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K&L Gates LLP

United States: New Kid on Y’all’s Block

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On 31 January 2025, the Texas Stock Exchange LLC (TXSE) filed a registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to operate as a fully electronic, national securities exchange....more

Ropes & Gray LLP

Dealmaker's Digest: A Top 10 Bulletin - March 2025

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In Dealmaker’s Digest, read the top 10 latest developments in global transactions. We offer insights into M&A activity across industries and borders. Proposed amendments to the Delaware General Corporation Law would address...more

EDRM - Electronic Discovery Reference Model

Why the Release of China’s DeepSeek AI Software Triggered a Stock Market Panic and Trillion Dollar Loss

DeepSeek, a startup AI company owned by a Chinese hedge fund, which is in turn owned by a young AI whiz-kid, Liang Wenfeng, claims that its newly released V-3 software-R1 was trained inexpensively and without using NVIDIA’s...more

Moore & Van Allen PLLC

High-Frequency Traders: How the SEC Can Tighten Regulation While Maintaining the Benefits of a Competitive Market While...

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In 2010, the so-called “Flash Crash” of the U.S. stock market brought the overlooked practice of high-frequency trading into the spotlight for the first time. Initial efforts to study and curtail the practice, including a...more

A&O Shearman

How will the Trump administration impact M&A?

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M&A practitioners anticipate a ‘Trump bump’ - The scale of Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election – and the fact the Republicans now have full control of Congress – has been greeted with optimism by U.S....more

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Global M&A Insights Q4 2024

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Welcome to the latest edition of M&A Insights, where we bring together partners from across the A&O Shearman network to explore the themes shaping global dealmaking. The election of Donald Trump as President is expected to...more

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Global M&A Insights Q4 2024 - introduction

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In our biannual M&A trends report we explore the possible impact of the new U.S. administration on dealmaking, the dynamics of transatlantic M&A, private equity exits, and Mario Draghi’s proposals to reshape the European...more

Hogan Lovells

Criminal law implications and compliance strategies for the use of AI: AI washing, black boxes, and high-risk systems

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The use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) offers companies a wide range of opportunities for increasing efficiency and innovation. It has become an integral part of everyday business operations. The dynamic technological...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Informed Board - Spring 2024

Artificial intelligence is not just about chatbots. Increasingly, it is used by government for enforcement, and boards need to prepare for that, just as they need to get ready for upcoming climate disclosure requirements....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Insights Special Edition: Women’s History Month

Celebrating Women’s History Month, we present a special edition of our quarterly Insights publication, highlighting the talent and insights of women at Skadden. The issue spotlights their authorship on such topics as the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Hot Topics: AI and ESG

The US Government Is Using AI To Detect Potential Wrongdoing, and Companies Should Too With agencies such as the SEC and DOJ using AI and other data analytics tools extensively to detect wrongdoing, companies need to adopt...more

WilmerHale

2024 M&A Report

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While the 2022 M&A market was buoyed by deal carryover from 2021 and more conducive market conditions in the first half of the year, the 2023 M&A market felt the impact of the Federal Reserve’s most aggressive interest rate...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

The Road Ahead for Private Equity: Debt Finance

Throughout 2023, we have continued to see activity in the debt finance markets, but the higher cost of capital, ongoing geopolitical uncertainties and mismatch in buyer/seller pricing expectations meant that deals have been...more

A&O Shearman

Key global capital market development and the outlook of 2024

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The global IPO market faced a downturn in 2023, but despite this, debt markets grew and new regulations suggest a dynamic shift as we head into 2024. Market overview- The global IPO market weakened further in 2023,...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Informed Board - Winter 2024

The oversight obligations of boards continue to expand. Recent enforcement actions and new laws in areas such as cybersecurity, artificial intelligence and supply chains create new challenges for boards, as we explain in this...more

A&O Shearman

China's enforcement trends and developments: a review of data, bribery, and corporate crime issues

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Commercial bribery enforcement also became more active, as the authorities marked the 30th anniversary of the PRC Anti-Unfair Competition Law. The revision of the PRC Anti-Espionage Law raised some concerns about national...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Summary and Early Analysis of New SEC Private Fund Rules

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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Aug. 23, 2023, adopted the long-awaited private fund rules (Private Fund Rules) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (Advisers Act) as part of SEC Release No. IA-6383...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Investment Funds & Private Capital Market Insights: SEC Adopts Scaled-Back Version of Private Fund Rules (Part 2 of 2)

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Part 2 of the Paul Hastings’ Investment Funds and Private Capital team’s review of the new Private Fund Rules explores the new rules in-depth, and provides additional perspective on market practices that may evolve in...more

Perkins Coie

FTC Targets Contractual Restrictions on Voluntary Cooperation

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The staff of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Bureau of Competition issued a statement on June 15, 2023, sternly criticizing the use of confidentiality and nondisclosure agreements that “impede” the FTC’s ability to conduct...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Balancing ESG Initiatives and Antitrust Risk

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Companies face a difficult choice between taking heed of growing anti-ESG voices while continuing to meet investor and shareholder demands. For several years, companies have come under intense pressure from their boards,...more

Carlton Fields

SEC's Order Competition Rule Is Regulation By Speculation

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In December, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued four rule proposals that would fundamentally transform our nation’s equity markets. The comment period ends March 31, and while the final rules may take...more

DarrowEverett LLP

Meme Stock Mania Sets Stage for Proposed Game-Changing SEC Rule

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On Wednesday, December 14, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) affirmatively voted to advance some major changes to U.S. stock-market rules, perhaps the biggest changes to such rules in nearly 20 years....more

White & Case LLP

Trade: Taiwanese businesses must manage competing US and mainland Chinese demands

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Following in the footsteps of its predecessor administration, the Biden administration has continued to pursue forceful policies to restrict China's military and technological capabilities and to secure US primacy in advanced...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Informed Board - Fall 2022

The proliferation of U.S. sanctions and other regulations affecting cross-border transactions has implications for directors, who may be personally liable for violations in some cases. Meanwhile, the Securities and Exchange...more

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SEC to Propose Major Market Structure Overhaul

At its next open meeting on December 14, 2022, the US Securities and Exchange Commission is expected to propose a series of rules and rule amendments that have the potential to fundamentally reshape the structure of the US...more

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