On this episode of the R&G Tech Studio podcast, Rohan Massey, a leader of Ropes & Gray’s data, privacy and cybersecurity practice, is joined by data, privacy and cybersecurity counsel Edward Machin to discuss the AI literacy…
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/ International Law & Trade, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
On 17 April, the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) charged a UK-based insurance company, United Insurance Brokers Limited (UIB) with ‘failure to prevent bribery’ in connection with its international reinsurance activity in…
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/ Criminal Law, Insurance, International Law & Trade
In what was a busy week for the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), much of the attention has focused on the launch of its new streamlined ‘External Guidance on Corporate Co-Operation and Enforcement in relation to Corporate Criminal…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Business Organizations, Criminal Law
On April 25, EFRAG officially submitted to the European Commission its adopted work plan for the simplification of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). The ESRS contain the reporting requirements under the…
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/ Administrative Law, Environmental Law
On April 23, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order (the “Executive Order”) directing the Secretary of Education to investigate and hold accountable accreditors of institutions of higher education (“IHEs”) that engage…
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/ Administrative Law, Civil Rights, Education Law
Read our latest insights into the U.S. private equity market. We cover monthly deal activity and size, fundraising, exits, leveraged loans, and a look ahead. The drop in March deal count pushed Q1 deal count to the lowest…
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/ Finance & Banking, Mergers & Acquisitions, Securities Law
Since our prior IM Update, in separate Alerts, we covered (i) the 2025 Investment Management Conference sponsored by the Investment Company Institute, (ii) anticipated modernization of the conditions governing joint…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
Regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) in Asia Pacific remains nascent, mostly governed by existing regulatory frameworks designed for other technologies and products. It’s a work in progress. AI techniques – machine…
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/ Administrative Law, Health, Science, Computers, & Technology
On this Ropes & Gray podcast, join Amanda Raad, co-head of the firm’s global anti-corruption and international risk and crisis management & investigations practices, Nitish Upadhyaya, director of behavioral insights at the R&G…
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/ Business Organizations, Criminal Law, International Law & Trade
At the end of March, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) released draft regulations for a proposed Mandatory Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program. If adopted, the regulations would require annual…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, Environmental Law
The 2025 ICI Investment Management Conference was noteworthy for the change in tone from the SEC officials in attendance, including Acting Chairman Mark Uyeda, as well as IM Director Natasha Greiner, who suggested that there has…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
On this Ropes & Gray podcast, real estate investments and transactions partner David Kaye and counsel Pete Scherer are joined by litigation partner Andrew Todres to discuss one of the more taboo topics in real estate investing:…
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/ Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR), Commercial Law & Contracts, Real Estate - Commercial
On April 10, 2025, the SEC’s newly formed Crypto Task Force held the second of its promised series of roundtables in the SEC’s “Spring Sprint Toward Crypto Clarity” initiative. Titled “Between a Block and a Hard Place: Tailoring…
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/ Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade, Securities Law
In Dealmaker’s Digest, read the top 10 latest developments in global transactions. We offer insights into M&A activity across industries and borders. Global deal value in March dwarfed activity in January and February, driven by…
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/ Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade, Mergers & Acquisitions
On this episode of Culture & Compliance Chronicles, Ropes & Gray partner Amanda Raad and Richard Bistrong of Front-Line Anti-Bribery, are joined by Alexandra Belmonte, the chief compliance officer at A.P. Moller - Maersk, where…
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/ Business Organizations, International Law & Trade
