The National Interest Exception – Who can Use This Crucial Tool to Continue Doing Business in the U.S.
When the President issued a national state of emergency, one of the first steps he took was closing the borders and limiting the list of people who could enter the U.S. to U.S. citizens, green card holders, diplomats, and crew [...]
Going Down with the Ship by Steve Maggi
What does a great leader do in times of turmoil and adversity? Whatever your answer might be to that question, it is probably not that they find a scapegoat and start a hateful campaign to punish that scapegoat in all [...]
SMA opens Netherlands Office, names Rinske Harlaar as Director of SMA NL.
SMA Is proud to announce the official opening of our Netherlands office, SMA NL, headed by attorney Rinske Harlaar. Due to SMA’s strong relationship with the Dutch business community, we believe it is time to provide local counsel to [...]
The Numbers Don’t Add Up
As of the end of May 2020, 40 million new Americans have filed for unemployment since the Covid-19 pandemic broke out. As part of President Trump’s deflect and re-direct strategy for re-casting doubts on his efficacy in handling this pandemic, [...]
As I watch the videos of police violence perpetrated on innocent people of color
As I watch the videos of police violence perpetrated on innocent people of color all over America, it brings back images I saw as a child growing up in one of America's many ghettos, Spanish Harlem in New York City. [...]
Expendable to Essential
As the President pushes for meat-processing plants to re-open or stay open, the number of workers getting infected with Covid-19 continues to rise. Approximately 30% of workers at those plants are immigrants, some of whom are documented and some not. [...]