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...
9/29/2025 3:35:54 PM The Ninth Anniversary of JASTA: Reflecting on Nearly a Decade of Secondary Liability in Anti-Terrorism Litigation By Timothy Harkness Peter Linken Multi-national companies doing business in high-risk jurisdictions need to put a date on their calendar: September 28. Why? That is the...
9/26/2025 8:33:39 PM Five Key Takeaways from Fordham’s Annual Conference on International Antitrust Law & Policy By Justin Stewart-Teitelbaum Elizabeth Suarez Kara Reid Kara King +1 more... Show less The past nine months have seen significant changes across the antitrust landscape, with a new administration in the US, new leadership of...
9/25/2025 2:32:07 PM Practical Compliance Takeaways for Private Fund Managers in Light of Recent SEC Enforcement Action Alleging Overcharging Fees and Conflicts of Interest By David Nicolardi Yuanmeng He Introduction Last month, the SEC settled an Enforcement action, TZP Associates, LLC, IA Rel. No 6908 (Aug. 15, 2025), that alleged an...
9/24/2025 6:31:03 PM U.S. Discovery for Foreign Disputes: What’s New in Section 1782 Litigation By Timothy Harkness Lauren Kaplin Allison Beeman For sophisticated litigants, U.S.-style discovery isn’t just for domestic disputes. Thanks to 28 U.S.C. § 1782, parties involved in...
9/23/2025 5:32:42 PM Doing Business in High-Risk Jurisdictions: Why do Companies Venture into the World’s Toughest Markets? By Timothy Harkness Maria Slobodchikova Heather Cameron Akshaya Kalaiyalahan +1 more... Show less Why do companies venture into the world’s toughest markets? For some companies, entry is not a choice but a consequence of shifting...
9/23/2025 5:31:44 PM Navigating Legal and Business Risks in Global High-Risk Jurisdictions: Introduction to Our Blog Series By Timothy Harkness Maria Slobodchikova Heather Cameron Akshaya Kalaiyalahan +1 more... Show less Businesses today increasingly operate in regions where conflict and violence undermine traditional ways of doing business. From surges in...
9/12/2025 8:06:46 PM Time to Comply: Pentagon Contractors Soon to Face Enhanced Cyber Security Requirements By Brock Dahl Beth George Andrew Gabel On September 10, 2025 the Department of Defense (DoD) issued its final rule (Rule) amending the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation...
9/12/2025 1:53:40 PM Novel Considerations in Licensing Deals with Chinese Biotechs By Kristen Riemenschneider Ya Ma Shannon O'Hara Jake Silvers Yichen Xing +2 more... Show less Significant Chinese investment in its biotechnology industry has resulted in a shift in the biopharma licensing market over the last five...
9/11/2025 7:03:58 PM BIOSECURE Act: 2025 Version By Andrew Dockham Austin Evers Kristen Riemenschneider Shannon O'Hara Madeline Cimino +2 more... Show less The BIOSECURE Act, first introduced in Congress last year, has now been reintroduced for inclusion in Senate’s draft of the annual...