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The EU Suspends Certain Sanctions on Syria to Support Economic Stabilisation, Political Transition and Reconstruction

By José María Viñals, Richard Gibbon, Diego Sevilla Pascual, Tigran Piruzyan and Guillermo Giralda Fustes on Posted in EU, European Regulations, Export Controls & Sanctions
To help the Syrian people achieve a peaceful and inclusive political transition, to aid the swift economic recovery and reconstruction of the country and to facilitate its eventual reincorporation into the global financial system, the EU has suspended with immediate effect a number of sanctions and restrictive measures that had targeted key sectors of the … Continue Reading

CFIUS Clearance: Ørsted A/S and Uncommitted lease area for wind development from Eversource Energy

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in CFIUS Case Summaries, Clearance
Status:                  Clearance Acquirer:              Ørsted A/S (Denmark) Acquired:             Uncommitted lease area for wind development from Eversource Energy (U.S.) Value:                    $625 million Industry Tags:    Energy… Continue Reading

CFIUS Clearance: Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP and FirstEnergy Transmission, LLC

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in CFIUS Case Summaries, Clearance
Status:               Clearance Acquirer:                         Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP (Canada) Acquired:                        FirstEnergy Transmission, LLC (U.S.) Value:                              $2.375 billion Industry Tags:             Energy; Regulated Utilities… Continue Reading

China Bolsters Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Review Framework, Identifies New Areas of Security Concern

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in China, Foreign Investment Reviews
The People’s Republic of China (PRC or China) established a foreign investment security review in 2011 that focused exclusively on the merger and acquisition of domestic companies by foreign investors in a notice issued by the State Council (the 2011 Notice)1. On December 19, 2020, the National Development and Reform Committee (NDRC) and the Ministry … Continue Reading

COVID-19 – How Do I Know If What I Do Is An Essential Service

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in COVID-19 Coronavirus, EU
This post is being published for The Trade Practitioner as part of a content partnership with our International Policy Practice. Please contact Matthew Kirk with any questions.    We are being asked with increasing frequency by companies whether, in the context of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdowns, their business counts as an “essential service”. This … Continue Reading

US Policy Prognosis: The Legislative Response to COVID-19

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in COVID-19 Coronavirus, Trade Policy & Market Access
The post is being published for The Trade Practitioner as part of a content partnership with our Public Policy Practice. Please contact Edward Newberry and Robert Kapla with any questions.  With the rapid spread of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), commonly known as the “coronavirus” or COVID-19, lawmakers are proposing and voting on policies to aid … Continue Reading

Update: Turkey’s Actions Spur Transatlantic Sanctions Response

By Trade Practitioner on Posted in EU, Export Controls & Sanctions, US
The Trump Administration issued an Executive Order (EO) on October 14, 2019, that authorized US Department of the Treasury (Treasury) and US Department of State to impose sanctions on various Turkish individuals and entities involved in the conflict in Northern Syria. The same day that the EO was issued, Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) designated three individuals and two entities as … Continue Reading
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