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Foreign degrees and the EDGE database

  • Baker & McKenzie
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • April 25 2012

Recently U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has begun to rely consistently on the AACRAO Electronic Database for Global Education (EDGE) related to foreign degree-equivalency regulations to determine the U.S. equivalent to a foreign degree

Terenkian v. Republic of Iraq, 694 f.3d 1122 (9th Cir. 2012)

  • Baker & McKenzie
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 14 2013

Pentonville Developers, Ltd., and Marblearch Trading, Ltd., two Cyprus oil brokerage companies, sued the Republic of Iraq for unilaterally terminating

In Re 650 Fifth Ave. & Related Props., No. 08 Civ. 10934, 2012 U.S. Dist. Lexis 105188 (S.D.N.Y. July 26, 2012)

  • Baker & McKenzie
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 14 2013

Plaintiffs filed several wrongful death actions in various courts against the Iranian government for acts of terrorism, and were awarded money

Abelesz v. OTP Bank, 692 F.3d 638 (7th Cir. 2012)

  • Baker & McKenzie
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 14 2013

A group of Holocaust survivors and heirs of other Holocaust victims ("Plaintiffs") filed suit in federal district court for the Northern District of

Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act. Eighth Circuit affirms the dismissal of claims for lack of subject matter jurisdiction

  • Baker & McKenzie
  • -
  • Kenya, USA
  • -
  • March 27 2012

Plaintiffs-Appellants, Community Finance Group, Inc. ("CFG") and its general manager Andrew Vilenchik, brought suit against Defendants-Appellees, the Republic of Kenya, Kenya Revenue Authority, Kenya Department of Customs, and Kenya Central Bank, for breach of fiduciary duty, improper taking in violation of international law, conversion, conspiracy to commit a tort, aiding and abetting an improper taking and fraudulent scheme, and unjust enrichment

The Export-Import Bank of the Republic of China v. Grenada, No. 06 Civ. 2469 (S.D.N.Y. June 22, 2012)

  • Baker & McKenzie
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 14 2013

On March 16, 2007, PlaintiffJudgment Creditor Export-Import Bank of China (“Ex-Im Bank”) was awarded a judgment against Defendant Grenada in the

BIS call for evidence on the workings of the EU Internal Market as part of wide ranging government review on the balance of competences between the EU and the UK

  • Baker & McKenzie
  • -
  • European Union, United Kingdom
  • -
  • February 27 2013

The Government is carrying out a wide-ranging review of the balance of competences between the EU and the UK. This is an audit of what the EU does

Mexican authorities amend provisions governing Mexican companies

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • Mexico
  • -
  • January 24 2012

On December 15, 2011, a presidential decree was published at the Official Gazette that amended, added or repealed several provisions contained in the Foreign Investment Law, the General Law of Commercial Companies, the Organic Law of the Federal Public Administration, the Federal Law of Governmental Fees, the Federal Law of Administrative Proceedings and the Federal Law for the Development of Micro Industries and Craft Activities

District court refuses to quash subpoenas for confidential academic and journalistic source material issued under UK-MLAT, but orders in camera review of same, and subsequently withholds most of information requested as not relevant

  • Baker & McKenzie
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • March 27 2012

The court granted an ex parte request by the United States for a subpoena ordering production of records of interviews held by Boston College in connection with an academic and journalistic project

French parliament finally adopts LOPSSI 2 Act

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • France
  • -
  • April 4 2011

The French Parliament has adopted the LOPSSI 2 Act, which aims to prevent the commission of delinquent acts