This global hub, also
known as «Gateway of the Americas», has everything that EB - 5 investor might want besides a growing number of EB - 5 approved projects; largest concentration of foreign
banks and
multinational corporations, rated Number 2 in Business Friendliness and Number 3 in Foreign Direct Investment Strategy by FDI Intelligence (a division of Financial Times), and is undoubtedly one of fastest growing urban centers of the world in commerce, finance, culture, media, arts, entertainment and international trade.»
This area is
known for being the birthplace of the London press and printing houses, but today is home to
banks,
multinationals, SMEs and a wide range..
Europe Our European practice has recently focused on representing (i) the Fédération Internationale de Football Association («FIFA») in connection with U.S. and Swiss criminal investigations into allegations of bribery and corruption in the international soccer world («Investigation»), including conducting an internal investigation on behalf of the organization; (ii) two major European
banks, including by investigating whether the
banks knew or should have
known that accounts at the
banks were used to pay bribes; (iii) a
multinational logistics and transportation company based in Switzerland in a DOJ investigation of alleged violations of the FCPA; (iv) a Switzerland - based, international private
bank, in connection with the global criminal investigations involving 1MDB, Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund; (v) several major European
banks in connection with the «Panama Papers» investigation focused on whether accounts at the
bank held under the names of companies created by the Panamanian law firm, Mossack Fonseca, were used to evade taxes, conduct business with sanctioned individuals or companies, or otherwise engage in criminal activity; (vi) ENRC, a large mining conglomerate formerly listed on the London Stock Exchange, in a high - profile investigation by the UK's Serious Fraud Office of alleged bribery in the company's operations in Africa and Kazikhstan; and (vii) several European
banks in connection with the Petrobras and PdVSA investigations focused on whether accounts at the
banks were used to pay bribes to Petrobras or PdVSA officials in return for contracts.
The
multinational banking and financial services giant announced plans to launch trading of Bitcoin futures on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME), but the head of the institution has been
no less bullish on his stance on Bitcoin.