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Germany’s cabinet has approved draft legislation designed to tighten the country’s foreign investment control (“FDI”) regime. The draft bill pre-dates the coronavirus crisis but comes amid growing fears that non-EU investors will take advantage of...By: Dechert LLP

Similar to numerous initiatives in Western Europe, the Ministry of State Assets works on regulations aimed at introducing more rigorous conditions for takeovers by foreign investors of Polish companies faced with adverse economic situation caused by...By: Dentons

- On April 21, 2020, Imagination Technologies, a U.K. based company producing graphics processing units used in 11 billion devices globally, was summoned to answer questions by MPs in relation to national security concerns. Lawmakers were alerted to...By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

There are few things more basic to the legal due diligence of a target company than determining whether the acquisition will trigger any required consents under change-of-control or anti-assignment clauses contained within certain “material”...By: Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

On April 23, 2020, Governor Wolf issued guidance for the resumption of construction activities, starting on May 1, across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The guidance is binding on all businesses in the construction industry....By: Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr LLP

While life sciences M&A activity soared to a new high in 2019, the uncertainty surrounding the pandemic has led to a slow down in deal making activity. However, as the crisis in the U.S. subsides and the U.S. economy stabilizes, we expect life...By: Arnall Golden Gregory LLP

In McDonald v. Fidelity & Deposit Company of Maryland, 2020 UT 11, the Utah Supreme Court recently shed additional light on what is and what is not recoverable under the public payment bond statute, Utah Code Ann. § 63G–6–505(4). Initially, this...By: Snell & Wilmer

On April 22, 2020, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) issued safety guidance aimed at reducing construction workers’ risk of exposure to COVID-19. The guidance is available in both English and Spanish and is the first in what...By: Ballard Spahr LLP

Seyfarth Synopsis: The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has issued an alert listing safety tips (guidance) employers can follow to help protect construction workers from exposure to the coronavirus....By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

State and City Government – General - With limited exceptions, all Philadelphia government buildings are closed to the public, and all non-essential government operations are suspended....By: Ballard Spahr LLP