11/14/2025 2:28:28 PM Issuer Action Guide: SEC Post-Shutdown Guidance By Melissa Hodgman Erik Gerding Michael Levitt Narrative Overview On November 13, 2025, the SEC issued post-shutdown guidance to help issuers navigate filings that became effective by...
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...