1/20/2026 10:02:40 PM Powering Back In: The Legal Risk Landscape for Foreign Energy Companies in Venezuela By Timothy Howard Andrew Bulovsky Paloma Palmer Omeed Askary +1 more... Show less The capture and arrest of de facto President Nicolás Maduro by US special forces in Caracas marks a seismic moment for companies...
1/20/2026 5:44:48 PM Inside America’s Dual Court System: What Multinationals Need to Know By Rob McCallum Paloma Palmer Frances Rodriguez The US legal system is home to some of the world’s most sophisticated commercial courts. For any international company, understanding...
1/15/2026 7:28:11 PM Supreme Court to Rule on Corporate Liability for Aiding and Abetting Human Rights Abuses By Timothy Harkness Ian Maurer The US Supreme Court will address an important question for individuals and multinational corporations operating in complex global...
1/13/2026 5:40:18 PM Key Trends that Shaped Securities Fraud Claims Against ex-U.S. Issuers in 2025 By Nicholas Caselli Kasper Dworzanczyk Jenny Lotova Leah Winfield +1 more... Show less Members of Freshfields’ Securities and Shareholder Litigation team today released an analysis of federal securities fraud claims filed in...
1/12/2026 3:56:40 PM End-of-Year Recap - US Litigation and Enforcement Risk By Timothy Harkness Eric Bruce Daniel Cendan Nabeel Yousef Justin Simeone Andrew Bulovsky Elischke de Villiers Paloma Palmer Grace Bruce +6 more... Show less In 2025, US litigation and enforcement risk evolved sharply for both US and foreign companies operating internationally. Recent court...
1/8/2026 5:05:49 PM U.S. Defense Contracting: Supreme Court Asked to Review How Agencies Acquire Commercial Technologies – Freshfields Lawyers Featured in The Nash & Cibinic Report By Nathan Castellano Maria Slobodchikova Freshfields U.S. government contracts Counsel Nathaniel E. Castellano and Senior Associate Maria Slobodchikova published an article...
1/6/2026 9:19:01 PM Arizona Supreme Court Unanimously Rejects “Closely Related Party” Doctrine By David Livshiz Paige von Mehren Jessica Betancourt Forum selection clauses are common in commercial contracts, but the reach of those clauses – particularly to non-signatories – is not...
1/5/2026 9:18:35 PM AI Supply Chain and Security: Congress Mandates Strict Controls for AI acquired by the U.S. Defense Agencies and Intelligence Community By Beth George Anna Gressel Nathan Castellano For companies interested in selling AI to U.S. defense and intelligence agencies, the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA)...
12/31/2025 2:25:18 PM The False Claims Act: The Newest Tool in DOJ’s DEI Enforcement Toolkit By Austin Evers Jennifer Loeb David Livshiz Nathan Castellano Grace Bruce +2 more... Show less 2025 marked a watershed moment for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs, with President Trump and his administration quickly...
12/17/2025 9:59:38 PM SEC Retires Global Research Analyst Settlement: More Principles-Based Oversight Under FINRA Rule 2241 Defines the New Landscape By Melissa Hodgman Erik Gerding David Nicolardi December 2025 marks the end of an era. The Securities and Exchange Commission has formally terminated the remaining undertakings of the...
12/17/2025 3:00:12 PM The False Claims Act: Evolving Enforcement & Constitutional Scrutiny By David Livshiz Jacob Johnston Cindy Gao The False Claims Act is a centerpiece of the Federal Government’s anti-fraud efforts, accounting for nearly $3 billion in judgments and...
12/16/2025 8:19:10 PM Doing Business in High-Risk Jurisdictions – Litigation Risks in France By Dimitri Lecat Alexandra van der Meulen Béatrice Collette Gabriel Fusea +1 more... Show less France has emerged as a jurisdiction of relevance in the global trend toward holding companies accountable for human rights and...