Spotlight on AI
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June 26, 2026
Podcast
June 18, 2026
Video
June 3, 2026
Client Alert
May 13, 2026
Client Alert
July 8, 2026
Client Alert
Singapore AI Guidance: Governance, Data Protection, and Legal Responsibility
Singapore shows strong commitment to developing practical guidance and addressing the complex legal challenges posed by emerging AI technologies.
July 8, 2026
Client Alert
China Introduces Rules for AI Companion and Emotional Interaction Services
The targeted rules impose content requirements, safety assessments, anti-addiction measures, and heightened protections for minors and elderly users of AI companion services.
July 7, 2026
Blog
Prediction Markets: ESMA Confirms Application of Binary Options Product Intervention Measures to Event Contracts
ESMA’s statement reinforces that existing EU Member State product intervention measures on binary options apply to event contracts which constitute financial instruments.
Resource
The Latham US IPO Guide
An insider's guide to the IPO process in the United States.
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.
Redemption Rights
the right to Redemption held by certain Stockholders as set forth in a corporation’s Charter. This right is often negotiated for in connection with a Preferred Stock Financing, but is becoming less common of late (and is rarely seen in West Coast VC Financings).
Word of the Day®
Orange List
non-exhaustive enumeration of specific circumstances that may give rise to doubts about an Arbitrator’s Impartiality or Independence in the IBA Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration.
Word of the Day®
Jantzi Social Index / JSI
a socially screened, market capitalization-weighted index of 50 Canadian companies that satisfy a broad set of ESG criteria. Launched in 2000, the JSI assesses how some Canadian companies engage with the local community, maintain Corporate Governance, manage employee relations, affect the surrounding environment, and impact human rights.
Word of the Day®
Key Money
a payment made to a building owner, manager, or landlord by a potential tenant or Property Manager in an attempt to secure a desired Tenancy or Property Management Agreement Key Money is typically used to improve the real Property at issue.
Word of the Day®
Decentralized Application
a digital program that runs on a P2P network of computers and utilizes Smart Contracts to access a Blockchain network and enforce each term of agreement between two parties.
Word of the Day®
In each episode of Connected With Latham, we discuss ideas, developments, and trends shaping the global economy.
July 02, 2026
The NIS 2 Registration Gap How Cyber Incidents Can Expose Non EU Companies to Enforcement Risks
As the transposition of NIS-2 into EU national laws nears completion, organizations should carefully assess whether they fall into scope before a cyber incident occurs.
July 01, 2026
FCA Consults on Changes to Scope and Proportionality of the Consumer Duty
The regulator is proposing amendments with a view to making the application of the regime to firms primarily engaged in wholesale activity clearer and less burdensome.
June 30, 2026
Banking Regulators Propose Customer Identification Rules Under the GENIUS Act
The proposal seeks to mitigate illicit finance risks while protecting the US financial system and national security interests.
June 30, 2026
UK Government Announces New Measures to Tackle Illegal Deforestation
New measures build on existing regulation to bring the UK further in line with the EU.
June 10, 2026
UK FCA Consults on Simplifying Climate-Related Reporting for Investment Products
The FCA is proposing to replace its detailed TCFD-based product disclosures with a more flexible, outcomes-focused approach.
June 08, 2026
Illinois Interchange Fee Law Maxes Out After Permanent Injunction and Legislative Postponement
Illinois’s interchange fee law is permanently enjoined for most entities after OCC preemption, but a fragmented outcome sets the stage for further appeals.
June 04, 2026
European Commission Publishes Draft Implementing Rules on CBAM Carbon Price Deductions
The draft implementing regulation sets out detailed rules for converting third-country carbon prices into reductions in CBAM certificate obligations.
June 03, 2026
FDIC Issues Proposal on Illicit Finance Standards Under GENIUS Act
The Proposal would establish principles-based AML/CFT and sanctions compliance standards for stablecoin issuers aligned with FinCEN and OFAC, as well as supervision and enforcement provisions.