Richard Sussman of Rosenberg & Estis, P.C. spoke about his firm’s sponsorship earlier this year in Lisbon and also the benefits of being active within the network. Richard also speaks about how his firm hosted the inaugural North America East Coast networking meeting earlier in March 2018 and the importance of “bonding” between members. Richard […]
Nothing more underscores the seriousness of governmental efforts to prevent money laundering than the parade of fines against and settlements by banks and other financial services companies than U.S. Bancorp’s recent agreement to pay $613 million to the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Reserve for inadequate anti-money laundering […]
Late in April 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that a buyer at a sheriff’s judgment sale of property that had been foreclosed for defaulted taxes was responsible for the cost of remediating contamination caused by the prior owner. Tax defaults on old abandoned industrial property are not uncommon. The […]
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Robert Silverman is a founding partner of the New York based law firm of Grunfeld,Deside io, Lebowitz, Silverman & Klestadt LLP. GDSLK is one of the largest law firms specializing in Customs law and related trade matters. Before entering into private practice to form the firm, Mr. Silverman served as a trial attorney in the […]
The seriousness of efforts to prevent money laundering has been emphasised by U.S. Bancorp’s $613 million settlement with the Treasury Department’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency and the Federal Reserve, for inadequate AML controls. U.S. Bancorp failed to detect many suspicious transactions and later sought to conceal its mistakes from regulators. Banks and […]
Today’s companies face a tremendous amount of pressure to win the best deals and contracts. In some cases, employees feel compelled to offer or accept bribes to clinch a business agreement. And in some countries, bribery is widely considered part of the cost of doing business. But such behavior is unethical, and in some cases, can […]
In the European Union, the European Commission (“EC”) in Brussels analyzes mergers and acquisitions, known as concentrations, with “EU dimension.” And the Directorate General for Competition (“DG COMP”) determines whether a concentration is compatible with EU competition law rules. The EC may prohibit a concentration with EU dimension when the transaction significantly impedes effective competition in all or a substantial […]
In April 2018, EPA will begin enforcing its new stricter ozone standards which will make it more difficult in many areas of the Country to obtain permits to construct new sources or modify existing sources that increase emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) or oxides of nitrogen (NOx). Additionally, some areas may have to begin […]
Is your business entering into a contract with a foreign entity? If so, you should be aware of certain legal terms that may be included — or are necessary to have — in the contract. These terms are important so you will not have difficulty pursuing or defending against potential claims with foreign entities. Contracts are […]
Highlights of President Trump’s Executive Proclamation on steel and aluminum tariffs. Effective Dates: 12:01 EST March 23, 2018 Tariffs: 25% on Steel Products; 10% on Aluminum Products (see coverage/scope section below) Exclusions: DOC will publish procedures for exclusions by March 18, 2018. Here are the current proposed exclusions: All steel and aluminum products imported from […]
I have attached, in Adobe Acrobat .pdf format (see link HERE,) the Overview from the World Bank Group’s Flagship Report-Doing Business, plus the United States reference page that ShawnCoulson, LLP worked on. Taken from: World Bank. 2018. Doing Business 2018: Reforming to Create Jobs. Washington, DC: World Bank. DOI: 10.1596/978-1-4648-1146-3. License: Creative Commons Attribution CC BY 3.0 […]