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By Hattie Van Metre Merging companies are facing higher scrutiny from the European Union’s competition regulatory body, creating uncertainty for transactions that might have otherwise escaped review. In September 2020, Commissioner Margrethe Vestager of the European Commission (“EC”)[1] announced that the EC would begin evaluating mergers “worth reviewing at the

By Noah C. Hummel-Hall Video games are now an inextricable part of the modern American social fabric.  Nearly 227 million Americans play video games for at least one hour a week.[1]  Seventy-seven percent of those 227 million play three or more hours a week.[2]  And these “gamers” do not live

By Elizabeth Mathie Thousands of migrants who had been camped between the borders of Poland and Belarus, not permitted to return to Belarus and kept from entering Poland, were cleared from the border and given shelter in Belarussian warehouses on Nov. 18.[1] Though this action has eased somewhat the humanitarian

By Carlos A. Alonso Gayon On June 17, 2021, the United States Supreme Court reversed and remanded a Ninth Circuit decision admitting an Alien Tort Statute (ATS) claim against Nestlé USA Inc. and Cargill Inc.[1] The suit was filed by three Malian former child slaves that have been forced to

By Jett Malkowski COVID-19 has changed the supply and demand chain to a point where companies are unsure of what the actual demand is currently. This post will discuss what has caused these issues, what can and has been done legally about the issues, and how companies can potentially combat

By Jimmy Pierce Over the past two decades, China has become an economic powerhouse, with its GDP soaring from $1.211 trillion in 2000 to $14.723 trillion in 2020.[1] China’s increase in economic prosperity has coincided with a newfound role on the international stage, and with international projects such as the

By Zack Taylor As the final C-17 lifted from Hamid Karzai International Airport at 11:59 PM on 30 August 2021, the United States’ military involvement in Afghanistan came to a close.[1] In the final month of the US withdrawal, the Taliban launched a lightning offensive against the government of Afghanistan,

By Ethan Yaro Near the end of 2019 the Second Circuit reached a decision in In re Irving H. Picard, Tr. for Liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities (hereinafter “Picard”), holding that a United States bankruptcy court has jurisdiction over international transfers between two international entities.[1] The Picard case

By Lindsey Drozd In the United States, there is a common understanding that employees must give their employers two weeks’ notice before they resign. Two weeks’ notice is often described as a “courtesy,” but it’s so universally expected that it’s more of a social requirement. Skipping this step can result

By Tanner Sparrow As global carbon emissions continue to rise following the Paris Agreement and the earth continues to speed towards irreversible climate change, the Paris Agreement, despite its successes, faces repeated criticism.[1] Given that all nations’ current targets are not enough cumulatively to keep the climate from staying below