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...
10/8/2025 8:34:24 PM Key Development in the Algorithmic Collusion Saga: Settling Defendants to Pay over $141 million to Settle RealPage Price-Fixing Class Action Claims in Tennessee By Justin Stewart-Teitelbaum Bruce McCulloch Elizabeth Suarez Kara Reid Gabriella Small Noelle Choi +3 more... Show less On October 1, 2025, nearly three years since the initial complaint in In re: RealPage, Inc. Rental Software Antitrust Litigation (No....
10/7/2025 4:33:47 PM Using Bilateral Investment Treaties to manage risk in high-risk jurisdictions By Joshua Kelly Paige von Mehren When it comes to investing and operating in high-risk jurisdictions, there are a number of tools that can help businesses manage their...
10/6/2025 4:47:23 PM FTC Challenges Zillow and Redfin Partnership By Justin Stewart-Teitelbaum Kara Reid Emily Abbott On September 30, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) sued Zillow and Redfin, alleging they entered into illegal agreements that...
10/2/2025 4:10:00 PM Compliance in a Global AI Market: Examining the Overlaps Between California’s SB 53 and the EU AI Act By Beth George Brock Dahl Christine Chong Vera Ibes Joseph Mason Madeline Cimino +3 more... Show less On September 29, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill 53, the “Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act”...
10/1/2025 4:17:56 PM Shutdown Implications Across the Federal Government By Austin Evers Erik Gerding Melissa Hodgman At midnight, the government in Washington, DC, shut down for the first time since 2019. As of this writing, the potential duration of the...
10/1/2025 3:09:46 PM Government Shutdown & the SEC Practical Advice for Public Companies By Erik Gerding Melissa Hodgman Yesterday, before the federal government shutdown took effect, the SEC’s Division of Corporation Finance (the Division) confirmed in...
9/30/2025 6:54:55 PM Navigating Investment in High-Risk Jurisdictions: A Strategic Guide for Global Investors By Kate Cooper Piusha Bose Investing in high-risk jurisdictions—regions affected by conflict, political instability, or weak governance—can offer unique...
9/30/2025 5:14:59 PM From the Freshfields SEC Desk: One Green Light for Mandatory Arbitration from the SEC By Erik Gerding Melissa Hodgman On September 17, 2025, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission took a significant step to reverse course on a decades-old policy...
9/30/2025 1:20:58 PM U.S. Government Shutdown: A CFIUS Rundown By Aimen Mir Christine Laciak Brian Reissaus Colin Costello Timothy Swartz Andrew Gabel Kate Applegate +4 more... Show less The U.S. federal government appears poised for a partial shutdown, which would occur at 12:01am October 1, 2025. Investors should note...