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Sebastian Barling explores the opportunities for the firm as it guides clients through the challenges of the EU’s Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation
Law firms will have four weeks to submit supporting documentation of their DEI practices to the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Warsaw office managing partner Agnieszka Janicka expects more deal activity as businesses scale and consolidate to mitigate geopolitical and regulatory uncertainties
US law firms dominated UK lateral hires in 2024
Paul Hastings, Holland & Knight and Kirkland & Ellis topped the finance and M&A recruitment drive in the US while Simmons & Simmons, Sidley Austin and Paul Weiss dominated in the UK
Economic pressures in Africa drive need for cost transparency
Sources in Africa, including from Guinness Nigeria, reveal that in-house counsel are demanding more cost transparency from law firms as businesses face budget cuts
Banking
New hires were made across the finance and M&A practices in Northern California, New York and Paris
From regulatory clarity on meme coins to a new SEC crypto task force, the Trump administration has set a positive outlook for digital assets to develop in the US
As potential consolidation of US banking regulators gains momentum, foreign financial institutions may have a unique opportunity to enter the US market
IFLR’s latest primer looks at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s proposal to implement the Basel Committee’s capital standards for banks’ cryptoasset exposures
M&A
Law firms are increasingly expanding into Germany to seize strategic opportunities in PE and M&A
Partner and senior counsel Myra Garrett highlights the key deals the firm has worked on and how it wins business in an increasingly competitive legal landscape
Eric Schiele joins as partner and co-lead of the firm’s M&A group and brings 25 years of experience in advising on big-ticket transactions
Despite geopolitical concerns, key sectors that could carve out M&A opportunities include automotive, energy, and manufacturing
Capital Markets
Pam Shores, who runs the Linklaters capital markets practices, outlines the firm’s US ambitions and reflects on her 27-year journey
Law firms need to carefully pick their battles as the Trump administration wrestles with those who get in its way
New hires were made across the private capital, corporate and capital markets practices in London, Boston, Denver and Mexico City
The finalists for the 26th annual Asia-Pacific Awards 2025 are revealed - winners will be presented in Hong Kong on April 16
ESG
Trump administration mandates suspension of Perkins Coie's security clearances amid alleged “dishonest” and “dangerous” practices
Michael Hilton, head of Skadden’s Middle East practice, looks ahead at the challenges and opportunities for the firm’s newly established office in Abu Dhabi’s ADGM from an M&A perspective
Law firms take different approaches in advising clients on the European Commission’s proposed changes to the CSRD, CS3D and EU Taxonomy
New York’s Climate Superfund Act signals continued state-level initiatives to try to shift costs of climate change adaptation to energy companies
IFLR Awards - shared module
IFLR Awards
The finalists for the 26th annual Europe awards are revealed - winners will be presented in London on April 3
The shortlist for the Africa Awards 2025 is out - winners will be revealed in Cape Town on March 27
More than 350 lawyers gathered in Dubai for an evening of inspiration and recognition
Research for the 26th annual IFLR awards has begun – submit your entries by December 5
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Primers - shared module
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
IFLR’s latest primer takes a look at the anti-greenwashing rules introduced by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority
Law firms are helping asset managers and advisers understand the implications of this contentious component of the EU’s Retail Investment Strategy
Law firms are helping asset managers comply with this tricky piece of UK investor protection law and prepare for the EU’s related value for money proposals
IFLR’s latest primer takes a look at the digital assets taxonomy put forward by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Global Markets Advisory Committee
Features | Special Focus | Opinions
Features | Special Focus | Opinions
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East & Concord Partners on being ‘one-stop shop’ for real estate M&A
The Chinese domestic law firm sees big opportunities in real estate M&A work as China looks inward for economic growth -
King & Spalding: ‘Our expertise lies in structuring first-of-their-kind projects’
Matt Hardwick joins the firm’s corporate group as it strengthens its energy and project finance capabilities -
Hogan Lovells: ‘Our focus is on the most challenging transactions’
Ferigo Foscari is one of the newest additions to the firm’s corporate and finance team, which has made six new hires in the past four weeks
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Sponsored by PotamitisVekrisAs Greece continues its recovery from the sovereign debt crisis, Konstantinos Rachianiotis and Vassilis Stergiou of PotamitisVekris report a heavy restructuring workload after substantial changes to the insolvency framework -
Sponsored by Llinks Law OfficesLlinks Law Offices explains why a revision of China’s bankruptcy regime is on the agenda amid a sharp rise in cases
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Sponsored by Morais Leitão, Galvão Teles, Soares da Silva & AssociadosDiana Ribeiro Duarte, Pedro Capitão Barbosa and Sofia Araújo Matias of Morais Leitão outline the European Commission’s latest proclamations on sustainable finance, which address the relationship between the EU Taxonomy Regulation and the SFDR
