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A discussion on a recent case, where the appellants have filed a petition for a writ of certiorari seeking review of the Ninth Circuit's decision in Executive Benefits Insurance Agency v. Arkison and asking the nation's highest court to take on two questions about which lower courts have disagreed in the wake of Stern.

A monthly round-up of space industry developments for the information of our clients and friends.

The IRS have recently announced certain modifications to the well-known US FATCA regime, including a postponement of the first date on which the regime can impose withholding tax on affected payments and an extension of grandfathering from that withholding tax.

A monthly round-up of space industry developments for the information of our clients and friends.

On November 4, 2022 – exactly three years after amended Rule 206(4)-1 (the Marketing Rule) was first issued in proposed form – compliance with the new rule becomes...

This alert describes important new wage notice requirements applicable to employers in New York. On April 9, 2011, the New York Wage Theft Prevention Act ("WTPA" or the "Act") went into effect.

In the wake of the LIBOR scandal, many of the banks which were subject to regulatory actions have faced claims of mis-selling of financial instruments referenced to LIBOR.

On June 25, 2020, five federal regulatory agencies (the "Agencies") released a final rule (the "Modified Rule") modifying and clarifying the Volcker Rule's prohibition...

A number of significant and recent decisions in the English courts highlight the developing trend for environmental claims, or claims engaging a broader range of ESG issues, ...

In a ruling dismissing a shareholder derivative suit, Vice Chancellor J. Travis Laster took another step in forcing shareholders that seek to bring derivative claims to use all available tools to research and develop their claims before commencing suit.

Institutional investors increasingly consider third-party environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings as part of their credit and risk assessment process for potential investments.

The FCA has recently published a new 'dear CEO' letter setting out its updated supervisory strategy and priorities, including key risks and areas for improvement for regulated firms.

On March 3, 2026, the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) and the Emerging Markets Traders Association (“EMTA”) published the 2026 FX Definitions (the “2026 FX Definitions”)...

A US District Court recently issued an opinion holding that a provision in an intercreditor agreement subrogating a senior lender to the rights of a junior lender extends to the right of such junior lender to vote on a chapter 11 plan of reorganisation in the borrower’s bankruptcy case.

Two years have passed since Treasury and the IRS first announced that they were working on guidance relating to the basis of grantor trust assets at death.

A monthly round-up of space industry developments for the information of our clients and friends.

November 4, 2022 marked the deadline for compliance with amended Rule 206(4)-1 (the "Marketing Rule") under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the "Advisers Act"),...

In 2021, we saw ever-increasing volumes of ESG bonds and loans in the European leveraged finance market — particularly "sustainability-linked" high-yield bonds and syndicated loans.