03/25/2022
Russian Inheritance Battle Reaches Switzerland
The whole thing has unraveled into this veritable War of the Roses that the boulevard press has followed closely.
Comment, Analysis & Research
03/25/2022
Tory minister names and shames two more City law firms that worked for Russian oligarchs
Cleverly’s comments come after Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said the government’s efforts to sanction oligarchs had been hindered by legal threats.
03/24/2022
Rishi Sunak's UK Spring Statement
The big question before the statement was whether the Chancellor would roll-back the new Health and Social Care levy announced last year.
03/23/2022
New Report Reviews Impact of UK Payments Regulation
The report, from UK Finance, The Payments Association, and Latham & Watkins, urges fresh thinking about regulating payments in the growing digital economy.
03/22/2022
How is German Foreign Investment working in practice?
Germany’s foreign investment screening regime is well established and has been in force for more than 12 years.
03/22/2022
Taking Stock: Global Private Equity Perspectives
The private equity industry powered through 2021, setting record highs in terms of buy-out activity and fund raising.
03/21/2022
How to improve the EU’s AML Package on beneficial ownership registration
This report contains the Tax Justice Network’s proposed amendments to improve the EU’s draft Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Package with regard to beneficial ownership registration.
03/21/2022
Chambers Global 2022 ranks leading Jones Day practices and lawyers
lawyers truly working together as a well-oiled machine, putting their brilliant minds at work for their client
03/20/2022
Conflicts Of Interest And Controversial Clients: Henley & Partners’ Caribbean Business
That responsibility ultimately lies with governments, she said, but firms operating these programs like Henley & Partners should be obliged to follow anti-corruption and anti-money laundering laws.
03/18/2022
Harneys wins Deal of the Year
The Banking & Finance team at Harneys has decades of experience advising on BVI legal issues
03/18/2022
A unique time for deal making
Deal terms have bounced back from the impact of the initial uncertainty generated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
03/18/2022
Hong Kong Partner Named 2022 Rising Star By China Business Law Journal
Donovan earned recognition for his innovation and technical proficiency in complex, cross-border data privacy and cybersecurity matters.
03/18/2022
Esther Chang named among Mergers & Acquisitions’ 2022 “Most Influential Women in Mid-Market M&A”
Ms. Chang has led a number of high-profile US and cross-border M&A and corporate transactions.
03/17/2022
Key considerations to stay ahead of ESG trends
Many companies have contractual environmental sustainability obligations with banks and project finance partners.
03/16/2022
Your Will, your legacy: what happens if I own cryptocurrency on death?
A plan could involve appointing a particular individual with some knowledge of crypto to be an executor or to be a trustee of a will trust
03/16/2022
Baker McKenzie Statement on Russian Operations
The Firm employs more than 260 colleagues, including 130 lawyers, in Russia.
03/16/2022
How cities can work better for business and people
Collaboration, better use of data, upskilling of workers, and the reimagining of communities and the high street will be important to cities if they are to remain key hubs that serve businesses and people in a sustainable way.
03/15/2022
Bowmans Dominates the Dealmaking Landscape in East Africa
Bowmans also advised on the deals named East Africa Deal of the Year (the sale of Dudutech Integrated Pest Management to Bioline Group) and East Africa Private Equity Deal of the Year (Adenia Partners’ majority acquisition of Red Lands Roses).
03/15/2022
Not All Oligarchs Sanctioned Equally
Melnichenko who resides in St. Moritz, Switzerland, joined 13 other Russian oligarchs on the EU sanctions list.
03/14/2022
Shoosmiths supported research: real estate embraces proptech
The report found that while the wider real estate sector faced unprecedented challenges throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, proptech continued to grow and is set to go from strength to strength in the coming years.