This Client Alert discusses the background and changes enacted in the 2013 resolution, including exempt investors, local agent requirement and duties of the local agent.

The European Union’s Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive provides for comprehensive changes in the regulatory framework applicable to alternative investment fund managers that manage or market funds within the European Union. With the deadline for implementation rapidly approaching, this client alert discusses the provisions of the Directive that will become applicable to fund managers in the United States and other non-EU jurisdictions and provides recommendations for addressing the new requirements under the Directive.

As the US and European economies continue to struggle, China remains the muscle behind the global economic recovery. To tap its boundless opportunities, MNCs must improve their inbound market strategies, refine their business operations and manage legal risk. Our award winning China and North American teams explain how in these 75 minute webinars designed to help you run your China operations more cost-effectively.

On December 15, 2010, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission or the SEC) proposed new disclosure requirements to implement Section 1504 of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 (the Dodd-Frank Act) relating to payments to governments by US and foreign oil and gas companies and mining companies, and proposed new disclosure obligations under Section 1503 of the Dodd-Frank Act for mining companies. The Commission is seeking comment on the proposed regulations through January 31, 2011.

This Client Alert summaries key aspects of these proposed rules issued by the Commission, and provides practical guidance to assist you in preparing for the new reporting and disclosure regime once final rules are adopted by the Commission.