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April 19, 2024
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AI and ESG: How Companies Are Thinking About AI Board Governance
Companies that use AI must carefully consider how to manage board oversight and disclosure risks.
April 19, 2024
Client Alert
US Supreme Court Decision Invites Scrutiny of Legislatively Imposed Impact Fees
The unanimous opinion holds that development impact fees established through the legislative process are subject to constitutional scrutiny as potential regulatory takings.
April 18, 2024
Client Alert
Treasury Proposes New CFIUS Regulations to Expand Monitoring and Enforcement Authorities: 5 Key Takeaways
The proposal signals a continued effort to expand CFIUS’s enforcement scope and update penalties.
April 18, 2024
Blog
Healthcare and Life Sciences Trends and Developments Across MENA
The healthcare and life sciences ecosystem is witnessing significant growth in the Middle East as the GCC continues to seek economic diversification.
April 18, 2024
Blog
Ruling for SEC Clears Path for Continued Litigation in SEC v. Coinbase
The decision, which addresses a broad range of market activity by Coinbase relating to 13 third-party tokens, could have significant implications for market participants.
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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.
Alienation
the act of transferring Property or title to Property to another person.
Word of the Day®
Cryptojacking
a form of cyberattack in which the attacker obtains unauthorized access to a computer in order to secretly Mine Cryptocurrency
Word of the Day®
Journaling
Dear Diary, journaling is ... an archiving solution that allows all messages to be preserved in an external repository. Journaling is used frequently in heavily regulated industries.
Word of the Day®
Debottlenecking
increasing the Capacity of existing facilities through the replacement or modification of existing equipment to remove or ameliorate throughput restrictions. Debottlenecking generally increases Capacity for a fraction of the cost of building new facilities.
Word of the Day®
Liquefaction
a process that generates a liquid from a solid or gas. Liquefaction is most commonly used in Project Finance in connection with the condensation of natural gas into liquid (i.e., LNG) by cooling natural gas prior to transportation.
Word of the Day®
In each episode of Connected With Latham, we discuss ideas, developments, and trends shaping the global economy.
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April 18, 2024
Healthcare and Life Sciences Trends and Developments Across MENA
The healthcare and life sciences ecosystem is witnessing significant growth in the Middle East as the GCC continues to seek economic diversification.
April 09, 2024
UK ICO Unveils New Fine Calculation Guide for Data Protection Infringements
Understanding the ICO’s approach to assessing financial penalties should be a key element of an organisation’s data protection strategy and risk profile.
April 04, 2024
FDIC Proposes Revisions to Policy on Bank Merger Transactions
The Proposal clarifies the FDIC’s bank merger approval process but may prove challenging for new large bank consolidations with the FDIC as the primary regulator.
March 25, 2024
EU Reaches Provisional Agreement on Forced Labour Regulation
The proposed regulation would ban forced labour-made products from the EU market, affecting companies’ supply chains and requiring compliance checks.
March 21, 2024
Fifth Circuit Presses Pause on SEC’s Final Climate Regulation
The court’s decision is the latest development in the litigation over the SEC’s final rules, which have faced numerous legal challenges since their adoption.
March 15, 2024
Government Report Finds Financial Services Sector Could Work Better for Women
The Sexism in the City report highlights key issues affecting women in financial services and sets out a number of recommendations to address them.
March 08, 2024
CFPB Finalizes Rule Limiting Credit Card Late Fees
The rule targets a statutory loophole that the CFPB asserts large credit card issuers exploited to exact excessive late fees from consumers.
March 05, 2024
Hong Kong Monetary Authority Issues Guidance for Banks on Crypto Custody and Sale of Tokenised Products
Regulator sets out its expectations for banks looking to provide digital asset custody services, and sell and distribute tokenised products.