Entries by International Practice

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Micro-Lending with a purpose: A closer look at Kiva

By Bryant Pernell Kiva is one of several non-profit organizations helping to provide access to financing and outside investment through micro-lending for humanitarian purposes. What is Kiva? Organizations like Kiva, Heifer International, and Accion International, are leading the charge in the global effort towards financial inclusion.  These microfinancing organizations are helping to provide disadvantaged individuals and businesses with financial […]

October 17, 2019 by
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Unplug Social Media? How CJEU’s Fashion ID Ruling Could Affect Your Website

By Sean W. Fernandes Weeks after the FTC fined Facebook $5 billion and the company entered a $100 million settlement with the SEC, Facebook has once again made significant privacy law news—this time on the other side of the Atlantic. On July 29, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a significant opinion in […]

September 16, 2019 by

This Week’s Immigration Updates

By Jennifer Parser Site Inspections Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has started to make site inspections of employers hiring F-1 students on STEM Optional Practical Training. Usually with 48 hours’ notice, but not necessarily, employers must have a clear game plan in place which includes a designated and prepared company officer to meet with ICE, […]

September 13, 2019 by
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Want To Publish Your Article On the International Practice Section Blog? Here’s What You Need To Know

By Communications Committee Topics: We encourage relevant, timely articles on substantive cross-border legal issues and any others that may be of interest to the international legal community in North Carolina. Length:  All articles are limited to 300-400 words. For articles exceeding this world limit, the author may:  1) edit the article into one article of 300-400 […]

September 5, 2019 by

U.S. and EU Publish Lists of Products That May Be Subject To Retaliatory Tariffs

By Stephen J. Orava, Bradford L. Ward, Rambod Behboodi, and Clinton R. Long After more than a decade of World Trade Organization (“WTO”) disputes over aircraft subsidies, the United States and European Union have published preliminary lists of products that could face billions of dollars in retaliatory tariffs.  On April 12, 2019, and in response […]

May 6, 2019 by
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The International Law and Practice Section Is Now the International Practice Section

We are pleased to announce that the International Law and Practice Section has a new name. The NCBA Board of Governors has approved our changing our name from the International Law and Practice Section to the International Practice Section. Being lawyers, much thought — and discussion — went into this name change.  Essentially, our new […]

April 22, 2019 by