Two quarters in, Asia's private capital market appears as uncertain as ever. Last year, we repeatedly heard two mantras. First, Asia's private capital market would grow at substantial rates and, second, that GP consolidation…
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/ Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, Mergers & Acquisitions
On May 30, the New York City Department of Consumer and Worker Protection (DCWP) published its final amendments to the Rules of the City of New York (RCNY), incorporating into the Earned Sick and Safe Time Act the provision of…
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/ Health, Labor & Employment Law
On July 1, the Senate’s version of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” passed the Senate. Such bill included a new provision (not in the House bill) that would provide significant tax relief to condominium developers. The bill provides…
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/ Construction Law, Real Estate - Residential, Taxation
Following the substantial feedback provided in response to ASIC’s discussion paper, ‘Australia’s evolving capital markets: A discussion paper on the dynamics between public and private markets’ (Discussion Paper) on 10 June…
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/ Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Finance & Banking, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities Law
In the recent decision in Re Dropsuite Limited [2025] ATP 10, the Takeovers Panel concluded that a voting intention statement given by a substantial shareholder in the usual form was ‘ambiguous’ as to whether that shareholder…
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/ Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities Law
The Government has made the notification rules which determine the circumstances in which 2026 transactions will need to be notified to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) under the new Part IVA of the…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Commercial Law & Contracts, Mergers & Acquisitions
With an observable increase in the use of earnout and contingent consideration structures in M&A, it is timely to consider the related tax complexity. In brief Our recent Private M&A Report highlights a rise in the use of…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Mergers & Acquisitions, Taxation
Following ASIC’s recent discussion paper and symposium on the dynamics between private and public markets, market commentators have expressed concerns regarding the length and complexity of public market transaction documents…
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/ Business Organizations, Securities Law
Almost two years since the National Security Act 2023 became law, on 1 July 2025 both tiers of the UK Government’s new Foreign Influence Registration Scheme (FIRS), will finally ‘go live’. Despite our own partially successful…
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/ Elections & Politics, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade
On June 16, 2025, the Senate Finance Committee released its proposed version of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (the Senate Bill). The House of Representatives passed its version of the bill on May 22, 2025 (the House Draft)…
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/ Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade, Taxation
As part of our commitment to advancing innovation in legal services, we recently asked our network: What do you believe are the most critical enablers of innovation within a legal function? The results were both revealing and…
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/ Business Organizations, Law Practice Products & Services, Science, Computers, & Technology
What does innovation in legal services mean to you? True innovation is about identifying the value we provide to clients and thinking creatively about how we provide that value in a different way that might be better for us and…
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/ Electronic Discovery, Law Practice Products & Services, Science, Computers, & Technology
A new Indonesian government regulation introduces a structured governance framework intended to strengthen online protection for children. This regulation applies to a broad range of electronic systems operators (ESOs),…
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/ Communications & Media Law, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
The Australian Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer Employment, Industrial Relations and Safety team help our clients achieve success across the full range of workplace issues. In truth, the legal and social environment has never been…
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/ Labor & Employment Law
On 10 June 2025, the new statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy came into force as part of a suite of privacy reforms passed last year, substantially enhancing privacy protections and signalling a material shift in…
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/ Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
