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What Every Multinational Company Should Know About … International Mergers & Acquisitions (Part 1 of 4): Conducting International...

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The risks for international investments have sharply expanded in recent years. Identifying, managing, and mitigating investment risk, in the current regulatory environment, can be just as essential as managing risk in any...more

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[Virtual Event] Food Law – Regulation, Compliance and Litigation - May 12th - 13th, 8:15 am - 3:45 pm CDT

The food industry’s most comprehensive legal and regulatory conference, Food Law – Regulation, Compliance and Litigation, is returning this spring in a unique, interactive virtual format. Key stakeholders will discuss how to...more

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Financial Daily Dose 2.6.2020 | Top Story: Feds Probing Google’s Ad Business Over Antitrust Concerns

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More detail is emerging on the DOJ’s ongoing antitrust probe into Google, with recent attention to the company’s online ad tools suggesting the topic has become “a major focus of the investigation,” with special focus on “how...more

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Financial Daily Dose 1.28.2020 | Top Story: Markets Tumble as Fears Spread Over Coronavirus Epidemic

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A mounting death toll (over 106 and counting) and fears of a coronavirus pandemic sent markets tumbling early on Monday and kicked off a selloff that continued all day....more

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Doing Business – Consumer Sector

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Entering a new market can be a game changer for businesses in the consumer industry, but it can come with some significant legal risks. Consumer protection laws, supply chain issues, product regulation, data privacy issues,...more

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Financial Daily Dose 12.09.2019 | Top Story: States Begin Trial Today Challenging T-Mobile/Sprint Merger on Antitrust Grounds

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Thirteen states and the District of Columbia are suing to block the $26 billion plan to merge T-Mobile US Inc. and Sprint Corp. The trial is slated to begin today with state officials arguing the deal would create “a more...more

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Financial Daily Dose 11.06.2019 | Top Story: Walgreens Boots Working With PE Firms to Go Private

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Bloomberg is reporting that Walgreens Boots is weighing a potential deal “to take the company private in what could become the largest leveraged buyout in history.” PE firms like KKR are apparently in the mix to assist in the...more

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Doing Business in Germany: Consumer Sector

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Germany should not be a blank spot on your company map. Located at the center of Continental Europe, it is the world’s fourth biggest economy and the home of some of the biggest companies in the world. It plays a key role in...more

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Financial Daily Dose 7.24.2019 | Top Story: DOJ Launches Big Tech Antitrust Probe

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The announcement itself isn’t a shock, but given the potential players, it’s headline-worthy anyway: the DOJ announced yesterday that it’s officially opening an antitrust probe into Big Tech companies and “whether they had...more

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Financial Daily Dose 6.7.2019 | Top Story: Markets Keep Eye on US Jobs Report

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Jobs Report Friday again! Lots to look for in the numbers this month, especially considering the economic uncertainty that’s defined the past few weeks....more

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Financial Daily Dose 5.22.2019 | Top Story: Judge Deems Qualcomm Pricing Behavior Anti-competitive

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N.D. California federal judge Lucy Koh sided with the FTC in its antitrust suit against semiconductor-industry giant Qualcomm, finding that the company “abused its position . . . to harm competition and charge cellphone...more

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Financial Daily Dose 5.6.2019 | Top Story: New Tariff Threats Upend US-China Talks

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All of Treasury Secretary Mnuchin’s “great progress” reports be damned, apparently. Over the weekend, the White House threatened to fast-forward plans to raise tariffs from 10 to 25% on $200 billion of Chinese imports,...more

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Congress Amends the U.S. Shipping Act, Broadening FMC Regulatory Authority

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• The Federal Maritime Commission Authorization Act of 2017 was signed into law by President Donald Trump on Dec. 4, 2018, marking the first substantive revision to the U.S. Shipping Act, 46 U.S.C. § 40101 et seq. (the...more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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Milwaukee-based Harley-Davidson announced on Monday that it will shift some of its motorcycle production overseas “to avoid retaliatory tariffs imposed by the European Union” in response to the White House’s trade moves....more

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Your Daily Dose of Financial News

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Some analysis of last week’s jobs report, including thoughts on why a sub-4% unemployment rate poses a problem for a Fed still set on a slow and steady rate hike plan....more

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Trump Administration Takes Action on Trade with China

Following U.S. Trade Representative’s Section 301 investigation, presidential order threatens tariff increases and restrictions on Chinese inbound investment. Tariff rises of 25 percent proposed, including for aerospace,...more

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President Trump Signs Memorandum To Combat Discriminatory Or Unreasonable Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property, And...

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On March 22, 2018, President Trump signed a memorandum instructing his administration to take action against the “unfair and harmful acquisition of U.S. technology” by China. The President previously instructed United...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Solar Power Fights Heat Up

The clash between residential solar companies and utilities continues to heat up in courts and public utility commissions. As solar technology continues to improve, more households are installing rooftop solar systems. ...more

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