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Daily Business Review

Navigating the New EB-5 Minimum Sustainment Period: Protecting Investors From Hidden Risks

New changes to the program have introduced risks that EB-5 investors need to be aware of to safeguard their investment in the United States. Otherwise, investing in the wrong development could lead them to lose their money and the opportunity to secure a permanent green card.
5 minute read

The American Lawyer

Debevoise Lands New National Security Practice Co-Head as Firm Eyes M&A Uptick

Richard Sofield, a former senior DOJ attorney arriving from Vinson & Elkins, looks to help Debevoise in CFIUS matters, as national security issues bubble up in deal work.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Has Banned Chinese Citizens From Buying Real Estate, And Dealmakers Fear A Chill on Investments

Attorneys have been swamped with calls from asset managers and institutional investors.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

China Tensions 'Center of Gravity' for Strategic Risk Planning Among Attorneys and C-Suite

A "vanilla statement" of the world being politically unstable is no longer sufficient, one attorney said, highlighting urgency to revisit corporate risk disclosures for companies with exposure to China.
5 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Tech Giant Apple, Other Big Firms Face Rising Shareholder Heat Over China Reliance

Activists concerned about China's human rights violations and other behavior hope to spur change, and perhaps cause corporate titans to squirm, by pushing shareholder proposals at the companies' annual meetings.
7 minute read

Daily Business Review

Akerman Establishes Team to Tackle Economic Sanctions and Export Controls

"With the actions of Russia, we have been up to our necks in advising clients," said Akerman international practice chair Pedro Freyre. "That's a particularly tough and wide ranging set of sanctions, so we're just seeing this continuous need from our clients to provide this type of counseling."
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Potential Major Shifts in Regulation of US Outbound Investments Keep Law Firms and Their Clients Guessing

A forthcoming executive order is expected to define new guidelines for investments in countries viewed as strategic competitors. The devil of these new regulatory measures will be in the details.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

CFIUS Issues Enforcement and Penalty Guidelines: A Contextual View

The Guidelines serve as welcome transparency to industry as to how violations will be assessed.
7 minute read

The American Lawyer

Rising Nationalism and Protectionism Force International Dealmakers to Read Politicians and Regulators

Governments in Latin America, Europe and Asia are implementing formal FDI policies or informally blocking deals for politically motivated reasons.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

MoFo Corporate Partner Jumps to Holland & Knight, Predicts Tough LatAm Deal Market

Alexandra Aguirre joined Holland & Knight in Miami after three years at Morrison & Foerster, where she opened the firm's Miami office with a group of Greenberg Traurig corporate lawyers.
3 minute read

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