 | Timothy McOsker joins Mayer Brown's Government Practice in Los Angeles
21 July 2008 - Mayer Brown, a leading global law firm, announced today that Timothy B. McOsker, 46, has joined the firm's Los Angeles office. Read >>
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| Mayer Brown boosts its Global Trade practice in Asia with new hires
7 July 2008 - Mayer Brown JSM, a leading global law firm, today announced that Matthew McConkey, 42, will join the firm and lead the Global Trade Group in Asia. Joining the firm with him is Yao Aifeng. Read >>
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 | Client Alert: New FCPA Cases Heighten Scrutiny of Intermediaries in China
11 June 2008 - AGA Medical Corporation (AGA), a privately-held, US medical device manufacturer, and Faro Technologies Inc. (Faro), a public company specializing in computerized measurement devices and software, have agreed to pay $2 million and $1.1 million in criminal penalties. Read >>
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| Proposed Rules Will Expand CFIUS Scrutiny, Control
Tuesday, May 20, 2008 --- On April 23, 2008, the U.S. Department of the Treasury published its long-awaited proposed rules implementing the 2007 amendments to the U.S. laws restricting foreign investments that may threaten U.S. national security. The proposed rules signal that foreign investments will be subject to a more expansive and intensive examination in the months and years ahead. Read >>
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| No Time to Party:
No Time to Party: Key Enforcement Developments as the FCPA Turns 30
20 May 2008 - ANNUAL REVIEW OF GLOBAL ENERGY ISSUES Read >>
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| Mayer Brown Advises State of Pennsylvania in $12.8 Billion Privatization of the Pennsylvania Turnpike
19 May 2008 - Mayer Brown LLP is advising the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on its $12.8 billion, 75-year lease of the Pennsylvania Turnpike to a consortium led by Abertis, a Spanish toll road operator, and the Citigroup Infrastructure Fund. This is the largest infrastructure privatization deal in U.S. history and one of the largest transactions of its kind in the world. Read >>
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| Client Alert: Office of US Trade Representative Conducting Annual Review of GSP Petitions
16 May 2008 - As part of its annual review process, the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) is seeking petitions to modify the list of products that are eligible for duty-free treatment under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP). Read >>
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| Global Trade Update: Proposed Rules Signal A More Expansive and Intensive Examination of Foreign Investments in the United States
8 May 2008 - On April 23, 2008, the US Department of the Treasury published its long-awaited proposed rules implementing the 2007 amendments to the US laws restricting foreign investments that may threaten US national security. Read >>
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| Client Alert: Bangkok Global Climate Talks Off To Slow Start
25 April 2008 - The momentum gained in December 2007 from the adoption of the "Bali Road Map" by Parties to both the Climate Convention and the Kyoto Protocol was not evident at the climate change talks held during the first week in April in Bangkok, Thailand. Read >>
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| FCPA Insights - A periodic review of recent developments in FCPA enforcement and compliance.
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| An Ocean Apart:The Regulatory Responses to Sovereign Wealth Funds by Europe and the United States
2 April 2008 - The recent growth in the number and size of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs) has raised similar concerns on both sides of the Atlantic regarding the potential impact of the SWFs on economic stability and national security. Read >>
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| Mayer Brown's Brussels office honored by Belgian Legal Awards as "Trade Team of the Year"
19 March 2008 - The Brussels office of Mayer Brown LLP, a leading international law firm, has been named "Trade Team of the Year" by the Belgian Legal Awards, which honor excellence, continuity and innovation in the legal sphere. Read >>
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| Client Alert: US Joins March 31 Talks for New Multilateral Climate Treaty
18 March 2008 - For the first time since the Kyoto Protocol was negotiated and adopted in the 1990s, the United States will be an active participant with other industrialized nations, together with developing countries such as China, India and Brazil, in talks to implement the "Bali Action Plan" for a new climate accord. Read >>
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| Client Alert: SEC Issues Clarification on Investor Notification Requirement for Fitch's Downgrade of Ambac Assurance Corp.
8 February 2008 - On February 6, 2008, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a clarification of an informal statement it sent to the National Association of Bond Lawyers (NABL) on January 18, 2008. This prior informal statement said issuers did not need to file material event notices notifying investors of Fitch Ratings' downgrade of Ambac Assurance Corp. to double-A from triple-A. Read >>
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| Mayer Brown's Brussels office receives multiple nominations from the Belgian Legal Awards
February 2008 -- The Brussels office of Mayer Brown LLP, a leading international law firm, has been nominated by the Belgian Legal Awards for four major awards, including "US Law Firm of the Year," "Competition & Antitrust Team of the Year," "Trade Team of the Year" and "Regulatory Team of the Year." Read >>
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| Five Mayer Brown Global Trade partners recognized by Who's Who Legal
5 February 2008 - Five partners from Mayer Brown LLP, a leading international law firm, have been recognized in the International Who's Who of Trade & Customs Lawyers 2008. Paulette Vander Schueren and Edward Borovikov in Brussels are joined by Mickey Kantor, Peter Scher and Duane Layton in Washington, D.C. in this year's rankings. Read >>
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| Client Alert: The First Shall Be Last: US Customs Proposal Would Broadly Increase Tariffs on US Imports
On January 24, 2008, the US Bureau of Customs and Border Protection proposed a technical change to a longstanding interpretation of US tariff law. Without altering any tariff classifications or any tariff rates, the proposed technical change would raise the tariffs paid by many American import businesses and the costs faced by US consumers and industries that purchase imported goods. In opposing this Customs
proposal, American businesses and American consumers may find common ground. Read >>
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| Client Alert: European Commission Presents Far-Reaching New Climate Change Package
23 January 2008 - On January 23, 2008, the European Commission presented a far-reaching package of proposals that will deliver on the European Union's ambitious commitments to fight climate change and promote renewable energy up to 2020 and beyond. Read >>
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