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CFTC Overhauls Its Commodity Dealer Chapter Guidelines
On December 8, 2020, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) approved a major overhaul of its Part 190 regulations governing commodity broker…
Brexit and the Authorized Career in the UK
Introduction On December 24, 2020, after four years of extensive negotiations, the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom (UK) reached an agreement in…
Akin Gump defies annus horribilis with a 19% improve in metropolis income amid a restructuring…
It is often said that the legal industry excels in extreme market conditions, and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld's 2020 financial results…
Remark: Pushing the tip of the Weinstein strangulation order narrative doesn’t imply a…
The whimpering conclusion of the three-year saga that drew the city charter into the middle of #MeToo could hardly have been more frustrating…
US Supreme Courtroom Hears Oral Dispute in TCPA Autodialer Case
On December 8, 2020, the US Supreme Court heard an oral argument on Facebook, Inc. versus Duguid, a case designed to establish a statewide standard for the…
Revolving Doorways: Frantic recruitment continues as corporations search for additions abroad
In a rapid start into 2021, a number of firms including Hogan Lovells, Shearman & Sterling, Clyde & Co, Goodwin, Greenberg Traurig…
Current Case Legislation and the Newly Enacted Amendments to the Chapter Code Might Allow Your…
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a global shock to businesses everywhere. Uncertainty about its path, duration and magnitude has wreaked havoc on many of our…
Acquisitions Masks Decline in Natural Development as Knights Releases Covid Hit H1 Monetary…
Publicly traded company Knights saw revenue potentially jump 45% from £ 31.9m to £ 46.2m in half-year 2021, but conceded that sales,…
Embedding Equality, Range, and Inclusion
We have been discussing the need for businesses to make public commitments to support equality, diversity, and inclusion (EDI). These three related concepts…
Speaking Sheds – A & O’s former boss on why the private contact is so vital in a…
In March last year - as the Covid-19 crisis gained momentum - I wrote in Legal Business that if you are a leader in an emergency, you have to…