Author Archives: Giordi Valdivia

The U.S. Law Regime of Sovereign Immunity and the Sovereign Wealth Funds

Victorino J. Tejera – This article is concerned with the applicability of sovereign immunity to the so-called sovereign wealth funds (“SWFs”) within the U.S. legal system. While sovereign immunity has existed for at least two centuries, SWFs and the types of investment activities they conduct on behalf of their parent foreign states are a rather […]

CADRA: A New Cause of Action in Florida that Business Owners Should Know About

Ashley Singrossi – “Information is the oxygen of the modern age.” The oxygen of any modern age business is its client lists, formulas, contracts, systems, codes, and financial statements. This information, or data, is stored on a business’ computers. Florida recently recognized the importance of protecting this information and enacted the Computer Abuse and Data Recovery […]

EB-5s, a Developer’s Secret Tool: Billions of Dollars Invested and Tens of Thousands of Jobs Created at no Cost to Americans

Zachary Doniger – On September 29, 2016, Congress voted for a short-term extension through December 9, 2016 for the EB-5 Regional Center Program. Congress established the EB-5 Program in 1990 to stimulate the U.S. economy through job creation and capital investment by foreign investors seeking U.S. resident visas, better known as green cards. Congress later enhanced […]