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The Volkov Law Group

Episode 319 -- Deep Dive into SCG Plastics' $20 Million Settlement with OFAC for Violations of the Iran Sanctions Program

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OFAC is capable of extending a long-arm of enforcement, reaching sometimes non-U.S. companies that may “cause” another company to violate U.S. Sanctions laws. If you need to find an example of this long reach, look no...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

EU Unveils Landmark Digital Markets Act Aimed at Increasing Competition in Tech

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The European Union is putting the final touches on its latest landmark digital legislation, the Digital Markets Act—one of “the world’s most far-reaching laws to address the power of the biggest tech companies.” The DMA is...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 8.17.2021 | Top Story: NHTSA Opens Inquiry Into Tesla Autopilot Crashes

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced on Monday that it’s opening a probe into Tesla’s Autopilot driver-assistance system “because of growing concerns that it can fail to see parked emergency vehicles.”...more

Conyers

Norway Practice Bulletin 2021

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Welcome to Conyers’ 2021 Norway Practice Bulletin. Our annual publication underscores the importance of the Norwegian market to our Bermuda corporate practice. The 12 months since our last issue have been very different,...more

Sullivan & Worcester

Piggyback Ride to New York BitLicense

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On June 24, 2020, the New York Department of Financial Services (the "NYDFS") announced it is considering a proposal to issue conditional licenses (a "Conditional License") for companies to begin virtual currency activities...more

White & Case LLP

Financial institutions M&A: Sector trends - February 2020: Payments

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Financial institutions M&A sector trends: payments — H2 2019 and outlook for 2020. Megadeals, including Global Payments/Total System Services, Fidelity National/Worldpay and PayPal/iZettle, have dominated headlines, but...more

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Financial institutions M&A: Sector trends - February 2020: Unicorns trail-blaze the London financial services landscape

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Financial institutions M&A sector trends: fintech — H2 2019 and outlook for 2020. British thoroughbreds dominate the downs—London has overtaken New York as the world's #1 hub for fintech investments. Unicorns are not...more

Thomas Fox - Compliance Evangelist

The Wild Wild West and ComTech

Compliance has been pushed more to the forefront in anti-money laundering (AML). As banking institutions, financial institutions and the financial services industries continue to tighten and strengthen AML controls, criminals...more

White & Case LLP

Financial Institutions M&A: Sector trends - June 2019: Payments

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Financial institutions M&A sector trends: payments — H1 2019 and outlook for H2 2019 - CURRENT MARKET - Consistent, very high activity levels. WE ARE SEEING - Demand from keen investors: - Trade...more

Hogan Lovells

China's new Foreign Investment Law: the impact on financial institutions

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Much has already been written about the foreign investment law which was voted into law by China's highest legislative body, the National People's Congress of the People's Republic of China, on 15 March 2019. ...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Recent U.S. Sanctions Designations Create Additional Risks for Companies Doing Business with Venezuela

• OFAC recently added a Moscow-based Russian-Venezuelan joint venture bank, Evrofinance Mosnarbank (“Evrofinance”), to the List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (the “SDN List”) for engaging in sanctions...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Recent Debarments Highlight Growing Risk of Sanctions By Multilateral Development Banks

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• Companies that operate globally face substantial risks associated with activities funded by multilateral development banks (MDBs). • Several recent debarment actions by the World Bank highlight those risks. • To...more

A&O Shearman

Industry utilities in the financial industry: antitrust risks

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The regulatory response to the global financial crisis has impacted nearly all major functions of the investment banking industry, including trading, capital and liquidity requirements, risk management, compliance and...more

Hogan Lovells

China opens up the securities investment fund management industry: the first in a journey of ten thousand steps?

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On 30 June 2016, the industry self-regulating body, the Asset Management Association of China published what, on the face of it, appeared to be a fairly innocuous document entitled Questions and Answers regarding the...more

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China opens up the securities investment fund management industry: the first in a journey of ten thousand steps?

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On 30 June 2016, the industry self-regulating body, the Asset Management Association of China published what, on the face of it, appeared to be a fairly innocuous document entitled Questions and Answers regarding the...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

China's New Foreign Investment Regime

Effective 1 October 2016, China replaced its approval regime for foreign investments with a filing regime, except where such investments fall within the Negative List. Approval vs. Filing - Since China first...more

Troutman Pepper

Observation 3.0: Frequently Asked Questions and Answers on the Volcker Rule and the Implications for Foreign Banks Investing in...

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1. Question: What is the Volcker Rule, and when does it take effect? Answer: The Volcker Rule was enacted into law as section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (Dodd-Frank...more

King & Spalding

MEasure - Summer 2015

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Welcome to the Summer 2015 issue of measure, King & Spalding’s Middle East quarterly newsletter. This issue covers a number of areas with interesting developments and valuable guidance. Phillip Sacks and Jodi Norman discuss...more

BakerHostetler

The Nuclear Deal With Iran: The Lifting of Sanctions and Implications for Business

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On July 14, 2015, after two years of sometimes intense negotiations, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Russia, and China (known as the “P5+1” countries), along with the European Union, signed a Joint...more

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