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SPAC Momentum Continues in Europe with Further Listings in Amsterdam and Frankfurt and Reform in London

Since our publication in March (US SPAC Boom Spreads to Europe), the SPAC market in Europe has continued to grow, with nearly 30 SPACs listed so far in 2021. Euronext Amsterdam has been taking the ...

US Government Expands Sanctions Targeting Russia, with Focus on Russian Sovereign Debt

On April 15, 2021, the US government expanded its sanctions targeting the Russian Federation with actions that will restrict the Russian government’s future access to international capital markets ...

Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Judicial District Court: The Ever-Evolving Reach of U.S. Courts

On March 25, 2021, the U.S. Supreme Court decided Ford Motor Co. v. Montana Eighth Judicial District Court, refusing to further limit the jurisdictional reach of U.S. courts. The Supreme Court ...

US SPAC Boom Spreads to Europe with Recent Amsterdam and Frankfurt SPAC Listings and Potential Reform in London

The popularity of SPACs in the United States has extended to Europe, with three SPACs recently listing on the Euronext Amsterdam and one listing on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. In London, Lord Hill’...

Supreme Court Limits FSIA’s Expropriation Exception to Violations of the International Law of Expropriation

On February 3, 2021, the United States Supreme Court decided Federal Republic of Germany v. Philipp, narrowing the scope of the “expropriation exception” to sovereign immunity found in the Foreign ...

US National Defense Authorization Act Imposes Significant New Obligations on Certain Reporting Companies and Global Financial Institutions

On January 1, 2021, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (NDAA) became law after Congress overrode President Trump’s veto.  Every year, the NDAA authorizes the US Department of...

An ascent to the cloud: SFC updates electronic data storage provider rules

Following the Securities and Futures Commission’s (SFC) publication of a circular (EDSP circular)[1] on 31 October 2019 for licensed corporations (LCs) on the use of data centres and cloud service ...

Suspension of the liberalization regime of certain foreign investments in Spain

On 17 March 2020, the Spanish Government approved Royal Decree-Law 8/2020, of 17 March, on urgent extraordinary measures to deal with the economic and social impact of COVID-19 (the Royal Decree-Law ...

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