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Revised OFAC Reporting Rules Expected to Take Effect on August 8, 2024
On May 10, 2024, the US Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued an interim final rule (the IFR) that...
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5 years IFR and IFD - time for a general overhaul?
The EU’s prudential framework for investment firms, the Investment Firm Regulation (IFR) and the Investment Firm Directive (IFD), had its...
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English High Court finds states immune to anti-suit injunctions without express permission
In a decision that gives important direction on the interaction of arbitration clauses and state immunity, the English High Court has...
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FTC Comments on USPTO’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Involving Patent Settlement Agreements
On June 18, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a comment (the FTC Comment) responding to the United States Patent and...
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UK Election: Labour landslide victory – what happens next?
As widely expected, the Labour Party has won a landslide election victory in the UK. The party’s leader, Keir Starmer, became Prime...
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Treasury and FSOC Sharpen Focus on Risks of AI in the Financial Sector
On June 6-7, 2024, the Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC or the Council) cosponsored a conference on AI and financial...
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FTC Comments on USPTO’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Involving Patent Settlement Agreements
On June 18, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a comment (the FTC Comment) responding to the United States Patent and...
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Reenergized CFPB Poised to Rev Up Rulemaking and Enforcement
On May 16, 2024, the Supreme Court handed a major victory to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB” or the “Bureau”), holding...
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Ecocide out of the woods: update from Europe and beyond
As climate and environmental issues are an increasingly hot topic in society, they are under growing spotlight in the legal arena.
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Reforms to English Arbitration Act postponed due to UK general election
As we reported at the start of the year, certain reforms to the Arbitration Act 1996 were expected to be enacted by the UK...
News
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Freshfields Represents 3D Systems in Partial Repurchase of its Convertible Senior Notes
Freshfields represented 3D Systems Corporation (NYSE: DDD), a leading provider of additive manufacturing solutions including hardware, software,
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Freshfields’ Litigation Team Defeats Shareholder Effort to Challenge Sumitovant’s $2.9bn Acquisition of Myovant
Freshfields successfully defeated a shareholder’s effort to challenge a $2.9 billion dollar take-private merger between Sumitovant Biopharma Limited
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Former FTC Commissioner Christine Wilson Joins Freshfields
Senior advisor brings 25+ years of private and public sector experience to the global market leader in all aspects of competition law Freshfields
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Freshfields Advises AstraZeneca in its Acquisition of Amolyt Pharma
Freshfields advised AstraZeneca in its acquisition of Amolyt Pharma, a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing novel treatments
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Freshfields Advises Ad Hoc Lender Group in Lumen Liability Management Transaction
Freshfields has successfully represented an ad hoc group of Revolving Credit and Term Loan A lenders in the Lumen Technologies liability management
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Freshfields Advises Endeavor Executive Chairman in Silver Lake Take-Private Deal
A Freshfields team in New York and Silicon Valley is representing Patrick Whitesell, the Executive Chairman of Endeavor, in connection with the
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Freshfields Advises Keysight Technologies on Acquisition of Spirent Communications PLC
Global law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (‘Freshfields’) has advised Keysight Technologies on its all-cash recommended offer to acquire Spirent
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Freshfields Adds Litigation Partner Andrew Gladstein in New York
Freshfields announced today that Andrew Gladstein has joined the firm’s litigation practice as a partner in New York. Andrew’s practice focuses on
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Freshfields Advises Merz Therapeutics on its $185 Million Acquisition of Acorda Therapeutics
Freshfields is advising Merz Therapeutics, a leader in the field of neurotoxins, in its agreement with Acorda Therapeutics, Inc (Nasdaq: ACOR), under
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Freshfields Advises Novartis on its Exclusive License Agreement with Arvinas for a Potential first-in-class Prostate Cancer Treatment
Freshfields advises Novartis on its exclusive strategic license agreement with Arvinas, Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company, for the global
Knowledge
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Managing pensions risk in corporate groups
Recent high profile insolvencies have demonstrated that corporate groups can face intense and sometimes high public scrutiny if they make decisions
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Landmark Supreme Court Opinion Shuts Door to ATS Suits Against Foreign Corporations
Introduction Since the “rediscovery” of the U.S. Alien Tort Statute (ATS) in 1980, and the subsequent growth of ATS litigation seeking compensation
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President Trump blocks Broadcom takeover of Qualcomm despite re-domiciliation efforts
President Trump issued an Executive Order (the “Order”) on March 12, 2018, putting an apparent end to Broadcom Limited’s (“Broadcom”) hostile
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Market Trends 2017/18: International Capital Markets
In this article, our international capital markets team gives an overview of recent trends experienced by companies as they raised capital in
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Getting private equity deals done in Israel
Summary We are continuing to see opportunities for financial sponsors in the Israeli market. The number of transactions will inevitably be limited by
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Title III Suits Under the Helms-Burton Act
Title III of the Helms-Burton Act[1] allows US nationals to bring suit against a party who “traffics” in property that was confiscated from them by
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Title III Suits under the Helms-Burton Act
UPDATE: Florida Courts rule OFAC license not enough to dismiss case Note: This is an update to our general briefing on Title III suits under the
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SEC Proposes Allowing Additional Individuals and Entities to Participate in Private Offerings
The Securities and Exchange Commission has recently proposed adding new categories of individuals and entities that would qualify as “accredited
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Italy - Update on the Digital Services Tax
Pending the discussions regarding the possible enactment of a European Directive aimed at taxing the digital economy, Italy has decided to push ahead
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Expanded Sanctions on Iran: US, EU, and UK Actions
On January 10, 2020, the US State Department announced that, in response to Iran’s alleged actions against US interests, the United States was taking
Blogs
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Freshfields whistleblowing survey 2023: Spotlight on whistleblowing trends in the US
Recent data from the Freshfields whistleblowing survey suggests that managers in the United States across a range of seniorities and...
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Tenth Circuit Affirms Enforcement of Arbitral Award Annulled at Foreign Seat of Arbitration
When an arbitration award is set aside by the courts at the seat of arbitration, and that award is then brought to U.S. courts for...
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The English Court of Appeal upholds dismissal of LME nickel crisis claims
The English Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal of the High Court’s judgment in favour of the London Metal Exchange (LME) and LME Clear,...
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A Decade of Investment Treaty Claims Arising from Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine: Lessons and Expectations (Part I)
The landscape of investment treaty claims against Russia may be reaching an inflection point. The first wave of arbitrations – brought by...
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Second Circuit: Crypto Exchange Binance Subject to U.S. Securities Laws to Avoid a Regulatory Vacuum
A recent Second Circuit decision underscores that decentralized crypto exchanges with no claimed “home” jurisdiction face a substantial...
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New landmark decision on greenwashing in Germany
As European legislators commence the regulation of environment-related advertising, the German courts are doing their part to progress...
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India’s election: implications for global investors
India, the world’s largest democracy, completed a mammoth six-week election process with more than 950 million eligible voters voting in...
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5 years IFR and IFD - time for a general overhaul?
The EU’s prudential framework for investment firms, the Investment Firm Regulation (IFR) and the Investment Firm Directive (IFD), had its...
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English High Court finds states immune to anti-suit injunctions without express permission
In a decision that gives important direction on the interaction of arbitration clauses and state immunity, the English High Court has...
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FTC Comments on USPTO’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Involving Patent Settlement Agreements
On June 18, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a comment (the FTC Comment) responding to the United States Patent and...
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