At Dechert's inaugural Private Credit Summit in London, Dechert's Jay Alicandri and Ken Young moderated a panel that brought together industry leaders from both the U.S. and Europe, including Joseph Buchheit from Bain Capital, Steve Kuppenheimer from Lord Abbett and Richard Sehayek from Ares Management.

The SEC's Division of Examinations ("EXAMS") has released its annual examination priorities for fiscal year 2026 (the "2026 Examination Priorities").

SEC Division of Investment Management Director Brian Daly recently delivered remarks on investment advisers voting client proxies.

On February 10, 2026, FINRA re-proposed amendments to Rule 2210 to permit performance targets and projections in broker-dealer communications, subject to certain conditions.

On March 12, 2026, the CFTC issued an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (the “Request”) seeking public comment on event contracts traded on prediction markets.

Demand for private credit (lending by non-bank investors) has grown rapidly since the global financial crisis to fill a lending void left by banks and meet investor demand for flexible financing.

Despite the growth of PFAS-related lawsuits, standing remains a viable avenue to attack allegations through an early motion to dismiss.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, a budget reconciliation bill, passed the United States House of Representatives vote on May 22, 2025 and is currently under Senate consideration.

On September 15, 2025, the staff of the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance issued a no-action letter to Exxon Mobil Corporation permitting it to implement a retail voting program that allows retail shareholders to provide a standing instruction ...

Our view from the trenches is that after the Trump election and excitement over the Trump bump, the capital markets went on a sustained pause.

Since my earliest days in the CRE capital markets biz, there has always been a drumbeat of grumbling from the borrower community about the annoying complexity, expense and delay of having one's loan serviced...

The Crime and Policing Act 2026 introduces a universal senior manager attribution test that fundamentally reshapes corporate criminal liability in the UK, creating a "DPA gap" where most newly captured offences lack deferred prosecution agreement pathways and extending reach to overseas organisations whose senior managers have UK-law exposure. This analysis examines the structural consequences of section 250, its international dimension, and how it contrasts with the failure to prevent framework that offers

The UK Crime and Policing Act 2026 introduces automatic corporate criminal liability through section 250, eliminating traditional defences when senior managers commit offences. Through three detailed case studies spanning technology, manufacturing, and international finance, this analysis demonstrates how organisations across sectors now face unprecedented exposure for conduct ranging from computer misuse to cartel behaviour, regardless of their compliance frameworks or geographic location.

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The Antitrust Merger Hot Documents Collection, curated by Dechert's antitrust group, highlights real-world documents that have caused deals unwanted attention from government authorities.

The GP-led secondary, in which a GP transfers one or more assets from an existing fund into a new vehicle, giving incumbent LPs the option to roll their stakes into the new vehicle or take cash, has become one of the most-used alternative liquidity routes utilized by GPs.

The SEC has formally proposed to rescind its comprehensive climate-related disclosure rules adopted in March 2024, citing concerns about statutory authority and regulatory overreach. This proposal would eliminate all mandated climate disclosure requirements for public companies, including greenhouse gas emissions reporting, climate risk assessments, and financial statement disclosures related to severe weather events.

The Second Circuit's forthcoming GOL decision may bless or prohibit the use of third-party "opt-out" releases in bankruptcy.

Brower reinforces two strong early defenses against class actions targeting OTC product labeling and marketing. First, plaintiffs alleging product contamination must plead product-specific testing...

PFAS-related consumer class actions continue to face scrutiny at the pleading stage, as illustrated by the recent Aronstein decision regarding adhesive bandages.