ArticleWeil Structured Finance Talking PointsOn 1 August 2025, the UK Supreme Court delivered its judgment in the conjoined cases of Hopcraft v Close Brothers Limited...United KingdomFinance and BankingWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
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ArticleSEC Brings Accounting And Disclosure Fraud Charges Against Public Company And Former Executives, Reflecting Focus On Earnings ManagementThe SEC recently announced a settlement with a major publicly traded agricultural company (the "Company") regarding accounting and disclosure fraud, and filed a complaint against one of the Company's former executives...United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
ArticleFTC Walks Away From Rulemaking— But Not The Fight On Non-CompetesOn September 5, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "the Commission") cemented a shift in strategy to enforce the antitrust laws against non-compete agreements.United StatesEmployment and HRWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
ArticleEPA Proposes Repealing Greenhouse Gas Vehicle Standards And Endangerment FindingOn July 29, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") issued a series of alternative proposals seeking to repeal greenhouse gas...United StatesEnvironmentWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
ArticleIRS Issues Final And Proposed Regulations Clarifying Section 892 Exemption For Foreign Government InvestorsOn December 12, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") released final regulations under Section 892 of the Internal Revenue Code (TD 10042), together with proposed regulations...United StatesTaxWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
ArticleHeads Up For The Proxy Season: ISS And Glass Lewis Policy Updates For 2026 Focus On Shareholder Rights, Compensation Matters And ESGInstitutional Shareholder Services (ISS) and Glass Lewis have released updates to their U.S. proxy voting policies for the 2026 proxy season, available here and here.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
ArticleShifting Tides: A Reallocation Of LP Capital From The U.S. To EuropeA growing proportion of limited partners ("LPs"), in particular large institutional investors, are redirecting capital from U.S.-focused private fund managers toward European managers. United StatesFinance and BankingWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
ArticleUK Government Sets Out CMA Reform Agenda: Faster, Fairer Mergers Or Opening The Door To Political Interference?As previewed in our previous post (here), the UK government has announced a wide‑ranging package of proposed ‘refinements' to the UK mergers regime...United KingdomAntitrust/Competition LawWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
ArticleClient Alert: FTC Walks Away From Rulemaking—But Not The Fight On Non-CompetesOn September 5, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC" or "the Commission") cemented a shift in strategy to enforce the antitrust laws against non-compete agreements.United StatesAntitrust/Competition LawWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
ArticleIRS Issues New Begin Construction Rules For Solar And Wind ProjectsOn August 15, 2025, the U.S. Department of the Treasury ("Treasury") issued Notice 2025-42 (the "New Notice"). The New Notice provides highly-anticipated guidance on the beginning of construction standard...United StatesEnergy and Natural ResourcesWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
ArticleThe EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation: The First Two Years Under ReviewIn recent weeks the European Commission ("EC") has launched two significant consultations that will shape the future of the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation...United StatesAntitrust/Competition LawWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
ArticleSenate Bill 6 Reforms Interconnection and Co-Location Rules for Data Centers and Other Large Loads in ERCOTSenate Bill 6 ("SB6"), recently signed into law in Texas and effective immediately, will significantly impact data center developers, cryptocurrency miners, advanced technology manufacturers and other large-load customers...United StatesEnergy and Natural ResourcesWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
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ArticleLooking To The 2026 Proxy Season: Key Corporate Governance, Engagement, Disclosure And Annual Meeting TopicsThis Alert outlines key corporate governance, disclosure and shareholder engagement topics for public companies preparing for their 2026 annual meetings.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
ArticleNeed To Know For 2026: 10 Tips For The Form 10-KThis Alert highlights the latest trends and considerations for issuers preparing to file their Form 10-K in 2026 for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, including: United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Article2025 Going Private StudyWelcome to the 19th survey of U.S. sponsor-backed going private transactions, prepared by Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP.United StatesCorporate/Commercial LawWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
ArticlePresidential Action Regarding Nippon Steel Establishes Two New Significant CFIUS PrecedentsIn June 2025, following a de novo review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS" or the "Committee"), President Trump signed an Executive Order...United StatesGovernment, Public SectorWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
ArticleSFDR 2.0 – What You Need To KnowSince it entered into force in 2021, the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation ("SFDR 1.0") has been criticised for its shortcomings, in particular for operating...United KingdomFinance and BankingWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
ArticleCFIUS Trends, Tactics, And Transformations From The 2024 Annual ReportThe Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS" or the "Committee") has released its annual report to Congress, covering CFIUS' activity during the 2024 calendar year...United StatesGovernment, Public SectorWeil, Gotshal & Manges LLP