Insights
SEHK Suspends Trading in Hong Kong Listed Company Pursuant to SFC’s Directions
UK Jurisdiction Taskforce Concludes Digital Assets Compatible With English Insolvency Law
Recent Developments for Directors — April Edition
EU Parliament Approves Supply Chain Sustainability Rules
Sanctions Update: EU Tightens Restrictions on Professional Services and Business-Critical Software for Russia
Featured Resource
Financial Statement Requirements in US Securities Offerings
Latham’s updated companion guides help US issuers and non-US issuers navigate US securities laws for financial statement requirements.
Energy & Infrastructure — Battery Energy Storage Trends
The Book of Jargon Series – Word of the Day®
The Book of Jargon® is a series of practice area and industry-specific glossaries published by Latham & Watkins.
Naked Short Selling
short selling a Security without first borrowing the Security or ensuring that the Security can be borrowed, as is required under Regulation SHO.
Freemium
a pricing strategy that offers a basic version of a product to users for free with the goal of selling them additional features for a fee.
Gambit
a sports idiom from chess, used to describe a situation (i.e. an “opening gambit”) in which something is sacrificed at the outset to unsettle an opponent and gain an initiative right from the start.
2FA
acronym for Two-Factor Authentication.
Haircut
a discount off Par Value in selling a loan. Also a good way to prepare for a job interview.