With the 2023 proxy season approaching, all public companies should factor into their planning the new rules adopted by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") requiring ...

On August 23, 2019, U.S. President Trump wrote on his Twitter feed (@realDonaldTrump) that "[o]ur great American companies are hereby ordered to immediately start looking for an alternative to China."

In Ras Al Khaimah Investment Authority v Azima [2022] EWHC 1295 (Ch), the High Court ordered that "Model E" ("Train of Inquiry") disclosure be given in the proceedings in relation to ..

The U.S. Supreme Court has finally spoken on the statutory authority of U.S. federal courts to order discovery in aid of proceedings before foreign and international tribunals, ...

The Federal Reserve Board ("FRB") has approved final guidelines ("Final Guidelines") for Federal Reserve Banks ("Reserve Banks") to use in evaluating requests for master accounts...

On October 26, 2022, the United Nations Climate Change Conference secretariat released a report assessing nationally determined contributions ("NDCs") under the Paris Agreement...

To paraphrase one of the United Kingdom's former Prime Ministers, there are three things that matter to businesses wherever you travel in the world

Private-sector funding in space-related companies has increased tenfold over the last decade, topping $10 billion in 2021.

On July 27, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") separately charged three financial institutions with violations of Rule 201 of Regulation S-ID ("Reg S-ID")...

Environmental, Social and Governance ("ESG") considerations are now essential elements in deal-making. Taken together, ESG covers an extraordinarily broad scope, including, but not limited to...

On December 6, 2022, Republican members of Congress sent a letter to executives of the Steering Committee for Climate Action 100+, noting the role the organization plays in efforts...

The Court of Appeal has recently handed down its judgment in the case of MUR Shipping BV v RTI Ltd, which considers when a force majeure clause can relieve a party from performance...

In Match Group LLC v Muzmatch Limited [2022] EWHC 1023 (IPEC), the High Court was concerned with a breach of the embargo on disclosures relating to a draft judgment...

In Paul Richards and Keith Purves v Speechly Bircham and Charles Russell Speechlys LLP [2022] EWHC 1512 (Comm) the court considered the consequential matters arising from the trial of those proceedings in which the claimants were successful in their claim for negligence.

The UK government has blocked three transactions under its new foreign direct investment regime since July, the most recent being last week.

2019 continues to be an active year for FCPA enforcement. In the period from July to September, the SEC brought corporate enforcement actions addressing hiring practices (Deutsche Bank) and sales...

On October 3, 2022, the Financial Stability Oversight Council (the "FSOC") – the U.S. federal government body authorized to identify and monitor excessive risks to the U.S. financial system – announced the launch of the ...

On April 20, 2022, Illinois-based waste management company Stericycle, Inc. agreed to pay more than $80 million to resolve parallel civil and criminal charges brought by U.S. and Brazilian...

A major legal impediment to Chinese private equity investments appears to have been repealed, although it is not yet clear whether the new regulatory regime will in fact make it easier to actually implement such investments.

On December 14, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC" or "Commission") voted to approve four proposals to modify the trading rules for equities and other securities...