Previous UK governments have brought forward various policies to encourage and facilitate business rescue, to stimulate lending to growth businesses, and to protect unsecured creditors

The last edition focused on developing disclosure rules regarding climate change risk and investments and how regulators and shareholders are responding to the growing body of...

Welcome to the Fall 2022 issue of the Insider Trading & Disclosure Update, Debevoise's periodic Update focusing on legal, compliance and enforcement developments in the areas of insider...

"DAC6" is probably not a term that is yet widely known among the European private equity community, but the 6th amendment to the EU's Directive on Administrative Cooperation in the Field of Taxation

The April edition of our Insurance Industry Corporate Governance Newsletter focused on how the insurance industry and insurance regulators are concentrating on unfair discrimination...

By reiterating that proxy voting advice is subject to Rule 14a-9, the SEC has clarified the framework for those seeking to challenge the voting recommendations of a proxy advisory firm.

On 31 March 2022, as part of Paris Arbitration Week 2022, Debevoise hosted a webinar entitled "The New Space Race: Risks and Opportunities." Catherine Amirfar...

Hong Kong's new regime permitting outcome related fee structures in arbitration has come into force.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") released its long-awaited proposed rule on the "Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors" ("Proposed Rule") on March 21, 2022.

The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network ("FinCEN"), joined at times by other federal government agencies, has issued a series of advisories and guidance of importance to financial institutions.

One of the key unresolved questions surrounding crypto-custodian bankruptcy proceedings under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code is whether or not digital assets that are held by a crypto exchange...

On May 25, 2022, the SEC proposed two rules relating to Environmental, Social, and Governance ("ESG") practices by registered funds and investment advisers: (1) one titled "Enhanced Disclosures...

The 2022 edition of the Chancery Guide came into force on 29 July 2022 (the "New Guide") together with a new Practice Note issued by the Chancellor.

On September 19, 2022, the Division of Examinations ("EXAMS") of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") published a risk alert (the "Risk Alert") previewing EXAMS'...

Introduction. The Court of Appeal in Gorbachev v Guriev & Ors [2022] EWCA Civ 1270 has narrowly affirmed Jacobs J's decision in Gorbachev v Guriev & Ors [2022] EWHC 1907...

On June 28, 2006, the German government issued draft legislation for the implementation of Directive 2004/109/EC ("Directive") of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on the harmonization of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market in Germany.

On September 24, 2019, the U.S. Department of Labor (the "DOL") announced a final rule that will raise the annual minimum salary requirements for the white collar overtime exemptions under the Fair

On 3 October 2019, the United Kingdom and the United States signed a landmark data sharing agreement to give law enforcement agencies in one country faster access to digital evidence

Last week, the National Advertising Division of BBB National Programs held its annual conference to address recent advertising law developments. Debevoise partner David H. Bernstein...

On December 13, 2022, the staff of the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission released seven new and updated Compliance & Disclosure Interpretations...