Please join us on Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at 11:00 a.m. (ET) for a complimentary webinar to discuss the initial implementation of Sections 218 and 219 of the Iran Threat Reduction and Syria Human Rights Act (the “ITRA”). Pamela K. Dayanim will discuss approaches issuers have taken in addressing the new federal securities disclosure requirements and factors companies will need to consider in making future disclosures. Alexandre Lamy will discuss international trade considerations companies need…
STATE AND LOCAL DIVESTMENT MEASURES: A GROWING U.S. TRADE COMPLIANCE CONCERNAlexandre Lamy and Maria van Wagenberg, Baker & McKenzie In recent years, a growing number of U.S. state and local governments have adopted divestment measures targeting companies doing business or investing in Iran and Sudan, among other countries. These divestment measures typically prohibit governmental entities from investing in or contracting with certain listed companies. Because federal sanctions already prohibit U.S. companies from engaging in virtually all…