The U.K.-EU financial services Brexit discussions are focused on refinements to the existing EU law concept of equivalence and how to make it work in the context of Brexit.

This issue features news from Latin America as well as recent articles prepared in conjunction with the firm’s Environmental and Litigation groups.

On July 15, 2015, the FCA published final guidance and amended rules on its new competition law powers.

The book provides a comprehensive treatment of issues faced by management, vendors and creditors dealing with financially distressed companies.

The global financial crisis of 2008 had a material adverse impact on banks throughout the EU. To ameliorate these effects and restore confidence in the European financial system...

Diversity initiatives are not just the right thing to do, but rather a business imperative. Diversity of thought, approach, action and style produces superior results and is a win-win for every organisation.

"Email has got to be just about the worst form of communication ever devised… If somebody picked up the telephone or, God forbid, met somebody in person, those misunderstandings would never have happened."

Washington, DC associate Helen Cook has been praised for her book, The Law of Nuclear Energy, which has been published by Sweet & Maxwell.

On January 24, 2018, the CFTC announced the filing of an enforcement action charging Nevada-based firm My Big Coin Pay, Inc. and its founders with operating a scheme ...

On April 6, 2016, the US Department of Labor issued its final "fiduciary" rule. Over 800 pages in length and more than 15 years and three iterations in the offing...

The new book provides a comprehensive treatment in a convenient Q&A format of issues faced by management, vendors, and creditors dealing with financially distressed companies.

In May 2017, the European Central Bank published its final Guidance on Leveraged Transactions (the "ECB Guidance")1. The ECB Guidance will come into effect six months after publication ...

Compliance programs are being tested in the wake of the current crisis, for which they must adapt to the prevailing scenario quickly. What happens when this chaos becomes the new normal?

The tender process is identified as CNH-R02-L01/2016 and additional information on this process is available at http://rondasmexico.gob.mx/r2-l01-bloques/.

On February 16, 2021, the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, First Judicial Department, unanimously affirmed the dismissal of a putative class action...

On December 3, 2020, the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court, First Judicial Department, reversed an order that denied defendants...

On March 29, 2021, the SEC's Division of Examinations issued a Risk Alert emphasizing broker-dealers' obligations to monitor and report suspicious activity.

Mark Shapiro, partner at Shearman & Sterling and Chairman of the firm's Financial Restructuring & Insolvency group was featured in a recent episode of the FICC Focus podcast by Bloomberg Intelligence.

Compliance programs are being tested in the wake of the current crisis, for which they must adapt to the prevailing scenario quickly. What happens when this chaos becomes the new normal?

On May 20, 2020, in light of evolving circumstances with respect to the COVID-19 health emergency, the Chief Administrative Judge of the New York State Courts...