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As Italy updates its securitisation framework, corporates gain more flexible financing tools
As capital sources diversify, companies can better match resources to risk and growth
Noah Carr and Gordon Palmquist joined the firm’s Japanese office, taking the firm’s M&A hires this week to four
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AI in big law
The legal landscape is evolving rapidly, and at the forefront of this transformation is artificial intelligence
Banking
As Islamic finance grows in the UK, law firms are finding new opportunities in structuring deals and facilitating cross-border investment
Arnaud Grünthaler, who joined Morgan Lewis’s Paris office this month, discusses MiCA, stablecoins and the growing opportunity in France’s digital assets market
We roundup top lateral hires in finance, corporate, PE and M&A practices at law firms across the US and Europe
Nicholas Blake-Knox sets out Walkers’ Ireland growth agenda, client priorities and the market opportunities driving the office’s next phase
M&A
Ke Zhang, corporate partner at JunHe in Hong Kong, discusses dealmaking trends and where the firm sees opportunity across M&A and IPOs
The combined firm brings together sizeable M&A, PE and capital markets teams across the US, Middle East, UK and Europe
We round up top lateral hires across the PE, antitrust, M&A and corporate practices in London and New York
The firm’s global AI and innovation partner and a London corporate transactional partner discuss strategy, rollout, use cases and clients’ own AI
Capital Markets
Partners at Zhong Lun and Sidley Austin say Nasdaq’s extended hours may narrow timing gaps for Hong Kong investors but could create liquidity and disclosure risks
The abolition of the QFI regime in February this year is reshaping market liquidity, governance and IPO pricing, changing global PE exit strategies
We round up top lateral hires across the finance, PE, M&A, competition and corporate practices at leading law firms in the UK, the US and the EU
Corporate partner Aline Cardin and counsel Alexander Tollast discuss winning the instruction, road-testing the EU Pilot Regime and turning a first-of-its-kind transaction into know-how
ESG
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Sylvia Anthamatten and Isabell Schellhas of Walder Wyss analyse how recent Swiss regulatory developments are shaping the rules for climate-related claims and increasing greenwashing enforcement risk
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Advestra
Annette Weber of Advestra analyses recent and proposed changes to Swiss ESG reporting and due diligence rules, including the Swiss Responsible Enterprises Initiative 2.0 and the government’s EU-aligned counterproposal
IFLR’s exclusive data finds Greek firms are outperforming southern European peers on gender representation, even as client expectations keep rising
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Melissa Butarbutar, Andrew Jonathan, and Andryan Liandi of TnP Law Firm explain how evolving criminal law and state-owned enterprise reforms are reshaping corporate decision-making in Indonesia
IFLR Awards - shared module
The finalists for the 28th annual Europe awards have been revealed, with the winners to be announced in London on June 11
The 2026 Africa Awards shortlist is out, with winners to be announced in Cape Town on March 17
IFLR recognises the region’s most legally innovative cross-border transactions, as well as the law firms, in-house teams, and individual lawyers who set the benchmark over the past year.
Research for the third annual IFLR Africa awards has begun – submit your entries by December 5
Editorial board
IFLR’s editorial board features senior financial legal practitioners, both in-house and private practice, from around the world. Through their expertise, board members support our editorial coverage with regular feedback, insight and contributed articles.
Primers - shared module
IFLR's latest primer looks at the Basel Committee’s new voluntary guidelines for climate risk disclosures and their global implications
While the Hong Kong and US stablecoin regimes represent important steps forward, it remains to be seen how these frameworks will evolve in practice
IFLR’s latest primer takes a look at the challenges associated with the use of AI in capital markets in financial products and services
IFLR’s latest primer looks at the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s proposal to implement the Basel Committee’s capital standards for banks’ cryptoasset exposures
IFLR’s latest primer takes a look at the Financial Stability Board’s recent report on the lessons learned about depositor behaviour, interest rate risk and liquidity risk during the 2023 banking turmoil
IFLR’s latest primer explores the Basel Committee's latest paper on the risks and mitigants of permissionless blockchains for the banking sector
IFLR’s latest primer takes a look at the CFTC’s recent listing guidelines for VCC derivatives and how they seek to enhance market integrity, transparency, and liquidity
IFLR’s latest primer takes a look the SEC’s recent decision to approve proposals by several US securities exchanges to list spot ether exchange traded funds
Law firms are providing safe harbours for investment firms worried about straying across the advice boundary and helping them prepare them for changes in the future
IFLR’s latest primer takes a look at the global and local trends around the regulation of stablecoins and their issuers
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Yoon & Yang chief: strong pool of talent a ‘key building block’
Hee Woong Yoon, managing partner at Yoon & Yang, reveals key growth opportunities in corporate finance and M&A for the firm as he settles into his new role -
Linklaters: ‘Regulators are becoming more sophisticated in their supervision’
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Argentine law firm eyes debt market opportunities in volatile market
TCA Tanoira Cassagne’s founding partner Alexia Rosenthal explains how the firm is helping clients access capital in a challenging environment
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