) published the final rules implementing the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA). ...more
The US Department of the Treasury’s Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) on January 13 published the final rules implementing the Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act (FIRRMA). FIRRMA...more
The Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) on September 17 released its long-awaited proposed regulations implementing many aspects of the Foreign Investment Risk Review and Modernization Act of 2018...more
President Enrique Peña Nieto on June 14 signed into law certain amendments to articles 73 and 129 of the General Law of Mexican Companies, which has historically safeguarded the anonymity of stakeholders in Sociedades...more