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• Foreign Investment in U.S. Defense and National Security Contractors ( May 2002 )
  Farhad  Jalinous, Christopher G. Griner and Christopher R. Brewster of Kaye Scholer LLP

  Even before the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, foreign acquisitions and investments in the United States faced a number of legal obstacles, particularly when the transaction implicated the U.S. national security. Since September 11, investors should expect increased U.S. Government scrutiny of foreign acquisitions, and heightened concern over the treatment of classified and export-controlled information.

• New Polish Language Act ( March 2000 )
  Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

  This article reviews the Act on the Polish Language of October 7, 1999 which will impact agreements relative to transactions to be conducted in Poland.

• Immunity and the Foreign Sovereign ( November 1999 )
  Michael A. Tessitore of

  This article provides an overview of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act [FSIA] and the immunity problem faced by the US lawyer under the principal provisions of the act; and examines the primary exceptions to immunity under the act that might allow a suit to proceed against the foreign state in a US court.

• The Foreign Investment Laws of North Korea ( June 1999 )
  Coudert Brothers LLP

  The Democratic People's Republic of Korea ("North Korea") has recognized that foreign capital and techno.

• U.S. Style Discovery for Foreign Litigation? ( January 1999 )
  Carl G. Love of Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

  The broad scope of pre-trial discovery in U.S. litigation is frequently criticized by and can be an anathema to fo.

• Southern District Of New York Applies New York Insurance Law Section 1213 To Strike Unauthorized Insurer's Pleading For Failing To Post Security ( November 1998 )
  Elisa T. Gilbert of Mound Cotton Wollan & Greengrass

  The Southern District of New York recently struck the answer of an unlicensed foreign insurer that failed to post p.

• To B or Not: It is a Good Question ( September 1998 )
  Law Offices of Richard A. Gump, Jr.

  Many foreign nationals enter the United States with B nonimmigrant visas. The B-2 visa may be used by tourists.

• Drafting Commercial Agency Agreements to Ameliorate Middle East "Dealer Protection" Laws ( July 1998 )
  Law Office of Howard L. Stovall

  Many Middle East countries have enacted so-called "dealer protection" laws. These laws provide various extra-cont.