Freshfields’ Ethan Klingsberg Featured on CNBC Discussing De-SPACs and Looming Shareholder Activism
On Tuesday, March 23, 2021 Freshfields’ Ethan Klingsberg joined reporter Leslie Picker on CNBC’s Worldwide Exchange to discuss...
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M&A in 2021 gets off to a flying start
The M&A bull run that began in Q3 2020 shows no signs of slowing, with deal activity through the first three months of 2021 breaking...
SEC Zeroes In on SPACs, Opening an Informal Investigation Into the Market’s Latest Trend
As we have previously shared, market interest in special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) has been soaring this past year, with more...
Multiple European Union Authorities Announce Review of COVID-19 Relief Offered to the Aviation Sector
On March 3, 2021, the European Court of Auditors (ECA) announced that it was launching “an audit to assess whether the European...
The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act, Part V
In this finale to our series comparing the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act to the GDPR and CCPA/CPRA, we finally cover perhaps the...
Special Edition - The LIBOR Sunset Series: ARRC shuts down Term SOFR in 2021
The LIBOR Sunset Series: Notes on the US LIBOR transition
The London interbank offered rate (“LIBOR”) for US Dollars, which forms the...
Recent Developments on Section 162(m)
Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code (“Section 162(m)”) generally prohibits publicly held corporations from taking income tax...
Takeaways from the 7th Annual Berkeley Spring Forum on M&A and Governance
Thank you to the hundreds of attendees, as well as the speakers and panelists, at the 7th Annual Berkeley Spring Forum on M&A and...
SPAC secret sauce could turn sour
Article originally appeared in Breakingviews.
What will be the long-term impact of market enthusiasm for special-purpose acquisition...
The LIBOR Sunset Series: US Regulators' proposed contractual provision
The LIBOR Sunset Series: Notes on the US LIBOR transition
The London interbank offered rate for US Dollars (“LIBOR”), which forms the...
Sixth Circuit confirms that filing a notice of appearance by itself does not waive personal jurisdiction
On February 23, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit held in Blessing v. Chandrasekhar that defendants do not waive...
Digital Bank Robbers: Sanctions Risks for Digital Currency Service Companies
On February 17, 2021, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) unsealed charges against three North Koreans accused of conspiring to steal and...
The ARRC Hardwired Approach to LIBOR Transition - A Cheat Sheet
The below cheat sheet is useful to anyone looking for a one page reference in plain language explaining how the now market-standard...
Mistakes on a Plane: Pilot Proficiency & Risk Management After Quarantine
Flying an airplane is not quite like riding a bike. Pilot proficiency depends in large part on practice, and when skills become...
Sustainability, governance and diversity: A view from the board
As part of the celebration of Black History Month, Freshfields hosted four Black public company board members to engage in a discussion...
Brush Off Your Reg FD Manual: Biden SEC Suit Against AT&T Suggests Revival of Selective-Disclosure Enforcement Proceedings
TL;DR: Regulation Fair Disclosure is back. After hibernating during the Trump Administration, Reg FD is likely to be a focus of...
Distressed businesses can be good targets for SPACs
A SPAC (special purpose acquisition company) raises funds in the public markets to acquire an unidentified business following the...
Companies with a special purpose: SPACs go low carbon
Much has been made of special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) looking to bring so-called “unicorns” – private companies valued at...
SEC’s New “Climate and ESG Task Force” Signals Enforcement Focus on Sustainability Issues
On March 4, 2021, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced the creation of a “Climate and ESG Task Force” within the...
Liability management corner: observations from restructuring and leveraged finance
The demand by asset managers, CLOs and other investors for leveraged loans continues to fuel the market for cov-lite loans that include...
The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act, Part IV
Virginia has now passed the country’s second comprehensive consumer privacy law, so it’s time to pick up where we left off. In previous...
Poison pills after Williams: not only for when lightning strikes
The board of The Williams Companies (“Williams”), in March 2020, became the only board among S&P 500 companies to respond to the...
The LIBOR Sunset Series: New York’s Proposed LIBOR legislation
The London interbank offered rate (“LIBOR”) for US Dollars, which forms the basis of the majority of US Dollar floating interest rate...
End of "liquidity premium" to unleash shareholder activism: Companies will face questioning from investors on how to allow allocate excess funds
Article originally appeared in The Financial Times.
Publicly traded companies are increasingly hearing privately from investors that the...
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