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Follow Other Topics » Email to Colleague »     International Law & Trade   Legal intelligence from leading lawyers and law firms     Update on INTERPOL's Red Notice for TCI's Michael Misick: Part 2   In the last post, I addressed the latest events in the case of Michael Misick, former Premier of Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI). Today's post is a continuation of that discussion and an update of a related post from earlier this year.... By: The Law Office of Michelle A. Estlund, P.A.     SEC Charges Allianz with FCPA Violations   On December 17th, the SEC brought a settled administrative FCPA action against Allianz SE, a German insurance company with a subsidiary in Indonesia. The order does not allege violations of the FCPA’s antibribery provisions, but does claim violations... By: Brooks Pierce     Upcoming Patent Law Changes Will Put Pressure on Patents   Originally published in Pharmaceutical Outsourcing’s website on December 2012. Patent law is changing rapidly. The changes are putting even greater pressure on patents as a tool for protecting a pharmaceutical or biotechnology company’s hard-won... By: Loeb & Loeb LLP     Top Stories of 2012: #8 to #11   Reflecting upon the events of the past twelve months, Patent Docs presents its sixth annual list of top biotech/pharma patent stories. For 2012, we identified fifteen stories that were covered on Patent Docs last year that we believe had (or are... By: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP     Bernstein Shur Business and Commercial Litigation Newsletter #23   In This Issue: - The Second Circuit Court of Appeals holds that a U.S. employer may pursue trade secret claims against a former employee who allegedly misappropriated sensitive corporate information in Canada. - A federal judge expressed deep... By: Bernstein Shur     Florida Port Strike May Not Happen As Negotiations Continue Into 2013: News Release of the Week   Florida's economy needs its active and efficient ports and while on one hand, there's construction underway to make Port Miami big enough to deal with the increased traffic coming from the Panama Canal expansion, on the other hand there is the real... By: Rosa Eckstein Schechter     Update on INTERPOL's Red Notice for TCI's Michael Misick: Part 1   Earlier this year, the issue of Michael Misick's Red Notice was addressed here. The next two posts are updates on Mr. Misick's case.... By: The Law Office of Michelle A. Estlund, P.A.     Patton Boggs Reinsurance Newsletter - December 2012: Iowa Federal Court Dismisses Claims Against Bermuda Reinsurance Affiliates   In this long term insurance benefits dispute, claims were brought by the policyholder against Bermuda-based reinsurance companies affiliated with the insurer. The Bermuda companies (and others) filed a motion for judgment on the pleadings. In... By: Patton Boggs LLP     The Allianz FCPA Enforcement Action – What the Compliance Practitioner Needs to Know   Who is your favorite character from the Iliad? Is it Agamemnon the king who brings the Greek Armada to Troy for his brother’s honor; perhaps Ajax the mountain of a man who is the most loyal Greek warrior; how about Achilles the warrior who... By: Thomas Fox     Export Control Reform is Underway and It's Your Time to Speak Up!   The Department of Commerce’s (“Commerce”) Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) is in the process of publishing proposed rules regarding export control reform. It is currently accepting public comments until January 28, 2013 for it’s most recent... By: Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell &     Final Rule on New Iranian Sanctions Published   On December 26, 2012 the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") published a final rule amending the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 560 (the "ITSR"), to implement section 218 of the Iran... By: Proskauer Rose LLP     Abu Dhabi Oil & Gas Update: Security Passes for ADNOC Facilities   Companies that manufacture and sell products to Abu Dhabi’s state companies involved in power, water and petroleum may require their employees to access such facilities in order to provide installation, after-sales and maintenance services. Such... By: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP     The Lilly FCPA Enforcement Action Part I – Key Lessons Learned on Sportsmanlike Conduct   As you see from today’s picture I am enthusiastically wearing a New England Patriots (classic) shirt. You may ask yourself why am I wearing this shirt? The reason is because of a rather rash wager I made with Jay Rosen, Vice President of Merrill... By: Thomas Fox     Global Perspectives - Fall 2012   In this issue: - Important Changes to Employee Share Plans in UK - Significant Changes to Stock Options and RSUs (free shares) in France - Year-End Global Stock Plan Reporting Requirements - Recent Happenings: ShareComp 2012 An... By: Reed Smith     Financial Regulatory Update - December 2012   This newsletter highlights some of the key financial regulatory measures affecting the UK and EU during the period from 1 August to 14 December 2012. In This Issue: - Regulation of Banks and Investment Firms - Investment Funds Regulation -... By: White & Case LLP     2012 Payments Systems Year-in-Review   The interchange fee and the potential of mobile payments were the dominant payment system issues in 2012. From a landmark antitrust settlement to seemingly daily announcements of a new prepaid or mobile payment product, there was plenty of activity... By: BakerHostetler     Corporate Communicator - Winter 2013   In This Issue: - 2013 Annual Meeting Season - Dealing with ISS and Other Proxy Advisory Firms this Proxy Season - SEC Update - Other NYSE/NASDAQ Developments - Delaware Law Update — Delaware Court Applies Heightened Scrutiny to Director... By: Snell & Wilmer L.L.P.     U.S. Estate Planning For Expatriates   Code §2801 imposes U.S. transfer taxes on transfers by former U.S. persons who have expatriated if the transfer is to a U.S. person. This tax is imposed on the U.S. recipient. A recent article by Joseph Toce, Jr. and Joseph Kluemper points out... By: Charles (Chuck) Rubin     Spread of Laboratory-generated Antibiotic Drug Resistance in Chinese Rivers   A generation ago, Jeremy Rifkin famously convinced the Cambridge city council to ban genetic engineering in that city, using the fear of "tinkering" with nature and producing a "superbug" that would hurt the public health and thereby (for a time)... By: McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP     Out of the Shadows and Into the Light   For the last four years, regulators and law makers have been focusing extraordinary efforts on ensuring that financial regulation is adequate to protect the financial system from risks emanating from the banking sector. However, it is only more... By: Morrison & Foerster LLP     European Commission Adopts AIFMD Level 2 Regulation   On December 19, the European Commission adopted a Delegated (Level 2) Regulation (Delegated Regulation) implementing certain aspects of the Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (2011/61/EU) (AIFMD).... By: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP     Port Miami, International Trade, and the Panama Canal Expansion: Another Reason to be Optimistic About South Florida's Economic Future   The floodgates for unprecedented foreign interest in Florida real estate, especially commercial development, may be opening for Miami and South Florida as many miles to the south of us, the Panama Canal expansion comes closer to completion. Why?... By: Rosa Eckstein Schechter     Bright Outlook for Covered Bonds   This year has proven to be an interesting one for the covered bond market, and we anticipate that 2013 will bring many important new developments. During 2012, the covered bond market continued to provide attractive financing opportunities for... By: Morrison & Foerster LLP     China Opens Up On Futures: How Will U.S. Regulators React?   The Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) is finalizing a five year development plan (2013 – 2017) that will open up a variety of derivatives contracts and options to foreign access.... By: Shipkevich PLLC     No-Action Letter Regarding Definition of "Ready Market" with Regard to Foreign Equity Securities Pursuant to SEC Rule 15c3-1(c)(11)(i)   Currently, under Securities and Exchange Commission Rule 15c3-1 (the Net Capital Rule), broker-dealers may treat equity securities of a foreign issuer that are listed on the FTSE World Index as having a ready market. A ready market is relevant... By: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP     See more International Law & Trade advisories ›     Follow popular law news & updates with JD Supra on LinkedIn Today   Follow JD Supra » Forward to Colleague »  |  Follow Other Topics »   You received this email because you opted to do so via JD Supra. 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