The Chinese government has formalised its restrictions on foreign investments, which will curb investment in US real estate and require further scrutiny from relevant Chinese agencies on properties over $1 million. “This restriction will cause a decrease in available capital and buyers, especially for high-end real estate, where, historically, transactions with astronomical prices had foreign […]
Robert Don Gifford represents clientele in a broad range of complex civil and white collar criminal litigation, Native American law, and military law in courts of all jurisdictions. He represents companies in preparing criminal compliance guidelines and corporate criminal risk assessments, as well as individuals charged with state and federal violations. We got in touch […]
Maria Luz Vargas is the Managing Partner of Estudio Fernandez & Vargas Abogados. Her law firm has a client base in Peru and beyond, with international clientele also looking for legal support. With an impressive legal background, Maria speaks to Lawyer Monthly about her journey into law, US and Peruvian relations and how globalisation is […]
There’s a new tax law in town. It passed without a single vote from Democrats in the House or the Senate, and it’s a huge windfall for the richest Americans, including President Donald Trump. But Republicans didn’t just want any new tax law, they wanted to reform the tax code. To give the richest Americans […]
Shearman & Sterling is advising Tele2 on the US aspects of its proposed approximately $3.3 billion merger with Com Hem. Under the terms of the merger, Com Hem will be merged into Tele2 and each Com Hem share will be converted into the right to receive 1.0374 Class B shares of the surviving company and […]
The estimated total corporate tax benefit of $74 billion per year is not a game-changer according to Alastair George, Chief Investment Strategist at Edison Investment, who below explains to Lawyer Monthly how the tax reform may in fact result in quite a modest positive for US equities. The prospective headline cut to the US corporate […]
Below Mark Klein, General Counsel at Burford Capital, explores five reasons GCs need to take a closer look at litigation finance in order to avoid unexpected surprises. Litigation finance is becoming an increasingly important part of the commercial litigation landscape: according to a 2017 survey conducted by Burford Capital, the number of lawyers in the […]
US senator John Kennedy asked one of Trump's district court judge nominees, Matthew Petersen, a series of questions on basic law, and he was unable to answer them. Concerns have been raised over the suitability of the five nominees for the role, including Matthew Petersen. The American Bar Association declared one of the nominees 'unqualified'.
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