The trajectory of a biotech company is often full of ups and downs, influenced by unpredictable changes in market conditions. It is therefore imperative for biotech companies to be agile in finding the most appropriate financing…
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In a much-anticipated ruling of 3 September 2024, the EU's highest court threw out the policy that the European Commission has been pursuing since 2021, by which it asserted jurisdiction to review so-called “killer acquisitions”…
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X Agrees to Stop Processing EU Data to Train its Grok AI -
Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (“DPC”) recently filed an urgent High Court application against X (formerly Twitter) for using the personal data of European…
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The phrase “interesting recent decision” is sometimes overused, but in a notable decision, the EUIPO recently addressed a novel issue: whether retail services for virtual goods (specifically, "retail services in relation to…
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Treasury issued a final rule requiring certain investment advisers to establish an AML/CFT Program and file certain reports, such as Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs), with FinCEN (Final Rule).
The Final Rule applies to…
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For the sixth consecutive year, Dechert is the contributing editor of the International Comparative Legal Guide - Private Equity. The guide, now in its tenth edition, is one of the most comprehensive comparative guides to…
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Testing the Waters: The Implications of Loper Bright on EPA’s New PFAS -
Regulations -
In the past year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) finalized several significant rules to regulate per- and…
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On April 3, 2024, the Department of Labor (the “DOL”) issued its final amendment (“Amendment”) to Prohibited Transaction Class Exemption 84-14, commonly referred to as the “QPAM Exemption”…
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2024 is a big year for EMIR reporting. In April 2024, the EU EMIR refit reporting changes took effect. On Monday 30 September 2024, the UK EMIR reporting changes go live. In this article we take a high-level look at the changes,…
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Highlight the Third Circuit’s adoption of the de novo standard of review in evaluating appeals of derivative litigation demand-futility decisions;
Explore the Sixth Circuit’s recognition of the applicability of the “bespeaks…
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After over a year of preview, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS” or the “Committee”) has finally published information on its most recent enforcement actions.
The actions were announced on CFIUS’…
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On August 28, 2024, the SEC, by a vote of three to two, adopted amendments (Amendments) to the current reporting requirements on Form N-PORT and Form N-CEN and provided guidance (Liquidity Rule Guidance) related to liquidity…
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On 21 August 2024, ESMA published the translations in all official EU languages of its Guidelines on funds’ names using ESG or sustainability-related terms (the Guidelines).
The Guidelines will start applying on 21 November…
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On August 20, 2024, a federal district court in Texas issued a permanent injunction blocking the Federal Trade Commission’s “Non-Compete Rule,” which would have prohibited nearly all non-compete clauses with workers.
The…
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New BIPA Ruling: Dismissal of Claims Against Samsung Over its Face App Data -
On July 24, 2024, a federal judge in Illinois dismissed the case GT v. Samsung Electronics America, Inc., in which a putative class of Samsung…
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