Understanding FOCI Mitigation
Australia welcomes new business and foreign investment by providing a strong economy, a stable political environment and a skilled and talented workforce. Our comprehensive guide to Doing Business in Australia has been...more
Hosted by American Conference Institute, the 6th National Forum on FOCI returns for another exciting year with curated programming that provides practical takeaways for managing heightened national security threats for...more
Russian government approval is now required for Western companies to exit LLCs, which complicates and will likely delay exit strategies. High-profile projects and industries, such as Sakhalin-2, continue to be targeted by...more
In November 2020, we released a client alert (available here) outlining significant amendments to the U.A.E.’s Companies Law that were yet to take effect at the time of writing. Most importantly, these amendments were to...more
In our previous client alert, we reported that certain key changes were introduced to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Commercial Companies Law No. 2 of 2015 (Companies Law). The text of the Federal-Decree Law No. 26 of 2020...more
Introduction - On 23 November 2020, Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), issued a decree overhauling the rules relating to foreign ownership of companies in the UAE (the Decree) by...more
At a meeting of the Cabinet of the Council of Ministers of the United Arab Emirates (“UAE”), the UAE Government decided to allow foreign investors to own 100% of their businesses in the UAE and approved sweeping changes to...more
MIAMI—It’s no secret that New Yorkers are among the most active investors in Miami Beach hotels. What’s the connection? And why are boutique hotels suddenly so hot? Originally Published on GlobeSt.com - April 18, 2014....more