Effective 1 December 2025, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) will implement comprehensive nationwide regulations aimed at increasing transparency and combating money laundering in the United States residential real estate sector. These regulations were set forth in the final rule 89 Fed. Reg. 70258 (Final Rule) published on 29 August 2024, by […]

Brisbane – Global law firm K&L Gates welcomes Tanya Denning as a partner in the Energy, Infrastructure, and Resources practice. She joins the firm’s Brisbane office from Baker McKenzie, where she was the Brisbane office managing partner and co-head of the Australian Energy team. For over 20 years, Denning has […]

“Our Land Is Our Livelihood”: Jackson M. Shaa and the Enduring Struggle of the Narasha Maasai Country Kenya agnes Tue, 05/06/2025 – 11:09 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image By Lucas Kasosi (Maasai, CS Intern) In the southern Rift Valley of Kenya, beyond the steaming geothermal fields, fenced-off national parks, […]

Federal In the first few months of the second Trump presidency, the Administration has taken steps to roll back environmental justice (EJ) considerations in federal decision making. This included a flurry of executive orders (EOs) issued in his first hours and days in office, which effectively rescinded all federal EJ […]

Global law firm K&L Gates assisted LEEU Collection, a hospitality portfolio controlled by Indian tycoon Analjit Singh, in negotiating all contractual arrangements with financial investors and institutional investors to redevelop Florence’s Collegio alla Querce into a luxury hotel. Originally built in the 16th century, Collegio alla Querce was once a […]

United States 2025 Report Date April 1, 2025 jamie Mon, 05/05/2025 – 14:27 Report Type Universal Periodic Review Report File Cultural Survival UPR report on United States.pdf (383.82 KB)

IN A NUTSHELL A study by NYU Langone Health links the plastic chemical di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP) to over 356,000 heart disease deaths globally in 2018. The impact of DEHP is unevenly distributed, with South Asia and the Middle East experiencing the highest exposure levels. The economic cost […]

IN A NUTSHELL Northrop Grumman revealed its innovative Lumberjack drone at the Modern Day Marine conference in Washington, DC. The Lumberjack drone is part of the Group 3 uncrewed aerial system, capable of precision strikes and electronic warfare missions. Designed for versatility, Lumberjack can be launched from […]