11/7/2025 9:50:42 PM FAR Novation Rules: A Missed Opportunity for Reform – Freshfields Lawyer Featured in The Nash & Cibinic Report By Nathan Castellano Freshfields U.S. government contracts Counsel Nathaniel E. Castellano published an article on mergers and acquisitions involving...
11/6/2025 4:34:45 PM Navigating the Macro View: Key Investment Trends in Latin American Infrastructure By Melissa Raciti-Knapp Rosario Galardi Luis Salomon At the recent Proximo Latin America 2025 conference in New York City, Freshfields partner Melissa Raciti-Knapp moderated the event’s...
11/5/2025 2:38:24 PM SEC Ramps Up Scrutiny of Foreign Private Issuers Amid Renewed Cross-Border Enforcement Push By Melissa Hodgman Erik Gerding The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has signaled that it will continue its focus on foreign private issuers and...
11/4/2025 6:51:05 PM OOPS! States Crack Down on Opt-Out Preference Signal Compliance By Brock Dahl Christine Chong Jackson Myers Raul Orozco +1 more... Show less Last month, the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), together with the attorneys general of California, Colorado, and...
11/3/2025 4:43:36 PM Global Regulators’ Continued Scrutiny of Life Sciences: Merger and Conduct Enforcement Trends in 2025 By Jenny Leahy Meghan Rissmiller Jan Rybnicek Sam Fulliton Kaylynn Moss Toyosi Taiwo Lucas Vanassche +4 more... Show less Executive Summary In 2025, the life sciences sector remains a focus for antitrust agencies globally, especially as governments focus on...
10/30/2025 3:43:55 PM Preliminary Rulemaking Update on “Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act” By Beth George Brock Dahl Christine Chong Alejandra Lynberg +1 more... Show less Regulators are increasingly focused on legislation on children’s and minor’s personal data and use of social media. In SB 976, the...
10/28/2025 3:53:25 PM Doing Business in High-Risk Jurisdictions: Litigation Risks Arising from Latin American FTO Designations By Timothy Harkness Maria Slobodchikova Jackson Myers Cameron MacDonald +1 more... Show less In an era of increasing global instability, companies are frequently operating in high-risk jurisdictions—regions facing volatility which...
10/21/2025 2:32:43 PM Doing Business in High-Risk Jurisdictions: Litigation Risks in US Courts By Timothy Harkness Maria Slobodchikova Elischke de Villiers Jackson Myers Jordan McGuffee +2 more... Show less As global instability intensifies, companies increasingly find themselves operating in or considering entry into high-risk jurisdictions....
10/20/2025 1:19:46 PM Non Competes in California: A Practical Guide By John Fisher Tomas Rua Andrew Cha The General Rule: Unenforceable by Design California has a long-standing and deeply rooted public policy that favors employee mobility...
10/14/2025 4:20:16 PM Doing Business in High-Risk Jurisdictions: A Global Overview of Litigation Risks By Timothy Harkness Maria Slobodchikova Heather Cameron Akshaya Kalaiyalahan +1 more... Show less As companies chase growth in emerging markets, many find themselves operating in increasingly complex geopolitical landscapes, marked by...
10/13/2025 6:00:36 PM From the Freshfields SEC Desk: 14a-8 Bypass: SEC Chairman Offers Companies Way to Short Circuit Shareholder Proposals By Erik Gerding Elizabeth Bieber In an October 9, 2025 speech, SEC Chairman Paul Atkins sent a clear signal that SEC Staff would grant broad No-Action Letter relief to...
10/9/2025 11:47:42 PM SEC Moves to Ease IPOs and Other Registered Offerings During Shutdown By Erik Gerding Melissa Hodgman Michael Levitt On October 9, 2025, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance issued updated guidance on the Division’s operations during the ongoing...