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May 23, 2023
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March 8, 2023
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February 28, 2023
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June 2, 2023
Article
Global Regulators React to Banking Sector Turbulence
Following this spring’s shocks to the banking system, US, UK, and European regulators are considering whether existing regulatory and crisis management measures require reform and enhancement.
June 1, 2023
Article
New Law Will Reshape Privacy Regulation in Texas
The Texas Data Privacy and Security Act is now poised to join a rapidly growing list of US state laws with comprehensive privacy regulations.
May 31, 2023
Blog
ISSB Launches Consultation on Future Projects
The public consultation seeks input on the priorities, strategic direction, and future work of the ISSB.
Featured
The Latham FPI Guide
Includes the topics that are of most interest to foreign private issuers and their advisors when engaging in US capital markets transactions.
Viewpoints PTAB: PTAB Pendulum Swings Back
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.
Bearwhale
a not entirely mythical creature, the Bearwhale owns a considerable portion of any given Cryptocurrency and believes prices will fall.
Word of the Day®
Parent
the main document in a Family (typically a cover email). Children are attached to Parents to comprise a single Document Family.
Word of the Day®
Article 9
the part of the UCC that governs the validity and Perfection of Security Interests in most personal property secured deals. In California, Article 9 is called “Division 9” — they just have to be special.
Word of the Day®
Passporting
the facility available to Issuers to use one Base Prospectus approved by the competent authority of its home member state for a public offer of its Securities or the admission of its Securities to trading on a Regulated Market of another member state pursuant to the Prospectus Directive.
Word of the Day®
Spoliation
the destruction of relevant ESI, including its Metadata. Depending on the type of Spoliation that occurred (inadvertent or deliberate), a court may apply Sanctions against a party that lost the data.
Word of the Day®
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May 25, 2023
New Federal Exemption Changes the Registration Landscape for M&A Brokers
The narrower M&A broker exemption supersedes the 2014 M&A broker no-action letter while leaving state-level restrictions and foreign M&A broker relief unaffected.
May 22, 2023
2022 CEQA Year in Review Understanding the Judicial Landscape for Development
Public agencies prevailed in 71% of decisions involving the California Environmental Quality Act in 2022.
May 16, 2023
CJEU Rejects Minimum Threshold for GDPR Claims
The court determined that mere infringement of the GDPR is insufficient for a damages claim, but that there is no minimum threshold for non-material damages.
May 15, 2023
5 Things to Know About EPA's Proposed Power Plant CO2 Emissions Rule
EPA’s long-awaited proposal would set aggressive emission reduction targets with many different approaches and timelines to achieve them.
May 05, 2023
DIFC Proposes to Amend Data Protection Rules to Regulate Use of AI
The Dubai International Financial Centre urges companies to protect personal data when using artificial intelligence.
April 20, 2023
US Warehouse Regulation Lawsuit Reaches Critical Stage
A federal court heard motions for summary judgment in challenge to first-in-nation rule requiring warehouses to adopt clean technologies.
April 19, 2023
Latham Collaborates on Fintech Mexico 2023 Annual Report
The report, which includes contributions from Latham, provides an in-depth look at Mexico’s fintech ecosystem.
April 06, 2023
FCA Publishes Business Plan for 2023/24
The Future Regulatory Framework and Consumer Duty will be key areas of focus for the coming year.