A National Association of Insurance Commissioners (the "NAIC") task force has proposed nine principles to be considered when adjusting risk-based capital ("RBC") for insurance companies.

There have been two important recent developments for parties who use asymmetric jurisdiction clauses in their commercial contracts

The Court of Justice of the EU ("CJEU") recently issued a significant ruling regarding the scope of data subjects' right of access under the GDPR in relation to automated decision-making, including profiling

New York State has enacted a controversial annual surcharge on high-value residential properties in New York City that do not serve as primary residences, targeting owners of second homes...

We are honored and humbled to have been named Law360 Cybersecurity and Privacy Practice Group of the Year for 2025!

Congratulations to the Dechert Cyber, Privacy & AI trial team who represented Flo Health, Inc. in its successful outcome of the consumer class action...

English Court documents are soon to become more readily available to non-parties, with sweeping changes proposed under a pilot scheme published on October 20, 2025.

Luxembourg is poised to expand its fund structuring capabilities by allowing common and special limited partnerships (SCS and SCSp) that operate as alternative investment funds to establish ring-fenced compartments...

Here's a headline for you: We don't know if a conventional CMBS securitization where risk retention bonds are retained by a B-buyer under an industry standard third party purchaser agreement...

What in the world have we done to ourselves? Our CRE Securitization business, or at least the conduit part of our business, continues to shrink: $800 billion in outstanding principal balance...

Last week, an article written by Mr. Frank Partnoy, professor of law at the University of San Diego, appeared in the Financial Times and was subsequently picked up by The Wall Street Journal.

Last year marked an increase in federal securities class action filings, with plaintiffs filing 213 cases in 2023, up from 197 in 2022 and ending an overall decline in filings since 2019.

California Governor Gavin Newsom has issued Executive Order N-6-26 directing state agencies to analyze AI's workforce impact and prepare for economic disruption, with reports due by August 2026. The order mandates review of California's WARN Act, collective bargaining practices, and workforce training programs, while establishing a public data dashboard tracking AI's sectoral employment effects. Employers face heightened legal exposure as the state prepares to publish findings on AI's demographic disparities...

The English High Court has issued groundbreaking guidance on legal advice privilege, addressing whether internal communications within a corporate client group can be protected when created for the purpose of seeking legal advice.

The UK Supreme Court has ruled that creditors holding unrecognised foreign judgments from jurisdictions like Brazil, China, Russia, and the United States can now initiate bankruptcy proceedings in England without first obtaining UK court recognition. This landmark decision significantly expands enforcement options for international judgment creditors while creating new risks for debtors with assets in England and Wales, potentially extending to corporate winding-up petitions.

Nasdaq is proposing to adopt new listing rules to require companies listed on the Nasdaq Global and Capital Markets to maintain a minimum market value of at least US$5 million.

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This month, the Oregon state legislature passed SB 1546, a bill to regulate artificial intelligence ("AI") companion chatbots.