Register HERE! Join Harris Sliwoski attorney Fred Rocafort for a discussion hosted by East West Associates that will address the challenges of sourcing these 5 key industrial components from Mexico: Aluminum extrusion Castings & machined parts Forgings Metal stampings & Fabrication Injection molded & extruded plastics East West Associates will lead a Roundtable Discussion with
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on recently filed a civil suit to force Stephen A. Wynn to register under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA) as a foreign agent working for the People’s Republic of China (PRC). The DOJ claims that in 2017, Wynn, former chief executive of Wynn Resorts, leveraged his relationship with
Arbitration is often the preferred, if not contractually required, forum for resolving business disputes. This is primarily because of arbitration’s perceived efficiencies in cost and time-to-resolution as compared to litigation in U.S. state or federal courts. Federal law has embraced arbitration through the Federal Arbitration Act (“FAA”), which, as interpreted by the U.S. Supreme Court,
The past two weeks have seen a flurry of proposed regulatory activity in cryptocurrency. Governments around the world are making a sustained push for regulation similar in form and scope to regulations in more traditional financial markets. Many are now wondering who will regulate my crypto, and how do they plan to regulate it? Who
This post concerns a recent Sixth Circuit decision at the intersection of removal and the interlocutory appeal doctrines as they apply to preliminary injunctions. The case is Schuler v. Adams, No. 21-1613 (Mar. 7, 2022). (Fair warning – this post is bit of procedural wonkiness – something I have a fondness for but others find
1. Mexico Employment Law Basics With China risks increasing and decoupling from China accelerating, Mexico is poised to take on an even greater role in the ongoing global supply chain rearrangement. Companies that are relocating some or all of their production to Mexico need to be aware of what is legally required to hire local
Every disaster – and at this point I think we can number the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020-202X among them – produces “winners”, people and companies who benefit. Just over 10 years ago I was living in Japan when a devastating earthquake and resultant tsunami killed nearly 20,000 people, with another 2,500 missing and presumed dead.
Over the years, “Alternative Dispute Resolution” (ADR) has become more and more prevelant in both contract drafting as well as litigation. Far from being an “alternative,” most disputes at some point will involve some degree of ADR, whether required by contract, by the courts, or driven by the costs of litigation. Despite the name “alternative,”
Recently we have been drafting and reviewing NFT (non-fungible token)-related contracts for our clients. Some of our projects involved operating agreements for NFT companies and their owners. Others involved contracts for NFT companies with their investors or consultants. And because NFTs are intellectual property, we have also been involved in registering trademarks and preparing agreements
In 1624, the Dutch West India Company established the settlement of New Amsterdam at the southern tip of the island known as Manhattan. Pretty much since then, investors from all over the world have flocked to The City That Never Sleeps, singing: Start spreading the news I’m leaving today I want to be a part
