As artificial intelligence ("AI") accelerates, a new class of tools is entering the fray: AI agents – systems that don't just respond to prompts the way large language models ("LLMs")...

The SEC recently announced a settlement with a middle market private equity fund adviser alleging that the firm breached its fiduciary duties in connection with management fee offset calculation practices.

As previously reported, sponsors are rapidly embracing artificial intelligence ("AI") across their operations and businesses, betting big on the technology's...

On 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice ("ICJ") delivered an advisory opinion on countries' climate change obligations.

Welcome to this edition of Weil's UK Tax Digest, featuring a roundup of key tax developments. The past six months have seen significant policy announcements...

We first discussed the NFL's groundbreaking decision to permit private equity investments into clubs in our Q4 2024 issue. Since then, the league has formalized its framework...

On November 17, 2025, the SEC's Division of Examinations (the "Division") issued its examination priorities (the "Priorities")...

On September 17, 2025, the SEC by a vote of 3-1 issued a policy statement (the "Policy Statement") announcing that the inclusion in a registration statement of provisions requiring mandatory arbitration...

Every day, we are testing tools to determine how they would integrate into our workflows, and we are learning in real time what works and what doesn't.

The Munich court has recently confirmed that certain financing structures sometimes referred to as ‘double-dips' are valid under German insolvency...

The English Court of Appeal has recently provided important guidance on transactions at an undervalue pursuant to s.238 of the Insolvency Act 1986...

This first installment of a two-part article examines the legal underpinnings of the Supreme Court's recent rejection of an antitrust rule against resale price maintenance ("RPM"), in place for 96 years.

A federal judge has ruled that Meta is not a monopolist. On November 18, 2025, Judge Boasberg of the District Court for the District of Columbia found...

When Jim Westra started his career, private equity was a small, clubby world. He had a front-row seat to its explosive growth, first as a key advisor to the industry's pioneers and later as the long-time General Counsel...

On 1 July 2025, the European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") released its first thematic note (the "Note") in a series clarifying ESMA's expectations for sustainability communications...

The Property (Digital Assets etc) Act 2025 (the "Act") came into force on 2 December 2025, providing helpful statutory confirmation that digital assets may be considered...

The staff (Staff) of the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance (Division) announced in a statement yesterday that, "[d]ue to current resource and timing considerations following the lengthy government shutdown...

Historically, investment in defence has been considered out of bounds for PE and VC funds due to LP sensitivity around investments in the defence sector and a perceived tension...

Registration rights are contractual rights that facilitate share resales by sponsors and other pre-IPO shareholders once a company goes public...

The antitrust enforcement regimes in the United States, the United Kingdom, and the European Union are in various stages of political turnover.