Just published in the New York Law Journal: William A. Tanenbaum and Dr. Matthias Orthwein, LL. M. (Boston) examine the Chinese AI model DeepSeek's dual-edged implications for international business.

The EU is ramping up strict and tort product liability for faulty AI and software. The current revision of the Product Liability Directive 85/374/EEC includes AI,...

The European Banking Authority (EBA) and more recently its sister European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs)

The German regulatory practice has been to treat bitcoin as a unit of account and thus a financial instrument.

By judgement dated 13 October 2022 (docket No. I ZR 111/21), the Federal Court of Justice [Bundesgerichtshof, BGH] rejected the claim of several scientific publishers against Telekom...

In the second episode of our podcast mini-series on tech M&A in partnership with Mergermarket, Dirk Besse, Managing Partner of Morrison & Foerster's Berlin office

The European Union's Omnibus package has raised expectations that sustainability reporting will become simpler, yet companies are discovering that the real challenges lie not in regulatory requirements themselves, but in operational implementation. From data availability issues in EU Taxonomy assessments to structural complexities in multi-business corporate groups, organizations face significant hurdles in establishing effective non-financial reporting processes.

The case involved a loyalty program offering consumers benefits in exchange for a one-time payment and ending automatically after twelve months.

After years of record growth, dealmaking has slowed, exit opportunities are limited, and unrealised assets are piling up. But the most successful firms aren't just weathering the storm—they're evolving.

The German Federal Fiscal Court [Bundesfinanzhof, BFH] has published the first ruling on the taxation of virtual currencies. With its decision of 14 February 2023, it clarifies that capital gains...

The EU Commission adopted as a result of its FinTech Action Plan, the European Crowdfunding Services Providers Regulation (ECSPR 2020/1503) on 20th October 2020.

Transactions in Bitcoin do not constitute a bank transaction and certainly such transactions are not a criminal offence.

Reuters reported about "Bitkom surveyed 503 top managers and security chiefs from across Germany's manufacturing sector" ...

Reuters reported about "Bitkom surveyed 503 top managers and security chiefs from across Germany's manufacturing sector" ...

Schalast hat die LUKSO Blockchain GmbH („LUKSO") bei der erfolgreichen Durchführung ihres Reversable Initial Coin Offering, der weltweit ersten blockchain-basierten Transaktion dieser Art, umfassend beraten.

Implementing the NIS-2 Directive (EU 2022/2555) and the Critical Entities Resilience ("CER") Directive (EU 2022/2557) into national law, Germany is reinforcing the security and resilience of its critical infrastructure, creating new compliance challenges and opportunities for organizations operating in or serving the German market.

As driverless cars prepare to enter the roadway, regulators are closely considering the implications of how software is programmed.

On January 13, 2018, the Second Payment Services Directive (PSD2) will enter into force, which also introduces higher security standards for online payments.

nxtAssets GmbH is expanding the investment universe by launching its first physically-backed exchange-traded products (ETPs) on Bitcoin and Ethereum.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is set to revolutionize the legal industry, and there's no doubt that law firms will need to adapt in order to stay ahead of the curve. Here are five predictions...