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March 25, 2024
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February 26, 2024
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February 9, 2024
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January 26, 2024
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April 25, 2024
Publication
EU Parliament Approves Supply Chain Sustainability Rules
The rules will require firms to mitigate their negative impacts in the areas of human rights and the environment.
April 25, 2024
Client Alert
Sanctions Update: EU Tightens Restrictions on Professional Services and Business-Critical Software for Russia
The EU’s 12th and 13th “packages” of sanctions on Russia cancel a significant exemption, ban the provision of certain software systems, and impose multiple other measures.
April 25, 2024
Publication
German Residential Portfolios: Market Outlook
After a challenging few years for real estate, investors are buoyed by the prospect of recovery.
April 24, 2024
Publication
Biotechs Turn to Licensing, Collaboration Deals for Capital
Latham partners Robbie McLaren and Eveline Van Keymeulen speak to Law360 about the growing trend of biotech companies utilizing licensing and collaboration deals to raise capital.
April 24, 2024
Client Alert
Key Takeaways From SEC’s First “Off-Channel Communications” Settlement With Stand-Alone Registered Investment Adviser
The SEC’s enforcement action sends a clear message that the Commission intends to enforce “off-channel communication” violations against private fund advisers that are not affiliated with a broker-dealer.
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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.
Two-Meter Test
a very mobile and inexpensive way to test for geothermal prospects. Probes are inserted into the ground at a two-meter depth to measure the temperature. Over the course of a year, the test will create a temperature gradient that is highly predictive of temperatures at even greater depth.
Word of the Day®
Mercury
used to describe the rules regarding execution of documents governed by English law arising from the decision in Mercury v. HMRC [2008] EWHC 2721. These can have significant implications for the logistics of Closing. Like the element, Mercury is potentially poisonous.
Word of the Day®
Naked Short Selling
short selling a Security without first borrowing the Security or ensuring that the Security can be borrowed, as is required under Regulation SHO.
Word of the Day®
Freemium
a pricing strategy that offers a basic version of a product to users for free with the goal of selling them additional features for a fee.
Word of the Day®
Gambit
a sports idiom from chess, used to describe a situation (i.e. an “opening gambit”) in which something is sacrificed at the outset to unsettle an opponent and gain an initiative right from the start.
Word of the Day®
In each episode of Connected With Latham, we discuss ideas, developments, and trends shaping the global economy.
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.