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GovGuam Budget Request for Military Buildup
July 25, 2008 - DWTPacific.com
Guam Governor Felix Camacho made a formal request of $237.8 million to the Office of Management and Budget last week, outlining 11 areas where GovGuam needs assistance in supporting the influx of military personnel and their dependents. You can see a breakdown of the request by clicking here.
PLN Releases Banknote 13
July 10, 2008 - PLN Lawyers Sydney
PLN Lawyers Sydney has released its July issue of the PLN Banknote, their quarterly publication focusing on issues regarding the financial services industry. Inside this issue, you'll find:
- an update on the narrowing of Money Laundering laws in the US by Kenneth Barden;
- a summary of the key recommendations following the change to Australia's Consumer Law Policy and what this means for the Financial Services Industry;
- and an outline of the structural reforms in China, including trade liberalisation, that have taken place since its last Trade Policy Review in 2006.
You can read the advisory on the PLN web site by clicking here.
To view the archive of past Banknote issues, click here.
Cohen Quoted in Article on Filipino News Service
June 22, 2008 - ABS-CBN News
Quotes from DWT Pacific Co-chair David Cohen, taken from the recent DWT advisory "H Visa Cap Exemption Enacted for Guam and CNMI", have been included in an article for ABS-CBN News in the Philippines. You can read the article by clicking here.
Cohen Contributes Column to Islands Business
June 13, 2008 - Islands Business
DWT Pacific Co-chair David Cohen recently penned an editorial for Islands Business Magazine entitled "Viewpoint: What ‘H’ Visa Cap Exemption Means for the Islands". In the article, he discusses the law that he helped to write that exempts the CNMI and Guam from caps on H visas, and the unique business opportunities that made the legislation necessary. You can read the article by clicking here.
Cohen Interviewed for National Business Review in New Zealand
June 12, 2008 - National Business Review
DWT Pacific Co-chair David Cohen is featured in an article in the National Business Review of New Zealand, entitled "Kiwis Welcome in Guam Military Buildup." The article, which was published on May 30th, talks about the launch of DWT Pacific in Auckland and Sydney last month, and the role that New Zealand and its people will play in the buildup of military forces on Guam. Cohen and Co-chair John Ridgway are both featured. You can read the article by clicking here.
PLN Releases its Winter 2008 Newsletter
June 11, 2008 - Pacific Lawyers Sydney
The folks at PLN Lawyers Sydney have released the Winter 2008 issue of the PLN Newsletter. Inside this issue, you'll find:
- Guam: an advisory update on the opportunities now available following the enaction of the H Visa Cap Exemption, which is expected to ensure that sufficient skilled and unskilled labor is available for Guam's planned military buildup
- Australia: Australia is recognised as a major market for managed funds - the industry manages more than AU$1.4 trillion in assets, which is expected to grow to AU$2.5 trillion by 2015 due to Reforms to the Withholding Tax Regime
- Palau: A new Supreme Court Justice
- American Samoa: PLN's American Samoa affiliate will be supporting local athlete Silulu Aetonu on her way to the Beijing Olympics
- Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI): a legal update on the CNMI's special and unique relationship with the United States of America
- Pacific Regional: profiles of lawyers in key jurisdictions across the Pacific
You can read the newsletter on the PLN web site by clicking here.
Ridgway and Cohen Interviewed for Islands Business
June 9, 2008 - Islands Business
DWT Pacific Co-chairs John Ridgway and David Cohen are featured in an article in Islands Business magazine this week, talking about DWT Pacific and its role in the Pacific region, as well as the opportunities they expect to see in the region over the next few years. You can read the article by clicking here.
Cohen Interviewed on Radio Australia
May 30, 2008 - Radio Australia
DWT Pacific Co-chair David Cohen covered a number of topics on a visit to Radio Australia last week, including the economic impacts of the military buildup on Guam, Guam's role in the defense of the United States, and the possibility of Guam joining the CNMI to become the 51st state. You can hear the interview on the Radio Australia web site by clicking here (Windows Media File).
Cohen quoted in Houston Chronicle article on flights to Guam
May 29, 2008 - Houston Chronicle
DWT Pacific Co-chair David Cohen was interviewed last week for an article in the Houston Chronicle regarding Continental Airlines' plans to increase flights to Guam, a move made in response to the planned military buildup on the island. You can read the article on the Chronicle's web site by clicking here.
Cohen article featured in Far Eastern Economic Review
May 16, 2008 - Far Eastern Economic Review
DWT Pacific Co-chair David Cohen recently wrote an article for the Far Eastern Economic Review, entitled "Paving the Path for Guam's Boom," regarding the U.S. government's plans to move more than 10,000 soldiers from Okinawa to Guam. You can read the article by clicking here.
H Visa Cap Exemption Enacted for Guam and CNMI
May 8, 2008 - www.dwt.com
DWT Pacific Co-chair David Cohen announces that the H-Visa Cap Waiver legislation that he helped to write has been signed into law by President Bush. You can read the advisory on Davis Wright Tremaine's web site by clicking here.
To view the archive of past advisories, click here.
PLN releases their BankNote for May
May 1, 2008 - www.pln.com.au
The folks at PLN Lawyers Sydney have released their May issue of the PLN Banknote, their quarterly publication focusing on issues regarding the financial services industry. Inside this issue, you'll find:
- details of the regulations recently passed by the Australian Federal Government as relates to the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006;
- a case review of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v Visy Industries Holdings Pty Limited (No. 3), one of the most serious cases of cartel conduct to come before the Australian courts in the last 30 years;
- an outline of the legislature being considered in the Northern Mariana Islands which would set minimum standards for banks and other financial institutions holding government and other public agency funds;
- and, for our French readers, a summary of the current state of play concerning the 'OPT' monopoly in New Caledonia.
You can read the advisory on the PLN web site by clicking here.
To view the archive of past Banknote issues, click here.
Cohen predicts influx of foreign workers
April 22, 2008 - Marianas Variety
Cohen: Community must unite to ensure federalization works for NMI
April 14, 2008 - Marianas Variety
Pinoys, HR advocates hail Senate OK of bill federalizing CNMI immigration
April 11, 2008 - GMANews.TV
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