As additional countries — including the U.S. — close their borders to limit the spread of COVID-19 across country lines, employers in the U.S. and abroad are quickly needing to shift gears as complications arise from limitations on business travel, work visas and other immigration issues. Below we have outlined critical immigration issues employers and their foreign national employees are grappling with in light of the spread of COVID-19, known as the coronavirus, in the U.S. and around the...

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Holland & Knight has established a COVID-19 Response Team to help clients respond to a variety of business and legal issues they may be facing related to the disease. As part of this initiative, the firm has created a centralized hub on its website that includes a number of alerts, blogs and other original content addressing the issues affecting both small and large companies, as well as information on upcoming webinars and programming that may be of value to clients. Holland &...

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Europe's Economic response to Coronavirus steps up a gear On Thursday the European Central Bank announced a monetary policy stimulus package in an attempt to shield the eurozone from the economic damage caused by the Coronavirus.  As countries and regions close borders and impose travel restrictions on their citizens, economists are predicting the eurozone is about the suffer its most serious economic shock since the 2008 financial crisis.  Keep reading Europe presents strategies for a Green and Industrial economy Despite the Europe-wide...

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Jack Schwager’s interviews with top traders highlights their decision-making processes - but how could RavenPack data have added value, if any? Market Wizards is considered a set text for anyone who wants to be a financial trader. Written by a futures analyst, Jack Schwager, it is comprised of 16 interviews with some of the world’s most successful traders, including Richard Dennis (of ‘turtle trader’ fame), Paul Tudor Jones, and Ed Seykota. The book’s value rests on its unique access to the...

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Tensions in Brussels as Brexit negotiations commence The first round of talks on the future relationship between the UK and the EU began formally in Brussels this week, with UK chief Brexit negotiator David Frost meeting with his EU counterpart Michel Barnier on Monday. The European Commission and the UK government have agreed on a relatively intensive calendar of negotiations over the coming months, with talks taking place every two to three weeks, alternating the location between Brussels and London....

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RPJ Associate Elizabeth V. Stork practices in the fields of employment and labor, litigation, arbitration, mediation and dispute resolution. Ms. Stork has represented clients in matters involving employment counseling, labor issues, misclassification and other wage and hour claims, with particular expertise in class actions. She is a member of the firm's best practices training team, assisting our clients in matters involving employment discrimination and harassment in the workplace, and providing advice to companies and individuals concerning employment and separation agreements, handbooks and other employment materials. We...

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The Trade and Industry Appeals Tribunal (CBb) has held that a parent company may have an interest in bringing proceedings against a decision by the Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) even if the company is not a direct addressee of that decision (decision of 18 February 2020 in case ECLI:NL:CBB:2020:91). The CBb confirmed its earlier case law that, even if the ACM does not impose a fine, a party may still have an interest in appealing this decision...

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The Withdrawal Agreement Bill has progressed through the UK Parliament legislative process, resulting in the UK leaving the EU as of January 31, 2020 and entering the Transition Period. During the Transition Period, the UK will continue to follow EU rules, which effectively means that the UK remains within the Single Market and Customs Union until December 31, 2020. Businesses can, therefore, expect no immediate changes to occur to their VAT and customs processes when trading in and with the...

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Vanessa Marquette has joined Loyens & Loeff in Belgium since 2 March 2020 as new partner. She is appointed as third partner of the Banking & Finance practice group of the Brussels office, next to Marc Vermylen and Koen Panis, where she will further develop our Financial Regulatory footprint in Belgium. Vanessa is recognized for her expertise in Banking & Finance with a focus on international finance law, regulated financial services, banking litigation and sustainable finance. She assists regulated entities such as financial institutions, payment services...

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2020 marks the beginning of a new era for the container shipping industry. January 1 brought with it the implementation of a regulation issued by the International Maritime Organization known as IMO 2020, which requires carriers to limit the sulfur content of the fuel they burn to 0.5%—a drastic reduction from the previous cap of 3.5%. The aim of the mandate, one of the most substantial and far-reaching regulatory changes in the marine shipping industry’s history, is to sharply reduce...

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