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Special event for the International Investment Law and Arbitration course
Thursday, April 3rd, 2025 | 3:35-4:35pm��| Vanderbilt Hall, Room 206

In February President Trump signed an executive contemplating formation of a sovereign wealth fund (SWF) for America, and he also issued a National Security Presidential Memorandum titled the “America First Investment Policy”. These two major initiatives reflect two important trends of global dealmaking:
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First, the public investment funds of numerous nations, as a major source of strategic capital, are becoming a dominant force for cross-border investments; Second, the global markets have entered a period of heightened geopolitical economic tension and uncertainty, especially for investments in the AI digital economy. ��

With the TikTok drama in the backdrop (Trump suggested the US SWF may buy TikTok to satisfy the “sell or ban” bill requirements), join the panel discussion by the ������ law school and Latham & Watkins LLP: cross-border investments have led to tightened cross-regulations, high profile legal battles, and even geopolitical tensions. Is this the new normal of global capital markets?

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Speakers:

Rafal Gawlowski
Partner, Latham & Watkins, Global Co-Chair of Financial Industry Group

Winston Ma, CFA
Executive Director, Global Public Investment Funds Forum (GPIFF)
Adjunct Professor, ������ School of Law

Conveners:

Robert Howse
Lloyd C. Nelson Professor of International Law, ������ School of Law

US-Asia Law Institute, Asia Law Society (ALS), Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Society, Law & Business Association (LBA)
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Graduate Finance Association (GFA)
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