Andre Dubai Is the CEO of Lacota, a Firm Headquartered

question 55

Multiple Choice

Andre Dubai is the CEO of Lacota, a firm headquartered in Portugal. Lacota has acquired 10 companies in the United States. One of the companies is publicly traded on NASDAQ. Lacota does not have the reporting mechanisms, ethics codes, or board structure for its NASDAQ company that are required under U.S. laws for publicly traded companies. Dubai says that he and Lacota have sovereign immunity from U.S. laws.

• A)Dubai is correct; the business is, for all purposes, located in Portugal.
• B)Lacota cannot be forced to comply with U.S. securities laws because U.S. courts have no jurisdiction over it.
• C)Dubai, Lacota, and their NASDAQ company must comply with U.S. laws.
• D)Both a and b

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