24 Feb, 2023 Freshfields Represents InterAction and Charity & Security Network in Filing of Amicus Brief in Twitter, Inc. v. Taamneh By Timothy Harkness Linda Martin Kimberly Zelnick David Livshiz Scott Eisman Rebecca Curwin +3 more... Show less Defending the right of humanitarian aid organizations to operate in conflict zones without risk of unfair application of the...
22 Feb, 2023 Federal Reserve Board Denies Application of Crypto-Focused Bank “Custodia” over Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Concerns By Nabeel Yousef Timothy Howard Stephanie Brown Cripps Andrew Bulovsky Adam Silow +2 more... Show less On January 27, 2023, the Federal Reserve Board (FRB) announced its denial of Custodia Bank, Inc.’s (Custodia) application—a...
15 Feb, 2023 Safe No More: DOJ Highlights Information Exchange in Withdrawal of Enforcement Policy Statements By Jamillia Ferris Meghan Rissmiller Meredith Mommers Daniel Wylde Pauline Fliche Morgan Marmaro Donna Faye Imadi +4 more... Show less On February 2, 2023, Deputy Assistant Attorney General Doha Mekki of the DOJ Antitrust Division previewed the agency’s withdrawal of...
08 Feb, 2023 The Biden Administration Urges Congress to Act to Mitigate Cryptocurrencies’ Risks By Timothy Howard Brock Dahl Francesca Loreto On January 27, 2023, the Biden Administration published a blog post titled “The Administration’s Roadmap to Mitigate Cryptocurrencies’...
07 Feb, 2023 DOJ and Foreign Regulators Target the Bitzlato Cryptocurrency Exchange: Lessons on AML, KYC Obligations, and Cryptocrime By Timothy Howard Brock Dahl Andrew Bulovsky On January 18, 2023, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it arrested Mr. Anatoly Legkodymov, a Russian national and the...
07 Feb, 2023 Fourth Circuit Breaks with Existing Authority by Holding that FSIA’s Commercial Activity Exception Does Not Apply to Purchase of Fighter Jets By David Livshiz Scott Eisman Christian Vandergeest Yulia Dernovsky +1 more... Show less Late last year, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held in Blenheim Capital Holdings Limited. v. Lockheed Martin...
06 Feb, 2023 Updated Data Protection and Cybersecurity Guidelines for International Arbitration By Maria Paz Lestido Lee Rovinescu Christine Lyon The international arbitration community has been increasing its attention to data protection and cybersecurity issues. Given the...
04 Feb, 2023 Freshfields Represents Jay Clayton and Joe Grundfest in Amicus Brief in Direct Listing Case before the Supreme Court By Boris Feldman Doru Gavril Rebecca Lockert Olivia Rosen +1 more... Show less On Friday, February 3, 2023, a securities litigation team from Freshfields’ Silicon Valley office filed a brief in the United States...
03 Feb, 2023 SEC Commissioner Crenshaw Suggests Potential Reforms to Regulation D By Sarah Solum Pamela Marcogliese Scott Blumenkranz Shira Oyserman Jennifer Burrow +2 more... Show less In the Alan B. Levenson Keynote speech this week at the 50th anniversary Securities Regulation Institute (“SRI”), SEC Commissioner...
01 Feb, 2023 Life sciences - what to expect in 2023 By Adam Golden Harriet Hanks We anticipate a year of reserved optimism in the life sciences industry for 2023. Despite uncertain financial markets and pricing...