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Trade Wars Prompt Chinese Investors to Pour Billions into Europe, Pull Back From US

In the first half of 2018, the value of Chinese investment in Europe was $22 billion—nearly nine times the $2.5 billion invested in North America.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Immigration Firm Seems to Thrive After Trump Lawyer's Help

When Nicholas Mastroianni II hooked up with President Donald Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen last year, his business was threatened by a looming regulatory crackdown on the federal EB-5 program that offers foreigners permanent residency visas if they invest in certain U.S. real estate projects.
1 minute read

Daily Business Review

Brazil Emerges as New Star in EB-5 Investment, With Further LatAm Growth Likely

Brazilians have been courted in recent years by U.S. developers seeking to raise capital through the EB-5 program. But last month, the industry took a big step to cement Brazil's status as one of the fastest-growing players in the EB-5 world—a shift that could be a boon for South Florida's economy.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

CFIUS Reform Is Likely, but 'Joint Venture' Provision in Play, Lawyers Say

The Foreign Investment Risk Review Modernization Act of 2018 reforming the national security review process for mergers and acquisitions of U.S. companies by foreign organizations was approved unanimously by committees in both houses of Congress last month and seems on track to pass by August, lawyers who are experts in international trade and national security matters say. A provision concerning joint ventures and minority stakes is still under discussion, however, and could be a sticking point.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Agriculture Commissioner Candidates Take Aim at NAFTA

Only David Walker, a marine biologist from Fort Lauderdale and one of two announced Democratic candidates, voiced straight opposition to a withdrawal from NAFTA.
7 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Global Trade Sanctions Picture Growing Tenser and Murkier for General Counsel

Recent action by the U.S. on the sanctions front has given American companies reason to be leery. Sometimes, with cross-border transactions, it's tough to even know which country's legal regime to follow.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Dubai, Agribusiness Company Buy Osceola Ranch With Help From Miami Attorney

KYMP partner Lorenzo Moll Parron closed the $136.5 million deal for a 38,453-acre ranch with roots in Florida's pioneer days.
1 minute read

Corporate Counsel

5 of the Biggest Compliance Questions About Renewed Iran Trade Sanctions, Answered

Greta Lichtenbaum, a partner at O'Melveny & Myers whose practice includes international trade and regulatory compliance, answered Corporate Counsel's questions about the impact on multinational companies of the Trump administration's renewed sanctions against Iran.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Business Crossing the Border? Hire Local Lawyers But Beware of Pitfalls, Experts Say

“It's neither simple to go overseas, nor is it something that's impossible. It is becoming more imperative for many companies to do it,” one expert said.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

What New Russia Trade Sanctions Mean for US Companies and Investors

Seetha Ramachandran, a litigation partner at Schulte, Roth & Zabel in New York and a former federal prosecutor, discusses new trade sanctions imposed in April by the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control against Russian individuals and companies.
6 minute read

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