Switzerland

Switzerland International News

Date	Title	Organization
25 Aug	Joint Statement Published on Data Scraping and the Protection of Privacy	Hunton Andrews Kurth
1 Aug	Swiss Citizens Vote in Favor of New Net Zero Law	Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
17 Jul	2023 Analysis Of Climate Litigation Shows Continuing Upward Trend	Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
11 Jul	Swiss Regulator Finds Against FIFA on World Cup Carbon Neutrality Claims	Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
10 Jul	Switzerland Updates Precautionary Matrix for Synthetic Nanomaterials	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
28 Mar	Technical Effect Embodied In Technical Teaching	K&L Gates
13 Mar	“Car Wash” is no more but enforcement continues outside of Brazil’s borders	Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
31 Jan	EUON Publishes Nanopinion on Study of the EU Market for Nanomaterials	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
28 Nov	Only Sell What You Know-II: Selling Variable Interest Structure Products Is a Fraud on the Unsuspecting	Norris McLaughlin P.A.
30 Sep	OECD Accepting Comment on Draft Study Report on Applicability of the Key Event Based TG 442D for In Vitro Skin Sensitisation Testing of Nanomaterials	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
22 Aug	Sell Only What You Know: Swiss Bank Negligence is a Fraud on Clients	Norris McLaughlin P.A.
23 Jun	Lost and “Found”: Fourth Circuit Interpretation of Discovery in Support of Foreign Litigation Opens Circuit Split	McDermott Will & Emery
2 Mar	New U.S. Sanctions on Russia and Belarus in Response to the Ukraine Invasion Impose New Compliance Responsibilities	Foley & Lardner LLP
1 Mar	United States Continues to Escalate Sanctions Against Russia, Targeting Putin Personally and Cutting off Russia from SWIFT	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
23 Oct	A Step Closer to Agreement on Taxation of The Digital World	Proskauer Rose LLP
24 Sep	Investing in European Healthcare: What’s on the Horizon for 2022?	McDermott Will & Emery
24 Sep	World Intellectual Property Organization Releases Global Innovation Index 2021 – China Edges Closer to Top 10	Schwegman, Lundberg & Woessner, P.A.
7 Sep	Swiss DPA Recognizes the New EU Standard Contractual Clauses	Hunton Andrews Kurth
3 Aug	Court Finds No Personal Jurisdiction Over Foreign Director Of California Corporation	Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP
23 Jul	Swiss Arbitration Revamped – New Arbitration Centre and Amended Rules	K&L Gates
9 Jun	Global Employment Law Update - Part 7: Spain to Vietnam	McDermott Will & Emery
30 Apr	OECD announces Amendment to Arrangement on Officially Supported Export Credits	Bracewell LLP
23 Apr	Thinking Beyond the Law: What is the ISO 29100 Privacy Framework?	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
9 Feb	SCOTUS Sets Precedent on the Expropriation Exception to the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act in the Guelph Treasure Case, and Other Stories	Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
3 Dec	FIFA Take Decisive Action in Strengthening Women’s Employment Rights	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
30 Nov	Switzerland Narrowly Rejects Novel ‘Responsible Business Initiative’ on Multinational Corporation Environmental- and Human Rights-Based Liability	Hunton Andrews Kurth
24 Nov	CAS Dismisses Double Amputee’s Appeal in Fight to Compete at the Olympics	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
6 Oct	Transatlantic Trade: US and European Trade Talk Update – October 3, 2020	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
1 Oct	Surf’s Up for Stand-Up Paddleboarding after CAS decision	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
22 Sep	Impact of Swiss Privacy Shield Inadequacy Decision	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
8 Sep	Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield No Longer Considered Adequate by Swiss DPA	Hunton Andrews Kurth
20 Jul	Weekly IRS Roundup July 13 – July 17, 2020	McDermott Will & Emery
15 Jul	U.S. Embassies and Consulates in the Schengen Area Expand the National Interest Exemption Beginning on July 15	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
13 Jul	Will European Insurers’ Positive Response to COVID-19 Claims Influence US Insurers?	Hunton Andrews Kurth
10 Jul	HM Treasury and Swiss Government Joint Statement on a Future Mutual Recognition Agreement	Katten
6 Jul	The European Union Reopens its Borders, but Bars Travelers from the United States	Foley & Lardner LLP
26 May	Weekly IRS Roundup May 18 – May 22, 2020	McDermott Will & Emery
20 May	Swiss Game Developer Settles FTC Allegations Over COPPA Safe Harbor Claims	Hunton Andrews Kurth
8 May	The Energizer – Volume 65	K&L Gates
10 Apr	BCBS and IOSCO Delay Non-Cleared Margin Rules	Katten
12 Mar	Managing the Commercial Impact of the Coronavirus: Conference and Event Considerations—Cancellations, Postponement and Precautions	Foley & Lardner LLP
25 Feb	The Energizer - Volume 61	K&L Gates
31 Dec	HSBC Switzerland to Pay $192 Million for Decade-Long Tax Evasion Scheme	Kohn, Kohn & Colapinto
20 Dec	Switzerland Publishes Updated Ordinance on Materials and Articles Intended to Contact Foodstuffs	Keller and Heckman LLP
13 Dec	EU and Switzerland Link Emissions Trading Schemes	Katten
5 Dec	FDA Issues Swiss Company a Temporary Permit to Market “Ruby Chocolate” in the United States	Keller and Heckman LLP
8 Nov	Switzerland – New Gender Pay Gap Requirements	Proskauer Rose LLP
9 Sep	BitBlog Weekly Update	Polsinelli PC
23 Aug	What You Should Know about Employment Litigation in Switzerland	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
19 Aug	The Effect Of No-Deal On EU Citizens Already In The UK And New Arrivals After 31 October 2019 (UK)	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
12 Aug	US Publishes 2018 New Foreign Direct Investment Statistics – An Analysis of the European Results and Likely Trends in 2020	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
5 Aug	Printing Inks in Europe – Caught in a Time Warp	Keller and Heckman LLP
27 Jul	Delay of Final Implementation of Swap Initial Margin Rules	Katten
23 May	The Energizer – Volume 45	K&L Gates
18 Mar	Urgent Message: Privacy Shield Notices Need Updating Before No-Deal Brexit Withdrawal Date	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
28 Nov	Swiss Competition Commission investigates mobile payment apps	Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
1 Sep	12th International Nano-Authorities Dialogue Held in Germany in June	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
29 Aug	Switzerland Proposes Relaxed AML Rules for New FinTech License	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
2 Mar	Switzerland Adopts Disclosure Requirements for Synthetic Nanomaterials in Fibrous or Tubular Form	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
1 Mar	Global Regulators to Maintain AML Pressure on the Cryptocurrency Industry	Ballard Spahr LLP
28 Feb	FINMA Publishes ICO Guidelines	K&L Gates
26 Jan	FCA Publishes Position Limits on the Swiss Baseload Power Contract	Katten
5 Jan	European Commission Adopts Implementing Decision on the Equivalence of Swiss Stock Exchanges Under MiFID II	Katten
29 Dec	Upcoming/New CFIUS Filing: HNA Innovation Finance Group Co. Ltd. (China) and US Assets from Glencore plc	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
12 Oct	ICOS In Switzerland	K&L Gates
30 Sep	Switzerland Intends to Require Notification of Fibrous Nanomaterials Placed on the Market	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
22 Sep	Neste Announces Renewable Jet Fuel To Be Used At Genève Aéroport	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
13 Sep	Switzerland and Israel Sign Cooperation Agreement	K&L Gates
23 Aug	DC District Court Rejects Taxpayer’s Claim for US-Swiss Treaty Coverage	McDermott Will & Emery
18 Aug	Global Entry Now ‘Trusts’ Certain Travelers from Colombia, Singapore, and Switzerland	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
25 May	Upcoming/New CFIUS Filing: Clariant Ltd. and Huntsman Corporation	Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP
11 May	Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Opens for Self-Certifications	Polsinelli PC
21 Apr	New Antidumping and Countervailing Duty Petitions on Certain Cold-Drawn Mechanical Tubing	Faegre Drinker
12 Apr	Swiss National Research Program Will Hold Closure Event in June	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
9 Feb	Switzerland Proposes to Reduce Barriers to Market Entry for FinTechs	K&L Gates
23 Jan	Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield to Replace the U.S. Swiss Safe Harbor Framework	Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.
18 Jan	Switzerland and US Announce New Commercial Data Transfer Framework	Covington & Burling LLP
13 Jan	Following EU, US and Swiss Regulators Reach New ‘Privacy Shield’ Data Transfer Agreement	Polsinelli PC
12 Jan	Swiss-US Privacy Shield Will Replace Swiss-US Data Protection Safe Harbor	Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP
2 Nov	Blockchain Startup Innovation Fuels Growth in Crypto Valley, Zug, Switzerland	K&L Gates
26 May	Swiss Researchers Develop Model to Assess How Nanoparticles “Flow Through the Environment”	Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.
17 Aug	Switzerland Is the First Country to Lift Some Sanctions on Iran	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
27 Jan	Swiss Banker Fugitive in FBAR Flap: Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts Report	Mahany Law
26 Jan	Swiss Francs; Block Trades; Disruptive Practices; Corporate Culture; Position Limits; Privacy - Bridging the Week: January 19 to 23 and 26, 2015 [VIDEO]	Katten
31 Dec	How Seriously Do Foreign Governments Treat Their Own Secrecy and Blocking Statutes?	Proskauer Rose LLP
30 Dec	Cooperation Agreement Between European Union and Switzerland in Competition Matters Enters into Force	McDermott Will & Emery
28 Oct	Better Culture; Accountants; London Whale; Asset-Backed Securities; Collusive Activity; Cybersecurity - Bridging the Week: October 20-27, 2014 [VIDEO]	Katten
20 Oct	Norwegian Embassy in Malawi Issues Visas for 12 Countries	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
24 Aug	European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) Publishes Updated List of Non-European Economic Area (EEA) Central Counterparties Applying for Recognition Under European Market Infrastructure Directive (EMIR)	Katten
14 Jul	International Safe Harbor Privacy Compliance: What You Need to Know	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
12 Jun	Last Wishes, First Impression: Potential Legal Issues Arise after Munich Recluse Passes Away, Bequeathing Nazi-looted Art to a Swiss Museum	Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
15 Mar	Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Streamlined Program	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
7 Mar	SEC (Securities and Exchange Commission) Settles Charges Against Credit Suisse for Providing Unregistered Services to U.S. Clients	Vedder Price
1 Feb	Department of Justice (DOJ) Program for Swiss Banks Can Mean Trouble for U.S. Taxpayers with Undisclosed Offshore Accounts	Greenberg Traurig, LLP
29 Jan	FTC Announces Proposed Safe Harbor Certification Settlements - Federal Trade Commission	Faegre Drinker
5 Jan	Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Makes Comparability Determinations for Substituted Compliance Purposes	Katten
4 Jan	Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Issues No-Action Relief from Certain Swap Data Reporting Requirements	Katten
26 Oct	Swiss National and Former Energy Executive Criminally Charged Under Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA)	Katten
28 Apr	Grand Jury Indicts Swiss Lawyer and Banker in Tax Evasion Scheme	Katten
20 Jan	IRS Awards Whistleblower $104 Million in Qui Tam Action	Raymond Law Group LLC
4 Dec	Energy & Environment Law Update – December 2, 2012	Mintz
26 Oct	Report From an Energized WIPO Conference in Geneva	Ifrah Law
2 Jun	French Employment Agreements Should Specifically Name Switzerland in Non-Compete Clauses	McDermott Will & Emery
30 May	Proposed Restrictions on Fund Offers to Swiss Residents	Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
25 Apr	Energy and Environment Law and Regulatory Update - April 24, 2012	Mintz
15 Sep	Another Fraud Case for the Record Books	Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS)
10 Nov	Record FCPA Settlements Continue, Important Lessons To Be Learned	Hunton Andrews Kurth