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The LathamTECH Podcast — Transatlantic Crypto Insights: Tokenization
GCEU Awards €50,000 in Non‑Material Damages for Unlawful OLAF Data Disclosure
AI in the UAE: Understanding the Regulatory Landscape and Key Authorities
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The Latham FPI Guide
Updated guide includes the topics that are of most interest to foreign private issuers and their advisors when engaging in US capital markets transactions.
Latham in Focus Video Series
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.
Abeyance
suspension (of Arbitration proceedings). Under the ICC Rules the ICC Court may require the payment of administrative expenses as a condition for holding an Arbitration in abeyance. See Stay (of Proceedings or Execution).
Block Reward
the Cryptocurrency awarded by a Blockchain network to eligible Miners for each Block they Mine successfully. Better than a hand-knitted Christmas sweater.
Minimum Viable Product
a product designed to allow the Startup team to collect a significant amount of validated learning about the product and its development while expending minimum cost and effort.
Bacteria
microscopic single-celled organisms. Bacteria can be harmful (causing infection) or beneficial (aiding in decomposition or fermentation) depending on the context.
Service Mark
similar to a Trademark, except a Service Mark is a word, phrase, symbol and/or design that distinguishes the source of a service rather than goods.
In each episode of Connected With Latham, we discuss ideas, developments, and trends shaping the global economy.
The 2025 US Government Shutdown: Impact on Court Operations
Federal funding lapse could slow filings and hearings as US courts shift schedules and staffing.
US Banking Regulators Propose to Refocus Supervision on Material Risks and Eliminate Use of Reputation Risk
The proposals align with Trump administration policy by emphasizing supervision of material and quantifiable financial risks.
New York Establishes CERCLA-Like Liability for Inactive Hazardous Waste Disposal Sites
New statute allows the government to recover costs and natural resource damages from a broad set of PRPs.
UK Regulators Finalise Updates Bank Remuneration Rules
The regulators have tweaked the final rules in places to grant more flexibility to firms.
SEC Staff Issues No-Action Letter for DePIN Token Distributions
The first of what may be a series of crypto no-action letters supports the view that programmatic token distributions serving as network incentives are not securities.
The 2025 US Government Shutdown: Update on IRS Operations
As the shutdown continues, taxpayers should expect longer wait times and ramifications for the 2026 filing season.
FCA Consults on Motor Finance Redress Scheme
The proposed scheme covers three types of arrangements that are presumed to be unfair.
The 2025 US Government Shutdown: What It Means for Federal Litigation
The shutdown’s effect on federal court proceedings is in flux. For now, most litigants should expect business as usual in the nation’s courthouses, at least in private civil matters.