SEC proposes "conflict minerals" disclosure rules to implement Dodd-Frank provisions *

USA - January 13 2011
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed specific rules to implement the Dodd-Frank Act requirements for audits and reports by public companies to show whether certain minerals used in their manufactured goods originate in war-torn Congo or adjoining countries in Africa.

Co-authors: David J. Levine, Raymond Paretzky.

Financial institutions beware: new Iranian financial sanction regulations *

USA - August 20 2010
The final rule issued by the U.S. Treasury Department in August implements significant new sanctions requiring compliance by U.S. and foreign financial institutions.

Co-authors: David J. Levine, Raymond Paretzky.

New sanctions against Iran *

Iran, USA - August 6 2010
Trade sanctions laws recently enacted by the United States and the European Union impose new and substantial restrictions against doing business with Iran, particularly in the energy sector and involving the oil and gas and nuclear industries.

Co-authors: David J. Levine, Frank Schoneveld, Raymond Paretzky.