March 25, 2023

- EC Committee Issues Final Opinion on Hydroxyapatite (Nano) in Oral... by: Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton
- Beltway Buzz, March 24, 2023 by: James J. Plunkett
- Court Holds That Some Inappropriate Communications Between Employees... by: Philippe A. Lebel and Ryan P. McGill
- Governor Whitmer Signs Legislation Repealing Michigan’s Right-to-Work... by: Christopher Mikula and Eric C. Stuart
- Behind the Scenes in the Manufacturing Site-Selection Process by: Roderick D. Gillum
- April 2023 Department of State Visa Bulletin Shows Further... by: Sarah P. Chiang
- Top Three Trends Discussed at 2023 Legalweek by: Electronic Discovery at KL Gates
March 24, 2023

- Broadcom Acquisition of VMware Increasingly Unlikely to Close by: Timothy Z. LaComb
- Second Circuit Holds CFPB’s Funding Structure Is Constitutional by: Diana M. Eng and Louise Bowes Marencik
- Colorado Insurance Regulators Take Aim at Algorithms by: Fred E. Karlinsky and Timothy F. Stanfield
- NLRB Provides Guidance on Confidentiality & Non-Disparagement... by: Mark G Jeffries
- Around the World and Back Again: Tips for Global Brand Protection by: Jeanne Hamburg
- Divided SEC Proposes Slew of Cybersecurity Regulations for Securities... by: Kristin L. Bryan and Shea Leitch
- Governor Whitmer Signs Law Repealing the Right to Work Act by: Maureen Rouse-Ayoub and Ashleigh E. Draft
- Florida Enacts Significant Tort Reform by: Christopher S. Branton and Robert M. Fulton
- This isn't an early April Fools joke -- the US Forest Service is... by: Jeffrey R. Porter
- Subrogation Shutdown: Texas Southern District Court Upholds Exercise... by: Mark E. Dendinger and Jonathan Lozano
- Copyright Registrations Up 1.42% in China YoY for 2022; Software... by: Aaron Wininger
- EPA’s Congressional Justification for FY 2024 Budget Includes... by: Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton
- NLRB General Counsel Issues Compliance Guidance on Recent Ruling... by: Michael A. Pavlick and Taylor J. Arluck
- Illinois’ New Paid Leave Law: What Employers Need to Know by: Brian Mead and P. Kevin Connelly
- FTC Examining Small Business Credit Reporting System by: Moorari Shah and A.J. S. Dhaliwal
- NLRB General Counsel Seeks to Further Restrict Employer Remarks on... by: Ashley Krezmien and Neresa A. De Biasi
- CMS Extends Timeline of Section 111 Civil Monetary Penalties Final... by: Emily J. Cook and Adetoro T. Olugbemi
- IRS Issues Notice on Treatment of NFTs as Collectibles by: Sonia K. Kothari and Elizabeth P. Nevle
- Recent Government Focus on Laboratory Testing and The Impact Of EKRA—... by: Myla Reizen and Jianne D. McDonald
- Trending in Telehealth: March 13 – March 19, 2023 by: Stacey L. Callaghan and Amanda Enyeart
- CFPB Launches Inquiry into the Business Practices of Data Brokers by: Moorari Shah and A.J. S. Dhaliwal
- Solis v. Coty, Inc.: A Look at Article III Standing in PFAS Consumer... by: Jaikaran Singh and Christopher A. DeGennaro
- Colorado Finalizes Sweeping New Privacy Rules; Iowa Joins the Fray by: Elliot R. Golding and Kathryn Linsky
- FAQ: A Guide to When You May Need an Insurance Counseling and... by: Allen N. Trask, III and Amy H. Wooten
- Foreign Account Keeps Three-Year Statute of Limitations Open by: David B. Shiner
- Sexual Harassment Prevention Training Deadline Approaches for Chicago... by: Audrey H. Shinn
- EB-5 Financing Accounts for Over $780,000,000 in Past 6 Months by: Kate Kalmykov
- USCIS Ends COVID-19–Related Flexibility for Responding to Agency... by: Andrew G. Drozdowski
- NLRB Curbs the Scope of Severance Agreements for Non-Supervisory... by: Hope Goldstein and Peyton Demith
- Understanding and Defining the Lawyer Hourly Rate by: Kamron Sanders
- Florida’s New Tort Reform Package: Property Owners Should Complete... by: Krystal Yearwood Moise and Stephanie A. Trobradovic
- First A Failed Bank, Now A Spoofed Bank by: Keith Paul Bishop
- A New Template Contract for Prefabricated Construction by: Choity R. Khan
- NLRB’s General Counsel Foreshadows More Expansive Restrictions on... by: Andrew I. Herman and Garrett P. Buttrey
- Supreme Court to Hear US Government in FCA Scienter Oral Argument by: D. Jacques Smith and Randall A. Brater
- Dismissal without prejudice – fact or fiction? (UK) by: David Whincup
- DSGVO-Auskunftsanspruch: 10.000 Euro Schadensersatz für verspätete... by: Dr. Philip Uecker
- NYAG Questions Historic Classification of Ethereum’s Cryptocurrency... by: Anthony V. Lupo and Ralph V. De Martino
- DOJ Loses Third Consecutive Antitrust Labor Trial by: Ann M. O'Brien and Leo Caseria
- Jack Daniel’s and Bad Spaniels: SCOTUS Hears Dog Fight Between... by: Corinne Fombelle and Kenesia L. Cook
- 2023 Banking Crisis: What Next? by: Daniel C. McKay, II and James W. Morrissey
- PCAOB Enforcement Activity—2022 Year in Review [PODCAST] by: Elaine M. Harwood and Alison M. Forman
- U.S. Executive Branch Update – March 24, 2023 by: Stacy A. Swanson
- The RESTRICT Act: A Potential New Enforcement Tool to Address... by: Henry C. Su and Giovanni P. Giarratana
- Utah’s Social Media Regulation Act Signed by Governor by: Alan L. Friel and Julia B. Jacobson
- Judge Approves $25M Settlement of Antitrust Action Against J&J... by: Timothy Z. LaComb
- China Newsletter | H2 2022/ Issue No. 55 by: George Qi and Dawn (Dan) Zhang
- EPA Proposes Enforceable Drinking Water Standards For PFAS by: Emilee Mooney Scott
- USCIS Issues Guidance on Employers’ Ability to Pay Proffered Wage to... by: Matthew S. Groban
- Pfizer Expands Cancer Drug Portfolio with $43 Billion Biotech... by: Timothy Z. LaComb
- Private Market Talks Episode 3: Canvassing the Credit Landscape with... by: Peter J. Antoszyk
March 23, 2023

- CIT Upholds List 3 and 4 Section 301 Tariffs by: Lydia C. Pardini
- Gold Dome Report 2023 – Legislative Day 38 by: Stanley S. Jones, Jr. and Helen L. Sloat
- FTC Increases Scrutiny of Negative Option Marketing by: Liisa M. Thomas and Jason Mueller
- Non-Clarified – The NLRB GC’s McLaren Macomb Memo Provides Murky and... by: Adam C. Abrahms and Steven M. Swirsky
- AI and Copyright: A New Kind of Copyright Troll? The Rise of AI in... by: Jillian M. Taylor
- NLRB’s General Counsel Issues A Memorandum In Light Of The McLaren... by: Laura Lawless and Benjamin D. Humphrey
- APHIS Accepting Public Comments on Draft Guide for Submitting Permit... by: Lynn L. Bergeson and Carla N. Hutton
- THE CFPB WANTS IN ON THE DATA BROKER ACTION: With a Request for... by: Angelika Munger
- California Assembly Members Introduce Bill to Ban Certain Color... by: Food and Drug Law at Keller and Heckman
- New York City’s AI Bias Law Has Been Postponed by: Kathryn M. Rattigan
- PTO Deductions Are Not “Salary” Under the FLSA, Third Circuit Holds by: General Employment Litigation Practice Group Jackson Lewis
- No One Likes a Sore Winner: IPR Prevailing Party Can’t Appeal by: Kathleen Lynch
- Is SCOTUS Looking to Change the Enablement Requirement for Patents? by: Stephanie D. Scruggs
- DEFENSE WIN: Court Grants Motion to Dismiss due to Plaintiffs’... by: Jenniffer Cabrera
- [Podcast]: DOL’s 2022 Final ESG Rules by: Ira G. Bogner and Adam W Scoll
- Brazil Update: Administrative Sanctions Loom with New Regulation by: Talia Boiangin
- Energy & Sustainability Litigation Updates — March 2023 by: Jacob H. Hupart
- How to Succeed in Environmental Marketing Claims by: Neil A.F. Popović and Snehal Desai
- Energy & Sustainability IP Updates — March 2023 by: Brad M. Scheller
- Massachusetts to End Public Health Emergency by: Ryan Rasdall
- NFT Service Brings Litigation Into the Metaverse! by: Michael S. Levine and Scott P. DeVries
- April 2023 Visa Bulletin – Slight Thaw for EB-3 China, Retrogression... by: Ian P. Band and Suzan Kern
- Private Market Talks Episode 2: Driving Alpha with AB Private Credit... by: Peter J. Antoszyk
- FBI, CISA + MS-ISAC Warn of LockBit 3.0 Ransomware by: Linn F. Freedman
- Essential LinkedIn Tips for Lawyers to Stand Out by: Bill4Time
- SEC Proposes Safeguarding Rule Amending Custody Rule by: Matthew W. Kulju and Jon K. Jurva
- Florida’s New Tort Reform Package: Changes Affect Admissibility of... by: Noelle K. Sheehan and Michelle Bedoya
- Four Ways to Get Lawyers More Engaged in Using Your CRM System by: Christina R. Fritsch JD
- Private Market Talks Episode 1: Navigating Headwinds in Private... by: Peter J. Antoszyk
- New GCC Rules for Employers, Part 3 – Revised KSA Personal Data... by: Sarah Lawrence and Habib Saeed
- Energy & Sustainability M&A Activity — March 2023 by: Thomas R. Burton, III and Sahir Surmeli
- SEC Advances Three New Cybersecurity Rule Proposals by: Hunton Andrews Kurth’s Privacy and Cybersecurity
- NLRB General Counsel Releases Memo Concerning Confidentiality and Non... by: Bianca M. Rodriguez and John S. Bolesta
- Prior Art Coherency and Cache Incoherency: “Known-Technique”... by: Jake B. Vallen
- Cryptoasset Regulatory Update: HM Treasury Publishes Consultation... by: Annabel Goulding and Michael E. Ruck
- Senate Committee Hearing on EPA’s Proposed FY 2024 Budget Addresses... by: Government Regulation
- FDA Revises Recommendations Regarding Electronic Systems, Records,... by: Christopher Hanson
- CDPH to End COVID-19 Vaccination and Masking Mandates for Healthcare... by: Michelle K. Meek and Stephanie A. Kierig
- Privacy Tip #358 – Bank Failures Give Hackers New Strategy for Attacks by: Linn F. Freedman
- The 1, 2 Step of Data Retention by: Sarah Motley Stone and Mark P. Henriques
- The CPSC Seeks Information on Gas Stove Hazards by: Erik K. Swanholt and Evan L. Hamling
- Decision Scrutinizing Use of Nondisparagement, Confidentiality... by: Sara J. Robertson
- Proposed New York Price Gouging Rules Expand Coverage and Provide... by: John R Ingrassia and Timothy E. Burroughs
- Actual or Potential Consumers in Related Goods Context Doesn’t... by: Benjamin N. Ediger, PhD
- Not Today, HAL: Copyright Still Requires Human Input by: Anisa Noorassa
- The German Whistleblower Act: the never-ending story approaches its... by: Dagmar Nolden
- Mississippi Enacts Broader Manufacturer’s Export Sales Tax Exemption by: John F. Fletcher
- Does the Recent Attempt by Congressional GOP to Overturn Labor ESG... by: Pablo E. Carrillo and Michael D. Hawthorne
- Minnesota Legislature Considers PFAS in Products Bill by: Robert G. Edwards, Ph.D.
- What Does It Mean to Be a Woman in Law? Lawmatics Customers Answer by: Sarah Bottorff
- CMS Launches Electronic CLIA Certificate Rollout by: Christopher Hanson
- Brazilian DPA Enacts Regulation on the Setting and Application of... by: Hunton Andrews Kurth’s Privacy and Cybersecurity
- Show Your Work: PTO Director’s Procedure for Issuing Instructions Is... by: Rodney Swartz, PhD
- Oregon’s Senate Bill 592: Workplace Safety Penalty, Inspection, and ‘... by: Kathryn P. Fletcher and John Surma
- Is the Access to Medical Marijuana a Fundamental Right? by: Whitt Steineker and Mason Kruse
- California Court of Appeal Holds That a PAGA Plaintiff Maintains... by: John Ellis
- California Proposes Its Own Corporate Transparency Act For Non-... by: Keith Paul Bishop
Brazil
As the largest country in South America, Brazil has more than 210 million inhabitants. Brasilia is the capital and the most populous region is Sao Paulo. The country is so large that it borders every South American country except Ecuador and Chile and covers approximately 47.3% of the entire continent. Brazil was a Portuguese colony, and when the capital of the empire transferred from Lisbon to Rio de Janeiro in 1815, the Brazil was elevated to the rank of a kingdom, and eventually earned its independence from Portuguese rule in 1822.
The largest natural rainforest in the world is in Brazil. The Amazon is home to diverse wildlife and ecological systems. The country is extremely biodiverse primarily because of the Amazon Rainforest.
Brazil has the 8th largest economy in the world by GDP. The country is a member of BRICS, is a founding member of NATO, and is a member of several other international groups including the Organization of American States. The country is considered a regional power in Latin America, and middle-power in international affairs. It has also been characterized as a potential superpower. For the last 150-years, the country has been the largest coffee producer in the world. Brazil is now the fourth-largest auto producer in the world, and has major exports in textile, aircraft, electrical equipment, ethanol, and steel, among other industries. Brazil is also the tenth largest energy consumer, with a majority of consumption coming in the form of renewable products.
Brazil is governed by a democratic republic, with the President having ultimate authority over Congress and foreign policy. Brazil’s government has been known to be highly-corrupt, especially in recent years with the latest President having been impeached. Corruption costs the country over $41 billion annually and has been identified as a major constraint in the nation’s ability to successfully penetrate world markets.
The Brazilian Judicial System is a civil law adversarial system, and it is divided into a state and federal system. Judges in courts of first instance may take office after taking a public examination, and judges in courts of second instances are promoted from the pool of judges of first instance. For judges in the Superior courts, they are appointed by life and approved by the Senate, and they must retire by the age of 70.
Tourism is one of the leading industries in the nation in recent years. In addition to the Amazon and natural rainforests throughout the country, the world’s most famous beach, Copacabana, is situated in Rio de Janeiro. The famous Cristo Redentor (Christ the Redeemer) statue also sits atop Sugar Loaf Mountain, which is nearly 1300 meters above the harbor. In addition to these sites other popular attractions in the country include beaches in Rio de Janeiro and Santa Catarina, Iguazu Falls (which can be seen from the Brazilian and Argentinian borders), and regions like Sao Paulo, which is one of the largest, most highly-developed cities in the country, and around the world.
Visitors to the National Law Review can find coverage, stories, and news from the country of Brazil, South America, and international relations with the US. Production of ethanol and other natural fuels/resources, labor and employment laws in the country, the pharmaceuticals industry, international relations, government and political regulations, and other stories are covered by the National Law Review regularly for its visitors.