Regulation

International Edition

What Bird & Bird's Sandra Seah Learned From the APEC Summit

By Alaina Lancaster | November 17, 2023

"In Singapore, it's not good enough to say 'I'm good at lawyering,'" Seah said. "You need to be very, very aware of the commercial context in which our clients operate—the business climate and the geopolitical climate."

3 minute read

International Edition

Ex-Obama Commerce Secretary And China Ambassador Joins Dorsey & Whitney As Adviser

By Justin Henry | November 16, 2023

"Chinese companies need to understand our tax laws, the differences between states, et cetera," said Gary Locke. "All of this is really an extension of the work I did as governor, U.S. commerce secretary and ambassador to China."

3 minute read
International Edition

Singapore to Add Layer of Scrutiny to Significant Investments With New Bill

By Jessica Seah | November 15, 2023

Once the bill passes, Singapore will join such countries as China, Japan, the U.S., Australia and the U.K., which have comparable investment regulations.

4 minute read

International Edition

SRA Discovered Axiom Ince Client Account Shortfall Three Months Before Closing Firm

By Jack Womack | November 15, 2023

Earlier this week, the UK's Serious Fraud Office arrested seven individuals and carried out searches across nine locations as part of a criminal investigation into Axiom Ince.

2 minute read
International Edition

Spanish Law Firms Speak Out For Rule of Law Following Political Deal

By Alex D'Elia | November 15, 2023

Major firms have taken the 'unprecedented' step of issuing public statements following an agreement between Socialists and Catalan separatists.

3 minute read
International Edition

Non-Financial Misconduct: The 'Not So Simple' Issue Facing the FCA

By Tracey Dovaston and Alessia de Quincey, Pallas Partners | November 14, 2023

The precise parameters of how non-financial misconduct is treated by the regulator has remained unclear and undefined.

5 minute read
International Edition

SFO Raids Axiom Ince Offices, Makes Seven Arrests

By Jack Womack | November 14, 2023

SFO investigators were accompanied by Metropolitan Police officers as they raided offices in locations in the South East of England early Tuesday morning.

2 minute read
International Edition

Roving UK 'Justice Bus' Could Help Maintain the Rule of Law, Says Lady Hale

By Charlotte Johnstone | November 14, 2023

Speaking about the threats to the rule of law on Monday, the former President of the UK Supreme Court also proposed a change to legal education in schools.

4 minute read
International Edition

Ex-Deloitte Lawyer to Face Tribunal Following 'Unwanted' Kiss Allegation

By Jack Womack | November 8, 2023

The incident in question took place at the Waldorf Hotel in London's Covent Garden on March 17 last year.

2 minute read
International Edition

Local Content Laws Are a Double-Edged Sword, Say Lawyers

By Jennigay Coetzer | November 8, 2023

Lawyers from African firms in Ghana, Tanzania, and Nigeria discuss the tension to develop local skills and capacity versus the desire to increase foreign direct investment.

5 minute read
National Law Journal

EPA Sets New Stringent Standards on Soot, Gaining Enviros' Praise, Big Oil's Scorn

By Maydeen Merino | February 8, 2024

EarthJustice calls the move "lifesaving" while the American Petroleum Institute decries a "short-sighted policy."

3 minute read
Law.com

California Cannabis / Arkansas Hemp Law / The Holding Company's Trademark / A NY Licensing Suit Fails

By Cheryl Miller | February 8, 2024

State cannabis regulator Nicole Elliottt said some cities' and counties' resistance to allowing retail sales "is a huge issue that needs to be overcome."

7 minute read
National Law Journal

Billing Rate Increases and Demand Growth Push DC Firms to Strong Financial Year

By Abigail Adcox | February 8, 2024

"D.C. was our best-performing region," said Owen Burman, of Wells Fargo Legal Specialty Group. "The regulatory side was on fire for so many firms."

3 minute read
National Law Journal

Senate Republicans Seek to Block SEC's Proposed Predictive Data Analytics Rule

By Maydeen Merino | February 7, 2024

"By waging a war on technology, the SEC would hurt the very investors that it claims to be protecting—Americans saving for retirement," said Sen. Ted Cruz.

3 minute read
Corporate Counsel

New Corporate-Transparency Laws to Require 'Mountain of Filings'

By Maria Dinzeo | February 7, 2024

Startups will need to avoid stumbles because "you want to be putting yourself out there as a good, sophisticated and responsible founder," Fenwick & West partner Jonathan Sagot said.

7 minute read
New York Law Journal

NY Proposes New Rules To Rein In Pharmacy Benefit Managers

By Brian Lee | February 7, 2024

A law firm monitoring the regulation said the proposed rules are "comprehensive," even though "scaled back" from a previous version.

3 minute read
National Law Journal

SEC Expands Definition of 'Dealer,' 'Government Securities Dealer'

By Maydeen Merino | February 6, 2024

"When dealers register, they become subject to a variety of important laws and rules that help protect the public, promote market integrity and facilitate capital formation," SEC Chair Gary Gensler said.

3 minute read
International Edition

$14B Japan-US Steel Deal Embroiled in Election-Year Presidential Politics

By Jessica Seah | February 6, 2024

Lawyers say the deal has become a tool to gain political clout and will unlikely impact Japan-U.S. trade going forward.

4 minute read
Corporate Counsel

Ex-Officials Fret Hacked Firms, Fearing Legal Liability, Will Keep Law Enforcement in Dark

By Maria Dinzeo | February 6, 2024

Twenty former federal law enforcement and national security officials filed an amicus brief in the SEC's fraud lawsuit against the IT company SolarWinds, which was hit by a massive 2019-2020 breach.

5 minute read
National Law Journal

NFL, Industry Groups Urge FTC to Provide Consistency in Proposed 'Junk Fee' Rule

By Maydeen Merino | February 5, 2024

"Without equal application of the rule, ticket sellers that display the total price will be at a competitive disadvantage to those ticket sellers not subject to the rule," the National Football League stated.

4 minute read

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