The United States further expands sanctions against Iran *

Iran, USA - September 7 2012
On August 10, 2012, President Barack Obama signed into law the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act of 2012.

Co-authors: Fahad A. Habib , Michael P. Gurdak, Harriet Territt, Sheila L. Shadmand.

The U.S. JOBS Act: implications for non-U.S. companies *

USA - August 1 2012
The Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, as signed into law by President Obama on April 5, 2012, is clearly U.S. legislation intended to address a domestic issue: how to improve capital formation for growth companies in the United States.

Co-authors: Drew Salvest, Marie Elena Angulo, Daniel Bushner , Eric Stuart, Manoj Bhargava .

Shelter from a storm: will Greek elections halt a euro breakup? *

Greece - June 18 2012
Whether the Eurozone storm abates or intensifies, it is not going away in the wake of the Greek election, where the New Democracy party's slim victory means the formation of a viable government will be a difficult task.

Co-authors: Sandra-Christiane Kamper, Chris Ahern, Harriet Territt, Luis Muñoz , Edward J. Nalbantian.

SEC staff to review foreign private issuer reporting system *

USA - March 12 2012
At a recent conference in London, Meredith Cross, the director of the SEC Division of Corporation Finance, announced that the SEC will be undertaking a full review of the foreign private issuer reporting system under the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Co-authors: Daniel Bushner , Richard M. Kosnik , Jeffrey Maddox (Jeff) .