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Brexit on the Brink: The United Kingdom’s Plan for Brexit Remains Uncertain as the European Union Agrees to Extend the Deadline...

King & Spalding on 4/15/2019

On March 29, 2019, Parliament voted down, for a third time, Prime Minister Theresa May’s plan for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union (“EU”). As a result, it remains unclear what the next steps for the Brexit...more

Brexit: UK/EU Jump into the Unknown - What’s Ahead?

Foley & Lardner LLP on 4/1/2017

This is the fifth in an ongoing series of blog posts by Foley & Lardner LLP on the implications of the June 23, 2016 voter referendum in the United Kingdom (“UK”) to exit the European Union (“EU”) (“Brexit”)....more

Brexit: Hard Landing/Soft Landing or Down the Rabbit Hole: What’s Ahead?

Foley & Lardner LLP on 10/20/2016

This is the third in an ongoing series of blog posts by Foley & Lardner LLP on the implications of the June 23, 2016 referendum decision in the United Kingdom (“UK”) to exit the European Union (“EU”) (“Brexit”)... ...more

Environmental and climate change laws – divergence or more of the same?

A&O Shearman on 7/29/2016

The United Kingdom’s referendum vote to leave the European Union on 23 June 2016 has raised questions about the future direction of environmental and climate change policies in the UK. In the near term it is business as...more

Brexit Prompts IP Uncertainty

Polsinelli on 7/18/2016

It's difficult to turn on the news and not hear something about the historic vote by Britain to leave the European Union. While the Brexit vote already has had an immediate effect on global economic markets, the legal effects...more

Brexit’s Impact on the Biosimilar Market

Goodwin on 7/6/2016

The United Kingdom’s referendum in favor of withdrawal from the European Union, colloquially known as “Brexit,” has already sent shockwaves through the business world, both within the UK, and abroad. The impact of Brexit on...more

The Consequences of the UK Referendum on Membership of the EU for UK International Trade Rules – Managing Uncertainty

King & Spalding on 7/5/2016

This note offers a brief overview of what is happening and how business can react as well as an overview of the main options available for the UK in framing its future relationship with the EU. It then provides a slightly...more

BRACING for BREXIT - after the shock, what now?

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/2/2016

To the shock of corporate Britain the UK voted last week, by 52% to 48%, to leave the European Union. Within hours of the referendum result the British Prime Minister David Cameron announced that he would be standing down...more

Brexit: Some Initial Thoughts on Prospectus Requirements for Issuers Offering Financial Securities in the UK/EU

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 6/30/2016

The United Kingdom has voted in a referendum by a narrow majority to leave the European Union (“Brexit”). The outcome of the referendum will have far-reaching consequences on financial markets and international capital...more

BREXIT – What does this mean for UK Data Protection law?

Latham & Watkins LLP on 6/28/2016

As the whole world now knows, the UK voted to leave the European Union (EU) in its historic referendum on 23rd June by a vote of 51.9 percent in favour of “leave” to 48.1 in favour of “remain”. This blog focusses on how that...more

Brexit: What to Expect and How to Prepare for the ‘New Normal'

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP on 6/28/2016

The U.K. has voted, in a popular referendum, to leave the EU. The referendum is not legally binding and the result was extremely narrow: 51.9 percent in favor of leaving, 48.1 percent in favor of remaining. This partly...more

UK Votes to Leave the European Union: What Does it Mean for Fund Managers?

A&O Shearman on 6/24/2016

Following the so-called “Brexit” referendum held on 23 June 2016, the UK has narrowly voted to leave the European Union (EU). This note briefly discusses the consequences of the vote to leave, with a particular focus on fund...more

Brexit: What does it mean for companies doing business in the UK?

Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner on 3/7/2016

The fate of the United Kingdom’s membership of the European Union hangs in the balance. Britons are due to go to the polls to vote in a referendum on 23rd June 2016 to decide whether the UK should remain a member of the...more

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