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The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 29 - A Global Perspective on the Economic Responses to COVID-19

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While COVID-19 stimulus aid enforcement continues to make headlines in the United States, a very different situation is unfolding in Europe. Jim Power, a prominent economic analyst, joins host Matt Adams for an eye-opening...more

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Q&A: What does 2024 have in store for European M&A?

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There is a wealth of dry powder to spend but 2023 has seen M&A deal activity hampered by rising costs of debt, unstable markets, supply chain issues, general political uncertainty, and fear of global recession. So, what does...more

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Subdued macro conditions shelve major loan activity

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Loan issuance across all major jurisdictions saw year-on-year double-digit declines during the first half of 2023, as high inflation and rising interest rates continued to weigh on loan activity The first half of 2023 has...more

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Central Bank’s Securities Markets Risk Outlook Report, Supervisory Priorities for 2023 and Key Areas of Focus for Funds and their...

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On 2 March 2023, the Central Bank of Ireland (the “Central Bank”) published its third annual Securities Markets Risk Outlook Report (the “Report”). The Report highlights the conduct risks that the Central Bank has identified...more

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Economic Difficulties as Basis for Termination (Cass., Soc., June 1, 2022, n° 20-19.957)

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The French Supreme Court has just provided very useful guidance for employers on how to secure a valid termination: when justifying a termination on grounds of economic difficulties, the employer can only consider the period...more

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Change is in the air

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Respondents see COVID-related disruptions, economic contraction and geopolitical instability as the top challenges for the aviation sector in the coming year. But growth is expected, notably in Asia-Pacific and Australasia - ...more

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[Webinar] Trends in European Competition Law - November 4th, 4:00 pm GMT

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Please join us for a panel discussion featuring Europe's leading experts on Antitrust/Competition Law. Key topics of discussion: - Regulatory Investigation Tools and Powers - The Rise of Dawn Raids - Digital...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 10.12.2020 | Top Story: Court Rules Apple Doesn’t Have to Offer Fortnite in App Store

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Big Friday win for Apple in its ongoing battle with Epic Games, as N.D. Cal. Federal Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled that Cook & Co. didn’t “need to reinstate the popular video game Fortnite in its App Store,” a blow to...more

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Financial Daily Dose 10.1.2020 | Top Story: Palantir and Asana Make Strong Showing In Direct Listing Public Debut

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Palantir’s direct listing experiment generally went well yesterday, with the company’s shares beginning trading up nearly 40% from the $7.25 reference price set Tuesday evening. Fellow direct lister Asana also had a good...more

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Financial Daily Dose 7.16.2020 | Top Story: Crypto Scheme Hacks Big-name Twitter Users

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A Twitter-based crypto scam managed to hack some high-profile accounts Wednesday. VERY high profile...more

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Financial Daily Dose 7.15.2020 | Top Story: America’s Biggest Banks Setting Aside Tens of Billions for Anticipated Loan Losses

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The latest quarterly reporting shows that America’s biggest banks—among them, JPMorgan, Citigroup, and Wells Fargo—are taking self-imposed hits now in anticipation of a “wave of loan losses” later. Those three are...more

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5 Considerations for European Retail and Consumer Product Companies Preparing for a High Yield Issuance

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For the retail and consumer product sector, the high yield market will likely remain an attractive source of capital.   The retail and consumer products sector has been deeply impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, both due to...more

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COVID-19: State Aid in the EU and UK

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While the COVID-19 outbreak is a severe public health emergency for citizens and societies, it also poses the risk of a serious downturn in the economy, affecting businesses, jobs, and households. In these exceptional...more

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BREXIT: is a Free Trade Agreement between the UK and the EU any more likely because of COVID-19?

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With economic forecasters unanimously predicting huge reductions in GDP for both the UK and EU member states because of COVID-19, is there now a window of opportunity for the EU and the UK to agree a comprehensive FTA? No...more

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European Parliament Approves CRR “Quick Fix” to Mitigate Economic Consequences of COVID-19

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The measures grant relief for EU banks to enhance bank lending to companies and households. On 18 June 2020, the European Parliament approved the so-called CRR “quick fix” to Regulation (EU) 575/2013 (Capital Requirement...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights - June 2020 #3

Supreme Court Lifts Key Obstacle to Atlantic Coast Pipeline, but More Challenges Remain - "The U.S. Supreme Court has reversed a lower court ruling that held up construction on the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, which would...more

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English Contracts under Stress in Times of Economic Disruption

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The current economic, environmental and political outlook globally is perhaps the most uncertain it has been in decades. Against this backdrop, contracts are likely to be analysed and tested in ways unlike before. With this...more

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A Move Towards a New STS Framework for Synthetic Securitisations

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The EBA’s Final Report on the feasibility of a framework for Simple, Transparent and Standardised (STS) Synthetic Securitisations is a cautious step forward. Key Points: ..The EBA has made a proposal to extend the STS...more

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COVID-19 - What Public Finance Support (State Aid) is Available in the EU, EEA, and UK?

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While the COVID-19 outbreak is a severe public health emergency for citizens and societies, it also poses the risk of a serious downturn in the economy, affecting businesses, jobs, and households. In these exceptional...more

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Chinese Investments in Germany in Times of Corona and Thereafter

Introduction - The boom of Chinese Investments in Europe and specifically in Germany has experienced a serious cool-down. In 2019, Chinese Direct Investments in Europe have, in terms of deal value, dropped by ca. 40% to...more

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Nota Bene Episode 81: European Check In: How the EU is Dealing with the Pandemic’s Economic Fallout with Oliver Heinisch

Given the devastating impact of the coronavirus pandemic in the European Union (EU) and all over the world, we’re exploring the current economic and political climate of the various member states. Joining Michael for this...more

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Financial Daily Dose 5.1.2020 | Top Story: Latest Reporting Pushes US Jobless Count to 30 Million in Last 6 Weeks

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Another round of unemployment reporting has pushed the newly jobless figure over 30 million in just the past 6 weeks, as the coronavirus continues to wreak economic havoc  in the U.S.  Even that staggering figure is...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights - March 2020 #3

Coronavirus Throws EU Climate Plans into Disarray - "Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš said last week that the EU should 'forget about' the Green Deal for now while it focuses on Coronavirus." Why this is important: ...more

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EIOPA’s timely reminder of the impact of low interest rates on insurers

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Insurance businesses in a low interest rate environment The Supervisory Statement released by the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA) on Wednesday, 18 March is a timely reminder of the potential...more

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Financial Daily Dose 3.13.2020 | Top Story: COVID-19 Fears Push Wall Street to Worst Losses Since Black Monday

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It’s been a week or so, and we’re running out of ways to say that this is bad. But it certainly is. Your bear market stats for the day: the biggest daily drop by percentage for both the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial...more

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