Regulatory and Government Affairs
We have significant international experience representing foreign governments and handling business problems that require a mixed law and policy approach. The European arm of our practice—based in our Berlin, Brussels and London offices—gives us a special capacity to manage legal and political issues with a transatlantic dimension. In addition, we frequently provide clients doing business in China with advice that addresses legal, policy, political and regulatory considerations. Recently, we:
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Provided strategic, regulatory and legislative counsel to a global financial institution on European Union (EU) financial services regulations affecting the consumer banking and card business, including the harmonization of EU rules affecting cross-border retail banking services
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Represented a computer software company on the EU's proposed legislation on the patentability of computer-implemented inventions
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Helped prevent a ban on the sale of certain types of medical gloves in the EU, on behalf of our client CardinalHealth
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Represented major companies in negotiations among nation-states and private parties concerning the establishment of a foundation in Germany to provide compensation to certain World War II victims and provide the basis for dismissal of US lawsuits connected to World War II
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Assisted in regaining EU market access for a food additive sources principally from the Philippines
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Helped a multinational energy company achieve a ministerial waiver of a merger prohibition by the Federal Cartel Office for a major transaction in the German gas sector
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Advised on the creation of several nationwide redemption systems for specific products, including packaging for beverages and electronic equipment
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Advised a multinational food and beverage maker with regard to the amendment of the German packaging law
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Devised a US and China strategy for a major agribusiness firm to address implementation of a proposed technical barrier to trade