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This edition of our Digital Assets Update covers recent legal news regarding all types of digital assets, including cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, CBDCs, and NFTs, as well as other blockchain and Web3 technologies.
Client Alert | August 22, 2023
The California Supreme Court has held that a business entity acting as an employer’s agent may be held directly liable for alleged violations of the state’s Fair Employment and Housing Act.
Client Alert | August 22, 2023
Our lawyers provide an update on shareholder activism in 2022 involving NYSE- and Nasdaq-listed companies with equity market capitalizations in excess of $1 billion and below $100 billion.
Client Alert | August 21, 2023
Washington, D.C. partner Stephenie Gosnell Handler, of counsel Amanda Neely and associate Chris Mullen are the authors of "Tech Outbound Investment Is Target of National Security Scrutiny" published by Bloomberg Law on August 14, 2023.
Article | August 18, 2023
On August 16, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission announced the resolution of an antitrust investigation into the proposed acquisition by EQT Corporation of THQ Appalachia I, LLC and THQ-XcL Holdings I, LLC, two companies backed by equity commitments from funds managed by Quantum Energy Partners.
Client Alert | August 18, 2023
Please join us for a discussion on how companies can navigate the compliance risks of doing business in Asia.
Webcasts | August 15, 2023
The Second Circuit decertified the class in Arkansas Teacher Retirement System v. Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., concluding that the Defendants rebutted the presumption of reliance with evidence that the generic alleged misstatements had not impacted the company’s stock price.
Client Alert | August 14, 2023
On August 9, 2023, the Biden Administration issued its long-awaited Executive Order outlining controls on outbound U.S. investments in certain Chinese entities, although without imposing any immediate new legal obligations or restrictions.
Client Alert | August 14, 2023
On August 8, 2023, Hong Kong’s Securities and Futures Commission published its consultation conclusions on proposed amendments to enforcement-related provisions of the Securities and Futures Ordinance.
Client Alert | August 11, 2023
Our latest update on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) developments around the world.
Client Alert | August 10, 2023
Our lawyers discuss the impact of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) beneficial ownership regulation on investment funds.
Client Alert | August 10, 2023
Los Angeles partner Eric Vandevelde is the co-author of "Mitigating AI Cybersecurity Risks From The Top Down" published by Law360 on August 4, 2023.
Article | August 9, 2023
Our lawyers discuss the top takeaways from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States' annual report for 2022.
Client Alert | August 9, 2023
Our lawyers review the expectations of the Securities and Futures Commission and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority regarding allowing a proportionate and risk-based streamlined approach to complying with the suitability obligations when dealing with sophisticated professional investors.
Client Alert | August 8, 2023
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Enforcement is continuing to maintain its aggressive, heightened enforcement agenda.
Client Alert | August 7, 2023
Our Federal Circuit Update summarizes the current status of several petitions pending before the U.S. Supreme Court, the report and recommendation from the ongoing investigation by the Judicial Council of the Federal Circuit, and a number of recent Federal Circuit decisions.
Client Alert | August 7, 2023
On June 28, 2023, the New York Department of Financial Services published a Revised Proposed Second Amendment to its Part 500 Cybersecurity Rules.
Client Alert | August 3, 2023
Partners from Gibson Dunn’s antitrust and corporate practice groups discuss proposed changes and additions to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Premerger notification form, including a review of key changes, their potential impact on HSR filing preparation and transaction timelines, as well as preliminary thoughts on new best practices to address these developments.
Webcasts | August 3, 2023
On July 27, 2023, the federal banking agencies jointly issued the long-expected notice of proposed rulemaking that would replace the federal banking agencies’ risk-based capital framework for large banking organizations with a new framework—commonly referred to as the Basel III endgame reforms—that would implement international capital standards issued by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.
Client Alert | August 3, 2023
In a precedential decision on July 6, 2023, the Delaware Court of Chancery lowered stockholder-plaintiffs’ incentives to pursue meritless deal litigation by raising the standard that supplemental disclosures must meet to justify an award of attorneys’ fees from “helpful” to “material.”
Client Alert | August 2, 2023