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FRB Issues Report on Climate Scenario Analysis Pilot
US Senators Introduce Comprehensive Stablecoin Bill
Latham’s Texas Private Funds Breakfast Series — SEC’s Updated Rules
An Advocate’s Voice: Are You Stuck With the Voice You Were Born With? Or Can It Be Trained?
Germany’s New Tool to Strengthen Competition: A Comparison With the UK’s Markets Regime
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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.
Hydropower
power derived from the energy of falling or fast-flowing water.
Earn Out
a provision in a Mortgage ensuring that the Borrower will be able to obtain additional funds if certain conditions of the business are met. This allows for the Borrower to reap the benefits of projected earnings, since the lender is not willing to loan additional funds for those future earnings.
Non-Custodial
the Decentralized storage of Private Keys by a user (rather than by an Intermediary Custodian) in relation to Wallets or Exchanges.
See also Self-Custody.
Parent
the main document in a Family (typically a cover email). Children are attached to Parents to comprise a single Document Family.
Rule 10b-5
the SEC rule regarding employment of manipulative and deceptive practices. Rule 10b-5 is one of the most important SEC rules. This rule seeks to prohibit fraud or deceit in connection with the purchase or sale of any Security, including insider trading.