AIM is undergoing a significant overhaul — and for growth companies, founders and their advisers, the practical implications are substantial. On 4 June 2026, the London Stock Exchange published AIM Notice 62, proposing the most…
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Federal agencies are rapidly implementing Executive Order 14398, Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors (March 26, 2026), which establishes sweeping new restrictions on contractor diversity, equity and inclusion…
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The United States Supreme Court recently ruled unanimously that the actuary for a multiemployer pension plan (“MPP”) may select actuarial assumptions used to calculate withdrawal liability after the measurement date, provided…
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Haynes Boone recently hosted its inaugural 30 Block: Crypto & Compliance Forum, bringing together digital asset market participants, lenders, issuers, infrastructure providers and institutional and retail leaders to discuss the…
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At first sight, this may appear to mark the decline of the ECT as a source of legal protection for energy investors. However, that conclusion would be premature. Withdrawal changes the investment protection landscape, but it…
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The IRS recently released Notice 2026-33, providing long-awaited guidance on qualified long-term care distributions (“QLTCDs”) under Section 401(a)(39) of the Internal Revenue Code. This provision, enacted as part of the SECURE…
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/ Finance & Banking, Insurance, Labor & Employment Law, Taxation
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) appears poised to take another shot at revamping its premerger notification rules (“HSR Rules”) under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (“HSR”) Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976. On May 26, 2026, the…
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We previously reported on four ERISA lawsuits that were filed by a large plaintiff’s firm against employer-sponsors of voluntary benefits programs in December 2025. Since that report, a fifth lawsuit has been filed by the same…
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The fund finance market in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region has experienced significant growth in recent years, attracting increased attention from global sponsors, lenders, institutional investors and advisors. With a history of…
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Following the Trump administration’s advocacy for semi-annual reporting, on May 5, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) proposed amendments to allow public companies subject to quarterly reporting under the…
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Después de los resultados de la primera convocatoria para proyectos de generación e interconexión publicada en octubre de 2025 y de la cual se adjudicaron 18 proyectos prioritarios de generación a ser desarrollados por compañías…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Energy & Utilities
The Ministry of Energy (“SENER”) published the Second Call for Priority Applications for Generation Permits and Interconnection to the National Electric System (the “Second Call”) on May 11, 2026. The aim is to increase private…
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Have you switched providers and are now converting your retirement plan to a new form of preapproved plan document? Are you with the same provider but updating to a new preapproved plan document at the end of the six-year…
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In April 2026, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals’ Crescent City Surgical Operating Co. v. Interstate Fire & Casualty Co. considered the standard for granting a stay of continuing litigation after some, but not all, defendants…
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Data centers that adopt forthcoming voluntary wastewater treatment standards from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will likely trigger mandatory OSHA compliance obligations – even though the EPA standards themselves are…
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