Amy K. Lehr
Foley Hoag LLP
The transparency wars: coming to a galaxy near you?
USA, Global - July 12 2013 Everyone is in favor of transparency and anti-corruption - at least, everyone except the occasional despot or dictator. Yet substantial controversy...
Mandatory payment disclosure: bloodied but unbowed
USA - July 3 2013 On July 2, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia vacated the rule implementing Section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and...
The European Union lifts sanctions on Burma
Myanmar, Vatican City State, European Union - May 1 2013 On April 22, the European Union lifted all sanctions on Burma except an arms embargo. The sanctions had already been eased in April 2012, which left...
The transparency agenda: Section 1504 and beyond
USA - February 12 2013 A number of significant briefs were filed recently with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in support of Section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank...
SEC files brief in lawsuit challenging extractive industry transparency rule
USA - January 10 2013 On January 2, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filed its brief in the lawsuit brought by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, the American...
