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On May 5, 2016, the IRS released Notice 2016-31, which clarifies the circumstances under which a taxpayer will be treated as having begun construction...

The project finance market in the United States benefits from a well-developed legal framework and sophisticated financial markets.

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

On February 8, 2012, the United States Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") and Department of the Treasury ("Treasury") issued long awaited proposed regulations under the so-called "FATCA" provisions in sections 1471 through 1474 of the Internal Revenue Code.

The UK Securitisation Regulations 2024 and new rules from the FCA and PRA came into effect on 1 November 2024, replacing the EU Securitisation Regulation. The updated rules, outlined in the FCA's Securitisation Sourcebook and PRA Rulebook, aim to align with the UK's Smarter Regulatory Framework for financial services.

The FCA has recently published a Consultation Paper (CP22/20) aimed at addressing its "growing concerns that firms may be making exaggerated...

In several decisions handed down over the last two years, the Delaware Court of Chancery has demonstrated its willingness to resolve disputes over demands for access to corporate books and records in favor of the requesting stockholder.

The Seventh Circuit recently issued an opinion1 in the bankruptcy case of River Road Hotel Partners, LLC disagreeing with the Third Circuit’s holding in In re Philadelphia Newspapers, LLC2 regarding a free-and-clear sale of assets under a Chapter 11 plan that denied a secured creditor the right to credit bid.

On June 30, Spire Global Inc. (Spire), a San Francisco-based company developing a commercial weather satellite constellation, announced that it raised $40m through its Series B investment round.

"Don’t Ask, Don’t Waive" Provision Deemed to Impermissibly Limit the Board’s On-Going Statutory and Fiduciary Obligations.

In "In Re Micromet, Inc. Shareholders Litigation", the Delaware Court of Chancery recently reconfirmed that it will not second guess the process used by a target company’s board of directors in connection with a sale of the company, so long as that process is one that does not have the effect of unreasonably deterring prospective bidders.

On 6 February 2013, the UK Financial Services Authority ("FSA") (as the FCA was then known) published a Final Notice recording its detailed findings that RBS had "undermined the integrity of LIBOR"...

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

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

On 11 July 2025, the Court of Appeal dealt a further blow to Phones 4u (in administration) ("P4u") by unanimously dismissing its appeal in its longstanding dispute with three of the UK's...

On September 13, 2012, the IRS published final regulations addressing when property is "traded on an established securities market".

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has proposed sweeping amendments to clarify when prediction market contracts on sports, elections, and entertainment are permissible under federal law. The rulemaking introduces a structured framework for evaluating event contracts, defining key terms like "gaming" and establishing criteria to assess whether such markets serve legitimate hedging and price discovery functions or cross the line into prohibited territory. At stake is the future of prediction markets in

The Second Circuit held that Judge Jed S. Rakoff abused his discretion in refusing to approve a proposed consent decree between the SEC and Citigroup.