Recently by Edward L. Rubinoff
Energy
2014 Year-End Energy Briefing
2014 Year-End Energy Briefing The Editor presents a summary of an energy briefing hosted by Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, held on December 10, 2014, and featuring energy industry updates along 5 topics from 12 members of the firm’s Global Energy and Transaction team. Moderating...
Read MoreRoundtable: Compliance and Litigation Issues As Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement Is On The Rise
Editor: Ed, please kick off the discussion. Rubinoff : Wynn and I are regulatory compliance lawyers, and Paul and Tom are white collar litigators. Mark's areas include investigations, cross-border litigation, reputational recovery, and white collar defense. We have a multi-disciplinary, cross-...
Read MoreRequired Reading About International Trade Today
Editor: Please describe your respective practice areas. Slater: We currently have about 25 lawyers and professionals in our international trade group, which is fairly sizable for a trade group. We cover all of the principal trade regulatory areas and trade-based issues, including a very...
Read MoreTreasury Issues Final CFIUS Regulations And Guidance On National Security Considerations
On November 14, 2008, the U.S. Department of the Treasury issued final regulations implementing the Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007 ("FINSA"), the statute that reforms the process by which the interagency Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS") conducts...
Read MoreNew Economic Sanctions Enforcement Guidelines Issued By OFAC
On September 8, 2008, the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued new Economic Sanctions Enforcement Guidelines ("Guidelines") as an interim final rule establishing the new framework by which the agency will assess penalties under last year's statutory increase in the maximum...
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