Episode 116 -- Alstom Executive Convicted of FCPA and Money Laundering Offenses
Potential for Vicarious Liability Under the Graves Amendment
FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 122-with Matt Kelly on Alstom, Avon and Petrobras
FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 118-the Alstom FCPA Enforcement Action
FCPA Compliance and Ethics Report-Episode 117-the Avon FCPA Enforcement Action
Cross-Border Update on Investing and Doing Business in the United States
The M&A Word of the Day® from the Book of Jargon® – Global Mergers & Acquisitions Is Carve-Out Transaction
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Quick Overview: The New York LLC Transparency Act (NYLTA) is a new law requiring limited liability companies (LLCs) to annually disclose detailed information about their owners to the Department of State. Most LLCs that are...more
OpenAI, an artificial intelligence research nonprofit, has recently garnered media attention for considering a restructuring strategy involving the formation of a taxable subsidiary....more
Canadian companies with U.S. subsidiaries have been gearing up all year to file beneficial ownership reports with FinCEN pursuant to the Corporate Transparency Act, in advance of a January 1, 2025 deadline for entities that...more
Good news! The second chamber (Bundesrat) has now paved the way for the eagerly awaited and much-debated inclusion of a group privilege in sec. 19a of the German Income Tax Act (“EStG”). German start-ups that have done the...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) requires certain domestic and foreign entities, called "reporting companies," to file a beneficial ownership information (BOI) report – which provides information about their owners,...more
The Supreme Court recently declined to hear an appeal from the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit addressing standing requirements for asserting a patent infringement action. In June, the Federal Circuit reversed a...more
Welcome to the Intellectual Property Litigation Newsletter, our new review of decisions and trends in the intellectual property arena. In this edition, we learn that advice is best coming from counsel, Texas claims...more
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The UK Government has published much-anticipated guidance (the "Guidance") on the new corporate offense of failure to prevent fraud (introduced under the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 ("ECCTA")), which...more
The Corporate Transparency Act (the “CTA”) requires a range of entities, primarily smaller, otherwise unregulated companies, to file a report with the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network...more
Much has been written about the unsatisfactory tax situation of German employees when it comes to equity-based employee stock (option) programs ("ESOP"). Historically, employees were taxed at the time of issuance of shares...more
Nonprofits periodically ask how they can change their legal domicile or state of incorporation from one state to another. For some, an evolution in the location of physical or virtual headquarters, the type and nature of...more
On 31 July 2024, the Cayman Islands Beneficial Ownership Transparency Act, 2023 (“BO Act”) and the accompanying Beneficial Ownership Transparency Regulations, 2024 (“BO Regulations”) were brought into force. At the same time,...more
When negotiating credit agreements, lenders will focus on how to maximize the prospect of their loan being repaid in full at maturity...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), with the concurrence of the Department of Justice, has unanimously adopted sweeping changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR) rules. ...more
It’s October and, in addition to playoff baseball, that means the Supreme Court is back in session. The Court has chosen to hear arguments in two cases with significant ramifications for advertising law....more
On August 30, 2024, the Delaware Court of Chancery issued an opinion in Campus Eye Management Holdings, LLC v. DiDonato, dismissing a challenge to a merger effecting an amendment to the limited liability company agreement of...more
The European Union (EU) Commission has published a draft set of frequently asked questions (FAQs) on the interpretation of certain provisions of the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the first set of...more
The UK’s banking regulator, the Prudential Regulation Authority ("PRA") has issued a consultation on its approach to the treatment of branches of international banks operating in the UK (CP11/24). Among the proposals is a...more
Prudent entities responding to Requests for Proposals (RFPs) from the Government of Puerto Rico will exercise additional caution when determining how to demonstrate their economic fitness, after the Puerto Rico Supreme Court...more
You’re a foreign company looking to set up shop in the United States. You have weighed the pros and cons of expanding your business into the United States, c..onfirmed the compatibility of any products or services you offer...more
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The EU’s 14th “package” of sanctions against Russia introduces anti-circumvention measures targeting the non-EU subsidiaries of EU entities and creates new restrictions, including on LNG. This Client Alert is published in...more