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Ama Doyal   Foreign investment in China has always been wrought with contention, accented by the latest trade disputes between the United States and China. In March, the People’s Congress of China took active steps to create change and to ease anxiety foreign investors … [Read more...] about ANOTHER BITE AT THE APPLE: CHINA’S TRADE REFORM SHOWS SINCERITY

Daniel Pessar There are many factors a business might consider when deciding where to locate its offices, including proximity to certain pools of labor, suppliers, and customers, regulatory conditions, and the historic roots of the company. But when a company’s operations are … [Read more...] about WHERE IS A COMPANY ACTUALLY LOCATED FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING FAVORABLE TAX TREATMENT?

Daniel Pessar Although the corresponding final regulations are not yet available, the opportunity zone tax law passed in 2017 has generated significant buzz among investors, business owners, and community groups. The law, codified in Internal Revenue Code … [Read more...] about WILL THE NEW OPPORTUNITY ZONE LAW ALLOW INVESTORS TO HAVE THEIR CAKE AND EAT IT TOO?

Elio Gaarthuis The United Kingdom is scheduled to leave the European Union on March 29th. This date is the consequence of Article 50 of the Consolidated Version of the Treaty on European Union  (Treaty on European Union), which establishes that the date in which a state shall … [Read more...] about Consequences of a Negotiated Departure for the Scope of Brexit Negotiations

Scott Looney “‘Stranded assets’ are assets that have suffered from unanticipated premature write-downs, devaluations or conversions to liabilities.”[1] With a non-binding proposal for a Green New Deal (“GND”) that would “achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions” introduced … [Read more...] about Climate Change Regulation, Stranded Assets, and American Investors