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ArticleKey Changes To The H-1B Lottery (And The $100K Shock)The White House has proposed a tiered, wage-weighted lottery for FY 2027 filings. Instead of every registration having the same odds...United StatesImmigrationMarks Gray
Article.SEX Top Level Domains Now Available – But Why?On October 5, 2015, ICANN opens the door for trademark owners to register their marks in connection with the new .SEX top-level domain. United StatesIntellectual PropertyStites & Harbison PLLC
ArticleFTC Forces Paint Companies To Remove "Green" From Their PaletteThe paint was hardly dry and the pixels hardly dissolved on the FTC's revised Green Guides, before the Commission announced two green marketing settlements. United StatesMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentVenable LLP
ArticleProposed Partnership Audit Regulations Reissued In Substantially Identical FormOn June 13, 2017, the U.S. Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") and the Department of the Treasury ("Treasury") re-released proposed regulations (REG 136118-15) that provide guidance on the new centralized...United StatesTaxProskauer Rose LLP
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ArticleNRC IRAP's IP Assist Program Offers A Boost To Innovative Small And Medium Size EnterprisesThe IP Assist program from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC IRAP) offers...CanadaIntellectual PropertyOyen Wiggs Green & Mutala
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ArticleDoD Publishes Proposed Rule To Amend DFARS Provisions Related To The CMMC 2.0 ProgramOn August 15, the Department of Defense (DoD) published a proposed rule to amend the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) to incorporate contractual requirements related to the proposed Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) 2.0 program rule.United StatesGovernment, Public SectorBass, Berry & Sims PLC
ArticleGovernance-by-Design For Private Markets: From Funds To PlatformsAs private markets managers shift from fund-by-fund deployment to platform-level management, a critical governance paradox emerges: decision-making authority becomes centralised while fiduciary obligations remain fragmented across legally separate vehicles.United KingdomFinance and BankingDechert
ArticleSunny Prospects - Inventor Of Plastic Solar Cell Researching In LinzAustriaStrategyAustrian Business Agency
ArticleEU Added To Substituted Compliance Provision Under Canadian Trade Reporting RulesOn May 14, 2015, the OSC announced that the amendments to OSC Rule 91-507 Trade Repositories and Derivatives Data Reporting have received Ministerial Approval and are therefore effective as of April 30, 2015.CanadaCorporate/Commercial LawStikeman Elliott LLP
ArticleNew Pilot Programs For Caregivers AnnouncedImmigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has announced it will open new immigration pilot programs for caregivers. According to IRCC, the new pilot programs will offer home care...CanadaImmigrationFragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy
ArticleCzech News - January 1998 - Czech And EU TaxationCzech RepublicFinance and BankingArthur Andersen
