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Latham offers clear, concise, user-friendly resources that cover everything from general background to precise, technical questions about US, EU, and other international legal frameworks. We invite you to explore the publications, specialized microsites, apps, and reference materials below.
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Public Company & Board Insights
Access key tools and explore trending topics, SEC and global regulatory developments, and must-watch webcasts covering issues impacting today's public companies and boards.
Healthcare & Life Sciences Insights
Latham’s latest insights into the commercial, regulatory, and legal developments shaping the global healthcare and life sciences landscape.
AI Resource Hub
Explore Latham’s insights to stay ahead of the commercial, regulatory, and legal developments shaping the rapidly evolving AI landscape.
Crypto Policy Tracker Hub
Our cryptoasset trackers covering the EU, UK, and US help innovators, investors, and other market participants stay up to date with the evolving legislative and regulatory landscape.
Decentralization Matrix
We partnered with a16z Crypto to develop this resource to help innovators, investors, legal practitioners, and policy-makers to better understand and define decentralization.
ESG Resource Hub
Explore Latham’s latest insights and resources to help you adeptly address the many facets of ESG, from responsible investment to sustainability to corporate integrity and beyond.
IPO Playbook
A one-stop resource, with desktop references, guides, articles, and more, as you consider taking your company public.
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We've Got Washington Covered
Latham lawyers help clients navigate the unique crossroads of national policy, regulation, and legislation that is Washington.
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Global Financial Regulatory Resources
Guidance and tools for financial services firms to navigate current and emerging regulations in all key jurisdictions around the globe.
FCA Matters
False Claims Act Resource Center
The Latham & Watkins False Claims Act Resource Center provides a collection of materials essential to formulating an effective response to a False Claims Act investigation or lawsuit.
August 13, 2026
Deciphering the EU AI Act
Practical steps for navigating the landmark AI legal framework shaping Europe’s digital future.
July 22, 2026
Private Capital Insights — July 2026
Latham’s Private Capital Insights report explores the significant trends and developments affecting investors, lenders, sponsors, and other stakeholders across various asset classes and private capital strategies.
July 16, 2026
Legal Landscape: Shareholder Activism — United States
In this guide, Latham partners discuss the current regulatory framework governing shareholder activism and its profound transformation reshaping the dynamics between companies, activist investors, proxy advisors, and institutional shareholders.
July 02, 2026
Lexology Panoramic 2026 Equity Derivatives Guide
The guide enables side-by-side comparison of critical equity derivatives issues across the key jurisdictions of France, Germany, Hong Kong, the UK, and the US.
June 30, 2026
Desktop Reference for Foreign Private Issuers With FYE 30 June 2026
This Latham resource allows FPIs with a 30 June fiscal year-end to stay abreast of key SEC filing dates and financial staleness deadlines.
June 15, 2026
The Latham US IPO Guide
An insider's guide to the IPO process in the United States.
April 13, 2026
SFDR 2.0 and the Transatlantic ESG Challenge
As ESG regulation in the EU and US continues to diverge, fund managers must navigate inherent tensions between the regimes and competing investor demands in order to maintain access to transatlantic capital.
April 10, 2026
India’s Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 vs. the GDPR: A Comparison
Organisations doing business in India should note the differences between GDPR and DPDPA requirements, including potential programmes that may need uplift to ensure compliance.
April 08, 2026
The Rise in Data Centers and Energy Bills
Assessing rate impacts, regulatory trends, and the future landscape.
April 01, 2026
Private Credit 2026
Latham serves as contributing editor and authors the USA and UK chapters of Chambers and Partners’ 2026 Private Credit Guide, covering the latest information and legal commentary on the private credit market.
March 31, 2026
2026 Desktop Reference for Foreign Private Issuers
Latham resource allows foreign private issuers with a December 31 fiscal-year end to stay on top of key SEC filing dates and financial staleness deadlines.
March 17, 2026
The Latham Global IPO Guide
An insider's guide to a global IPO.
January 20, 2026
Financial Statement Requirements in US Securities Offerings — US Issuers
Guide for US issuers to the financial statements required for US securities offerings.
January 20, 2026
Financial Statement Requirements in US Securities Offerings — Non-US Issuers
Guide for non-US issuers to the financial statements required for US securities offerings.
January 09, 2026
Healthcare & Life Sciences Market Update
In this edition, we explore developments in AI and digital health, cross-border licensing challenges, the pharmaceutical patent cliff, and other key areas.
December 10, 2025
Lending and Taking Security in Hong Kong: Overview
Latham lawyers give an overview of the security asset landscape in Hong Kong. Published by Thomson Reuters Practical Law.
December 09, 2025
Desktop Reference: Form 8-K Filing Events 2026
A reference guide for US public companies from the Public Company Representation Practice.
November 14, 2025
Lexology Panoramic 2025 Equity Derivatives Guide
The guide enables side-by-side comparison of critical equity derivatives issues across the key jurisdictions of France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and USA. Reproduced with permission from Law Business Research Ltd. This article was first published in Lexology Panoramic – Equity Derivatives 2025.
October 15, 2025
Private Equity Market Study — 12th Edition
Latham & Watkins has launched the 12th edition of its annual survey of European private equity transactions.
October 15, 2025
Private M&A Market Study — 12th Edition
Latham & Watkins has launched the 12th edition of its annual survey of European private M&A transactions.
September 09, 2025
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.
September 03, 2025
Desktop Staleness Calendar for 2026 Offerings
Calendar notes when financial statements go stale for issuers with fiscal years ending December 31, 2025.
August 05, 2025
One Big Beautiful Bill: Key Business and Investment Impacts
The Act makes permanent many expiring TCJA provisions and changes key features of US tax law applicable to businesses and investments.
June 20, 2025
The Dynamics of European Covenant Lite — 2025
In the Lending & Secured Finance 2025 Guide, Latham partners offer insights into the evolution of covenant-lite structures in European leveraged finance.
June 16, 2025
Demystifying Spinoffs: Complex “IPOs” With a Sophisticated Tax Overlay
Key considerations when spinning off a business segment or division.
August 16, 2024
UK Online Safety Act 2023
A primer on the new law for relevant service providers, within and beyond the UK.
April 30, 2024
Demystifying Modern Convertible Notes — Revised Edition
The revised edition of our primer clarifies complex aspects of convertible notes, addressing regulatory, accounting, and investment strategy questions for public companies.
January 05, 2024
UK Primary Market Reforms Tracker
An overview of the key developments around reforming the UK capital markets regime following Lord Hill’s UK Listings Review, launched as part of the UK government’s plan to strengthen the UK’s position as a leading global financial centre.
October 04, 2023
Doing Business in the UAE — Fourth Edition
A guide to the financial, business, and legal considerations for navigating the UAE’s dynamic market.
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