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The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 ("DUA") introduces wide-ranging provisions, including reforms to UK data protection laws.

Preferred equity is transforming structured finance by enabling sponsors to attract third-party capital below rated debt without diluting residual positions or triggering additional rating requirements. This analysis examines how CFOs, CLOs, NAV facilities, and other securitization vehicles are deploying bespoke preferred structures to widen investor pools while preserving manager incentives. What contractual mechanics, legal considerations, and market dynamics are driving this shift from niche accommodatio

Early in the second Trump administration, the SEC has shown a less permissive attitude to company and investor engagement on environmental, social and governance ("ESG") matters.

The SEC has proposed Regulation E-Delivery, a comprehensive framework that would permit issuers, broker-dealers, investment companies, and investment advisers to deliver required disclosures electronically by default without first obtaining investor consent. This proposed rule would replace decades of interpretive guidance and establish new conditions for electronic delivery, including safeguards for personal financial information and mandatory opt-out rights for investors who prefer paper copies.

The Supreme Court's landmark decision in Monsanto Co. v. Durnell establishes that federal pesticide labeling requirements preempt state failure-to-warn claims, resolving a nationwide circuit split in Roundup litigation.

The Dechert Antitrust Merger Investigation Timing Tracker (DAMITT) reveals a sustained decline in U.S. and EU merger enforcement activity through Q1 2026, with only four significant U.S. investigations concluded and a record-low single EU case. How are the Trump administration's policy shifts—including the revival of settlements and reinstatement of early terminations—reshaping the merger review landscape, and what do these trends signal for deal timelines and enforcement strategies?

The Delaware Court of Chancery held that a borrower's grant of a security interest in a license agreement constituted an "assignment" and "transfer" of payment rights, thereby triggering the counterparty's right...

On June 5, 2025, the United States Supreme Court ruled unanimously in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, No. 23-1039 (U.S. June 5, 2025), that courts cannot require plaintiffs who are members of a majority group to provide additional evidence not required for minority-group plaintiffs as part of their prima facie showing of discrimination at the summary judgment stage. The Court declared that Title VII's use of "any individual" does not allow for courts to "impose special requirements on

The staff of the SEC's Division of Corporation Finance (the "Staff") recently released a statement addressing the application of federal securities laws to certain offerings and registrations of securities...

For those who have followed Chairman Atkins over the years, it is likely that nothing said by the staff (the "Staff") from the SEC's Division of Enforcement (the "Division")...

The European Commission's Omnibus I Directive significantly reforms the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), reducing the number of reporting entities by approximately 85% and streamlining mandatory disclosure requirements. What changes will affect your organization's sustainability reporting obligations under these revised EU frameworks?

Recent market disruptions have resulted in reports of margin calls in amounts unseen since 2020. Those reports have turned the spotlight on derivatives, repos and other transactions. The significant role these products play in uncertain times is widely acknowledged.

Cette newsletter présente cinq décisions de justice notables rendues au cours des derniers mois

Luxembourg has implemented new gender balance requirements for listed company boards, mandating that at least 33% of all director positions be held by the under-represented sex by June 30, 2026.

On January 14, 2026, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced that the dollar-based thresholds applicable to the Hart-Scott-Rodino ("HSR") premerger notification program will be raised about 5.9 percent from the 2025 levels. As a result, the HSR minimum size-of-transaction threshold will be raised to US$133.9 million from US$126.4 million. Transactions valued below the new US$133.9 million threshold will not require an HSR filing.

On April 12, 2024, the unanimous United States Supreme Court confirmed that the mere fact of an issuer's silence does not give rise to a private claim under Rule 10b-5(b)...

A newly issued draft order by HM Treasury (the "Draft Order") on crypto assets proposes to bring the following activities within the regulatory perimeter of the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA):

To the uninitiated, notice provisions can attract little attention. For those experienced in the stresses and uncertainties associated with serving notices, including the potential economic consequences...