7/2/2025 6:34:41 PM Supreme Court to Decide Key Case on Private Shareholder Lawsuits Against Registered Investment Funds By Erik Gerding Melissa Hodgman David Nicolardi Introduction On June 30, 2025, the U.S. Supreme Court granted cert to hear a case that could significantly impact how registered...
7/2/2025 4:49:35 PM Shapeshifting DEI Whistleblowers: What to Know and Expect in 2025 By Elizabeth Bieber Austin Evers Jennifer Loeb Young Park Ginger Hervey +2 more... Show less The landscape for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in the United States has shifted dramatically in 2025. What was once viewed as a...
7/1/2025 7:53:21 PM Second Circuit: Convertible Note Lenders Not Always Required to Register as a Securities Dealer By Melissa Hodgman Peter Linken Amanda Huang In a significant decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit recently affirmed the dismissal of claims alleging that a...
6/26/2025 10:25:20 PM SEC Changes Course on Priorities, Unsurprisingly Continues Enforcing the FCPA, and Selects New Agency Leaders By Melissa Hodgman Erik Gerding Elizabeth Bieber Amella Viso Becky Sokolow +2 more... Show less Continuing its trend of reversing course from the last Administration, and with a nod to promoting innovation, the U.S. Securities and...
6/26/2025 2:26:42 PM Trends and Updates from the 2025 Proxy Season By Pamela Marcogliese Elizabeth Bieber Shira Oyserman Abbey MacDonald Heather Brookfield Andrew Dockham Austin Evers Beth George Sarah Ghulamhussain David Livshiz Sean Quinn +8 more... Show less The Freshfields’ team reviewed trends and developments for the 2025 proxy season, summarizing the key takeaways and guidance across the...
6/24/2025 6:13:55 PM DOJ Civil Division Prioritizes Illegal DEI By Jennifer Loeb Austin Evers Grace Bruce Young Park +1 more... Show less Combatting “illegal” Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) remains a “Day One” priority in Washington. President Trump issued executive...
6/20/2025 2:17:43 PM BIS Rescinds AI Diffusion Rule, Issues Notice of “High Probability” Enforcement Related to AI and Semiconductors By Nabeel Yousef Stephanie Brown Cripps Noah Lipkowitz Ian Allen Maame Adu +2 more... Show less Introduction On May 13, 2025, the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) announced that the Framework for Artificial Intelligence...
6/18/2025 2:01:19 PM What does the US, EU, and UK easing of sanctions on Syria mean for companies? By Nabeel Yousef Stephanie Brown Cripps Kimberly Zelnick Jonathan Kelly Lukas Pomaroli Andrew Bulovsky +3 more... Show less On May 23, 2025, several US government agencies took major steps to suspend sanctions on Syria. These developments include (i) the US...
6/16/2025 8:02:17 PM What exactly is Aiding and Abetting anyway? Supreme Court continues to weigh in By Timothy Harkness Peter Linken Maria Slobodchikova Matthew Rublin +1 more... Show less Every US law student learns about aiding and abetting at some point in law school. Some cases are easy: if bank robbers use an app to...
6/11/2025 9:18:41 PM The FCPA Awakens: DOJ Announces New Enforcement Guidelines By Adam Siegel Eric Bruce Timothy Howard Kimberly Zelnick Daniel Cendan Jennifer Loeb Matthew Haggans Photeine Lambridis +5 more... Show less In the third week of the Trump Administration, the President announced a 180 day “pause” on the enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt...
6/9/2025 7:29:02 PM SEC Revisits Foreign Private Issuer Eligibility By Erik Gerding Michael Levitt Melissa Hodgman Taryn Zucker David Boles Chris DeCresce Arun Balasubramanian Howie Farn +5 more... Show less I. Executive Summary On June 4, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published a Concept Release on Foreign Private Issuer...
6/9/2025 3:49:32 PM U.S. Supreme Court Rules that the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act Does Not Contain a Statutory Minimum Contacts Requirement By Elliot Friedman David Livshiz Thomas Walsh Christian Vandergeest Amanda Huang +2 more... Show less On June 5, 2025, the United States Supreme Court held in CC/Devas (Mauritius) Limited v. Antrix Corporation Limited that the Foreign...