Regulation

International Edition

Why Private Credit is the Hottest Ticket Right Now

By Kasvi Sehgal | January 24, 2024

With the market expected to grow to $2.3 trillion by 2027, private capital is one of the few selected practices that law firms are looking to grow this year.

7 minute read

International Edition

Australia's Financial Regulator to Keep Lawyers Busy in 2024

By Christopher Niesche | January 21, 2024

The Australian Securities & Investments Commission has indicated it will bring more investigations and court actions this year.

5 minute read
International Edition

Paul Hastings, Baker McKenzie Advise as IT Giant Reaches $220M Corruption Charges Settlement

By Alfred Olufemi | January 16, 2024

The settlement deal will see SAP pay over $220 million in penalties and disgorgement payments to the US and South African authorities.

4 minute read

International Edition

Meet The Shearman Lawyer Who Wrote the Blueprint for Brexit

By Kasvi Sehgal | January 15, 2024

Expressing his views on post-Brexit rules led Shearman financial regulation partner Barnabas Reynolds to write seven books, liaise with senior figures in successive governments and play a key role in the UK's future.

7 minute read
International Edition

In EU, Law Firms, Clients and Regulators Are Adapting to Convergence Between Privacy and Antitrust

By Linda A. Thompson | January 4, 2024

The convergence between privacy and competition questions has been driven by the ever-growing importance of data in the digital economy.

5 minute read
International Edition

Slaughter and May, Nigerian Firms Guide BAT in $110M Settlement to Stop Criminal Probe

By Alfred Olufemi | January 2, 2024

Nigeria's consumer protection agency will now close all investigations and withdraw pending criminal charges against the company.

2 minute read
International Edition

Revolving Door: Ex-Cabinet Minister Joins DLA Piper as Lawyers Take Up Government Roles

By Jack Womack | December 20, 2023

The moves reveal a clear pathway between private practice and government.

2 minute read
International Edition

EU Commission Opens First Probe Into X Under New Social Media Law

By Linda A. Thompson | December 19, 2023

Competition chief Margrethe Vestager said Brussels officials had 'enough' evidence to open proceedings.

2 minute read
International Edition

Tribunal Awards First Ever UK Collective Action Settlement

By Jack Womack | December 12, 2023

The settlement is for £1.5 million, and applies only to CSAV, one of the five defendant shipping groups which the class representative has taken action against.

2 minute read
International Edition

Competition Regimes on the Rise in Africa, Ambitious Authorities and the Struggle to 'Keep Up'

By Jennigay Coetzer | December 8, 2023

While it is not without challenges, the proliferation of antitrust and competition laws across the continent bodes well for the business community and future investment in Africa, say lawyers.

6 minute read
The American Lawyer

Kirkland Pulled in $165M in Fees Advising Blackstone

By Greg Andrews | February 27, 2024

The private equity giant made the unusual disclosure to comply with conflict-of-interest rules that kicked in when Kirkland partner Reginald "Reg" Brown joined its board in 2020.

2 minute read
Corporate Counsel

Labor Ruling Against Home Depot Opens Door to More Political Activism in Workplace

By Chris O'Malley | February 26, 2024

Antonio Morales resigned from the home improvement retailer in 2020 after it told him to remove "BLM" from his apron. The National Labor Relations Board found Morales was within his rights to display it.

4 minute read
National Law Journal

Paul Hastings Hires Former FDA Policy Director from K&S as New Practice Chair

By Patrick Smith | February 26, 2024

"FDA policy is driving deal size, deal milestones and deal structures. As the FDA shifts policies, it is molding the transactions," said Eva Temkin, Paul Hastings' newest partner in D.C.

3 minute read
National Law Journal

Democratic, GOP Senators Urge US Regulators to Block Capital One-Discover Merger

By Maydeen Merino | February 23, 2024

Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Josh Hawley, though on opposite sides ideologically, found something on which they agree.

4 minute read
The Recorder

California Lawmakers Flood Statehouse With Generative AI Bills

By Cheryl Miller | February 23, 2024

"As the technology develops, the laws have to try to keep up with them," said Husch Blackwell partner Mhare Mouradian. "And it's definitely a race."

5 minute read
National Law Journal

Avast Will Pay $16.5M, Not Sell Consumers' Browsing Data in Settlement With FTC

By Maydeen Merino | February 22, 2024

The handling of "sensitive data triggers heightened privacy obligations and a default presumption against its sharing or sale," FTC Chair Lina Khan and Commissioners Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya said in a joint statement.

3 minute read
Law.com

Cannabis Landlord Case / Harris Sliwoski's New Attorneys / Cannabis Lawyer's Congressional Run / Minnesota's Expungement Director

By Cheryl Miller | February 22, 2024

Lawyers for an elderly property owner in Los Angeles said she didn't know her tenant was selling unlicensed marijuana and that charges against her should be dropped. The Los Angeles City Attorney's office said such a ruling would undermine local authority to regulate cannabis operations.

8 minute read
National Law Journal

EPA Set to Designate PFAS as Hazardous Substances Next Month

By Maydeen Merino | February 20, 2024

"Anytime you get a substance that is widely used and is showing up all over the place in the environment, now suddenly brought under the very serious liability regime of CERCLA, you're going to see a lot of potential liability and litigation around that," said UCLA environmental law professor William Boyd.

5 minute read
Law.com

To Benefit from Cyber Insurance Coverage In France, Don't Forget to File a Complaint

By Stéphanie Faber and Charles Helleputte | February 20, 2024

The French regulation has been enacted in the context of the French government decision to fight against the resurgence of cyberattacks, together with ransom demands, which have a significant impact on the economy.

8 minute read
Corporate Counsel

State AGs Emerge as New Antitrust Hurdle for Health Care Mergers

By Chris O'Malley | February 20, 2024

Concerns that transactions raise consumer prices and reduce access to care have sparked the state-level scrutiny, a new headache for dealmakers already facing headwinds at the federal level.

5 minute read

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