Anne Hoffmann and Guy Narburgh of Herbert Smith Freehills discuss macro trends in the insurance market, with particular focus on D&O insurance, ESG insurance and cyber-insurance.
In this edition of Weil, Gotshal and Manges’ Expert Focus series on tax issues, the firm’s tax co-chair Joe Pari and international tax head Devon Bodoh discuss recent developments in tax aspects relating to M&A including debt exchanges, OECD’s implementation of Pillar Two, treaty qualification and tax insurance.
In this podcast, Monica Pizarro, partner at Baker McKenzie, discusses the regulation of remote work in Peru, Mexico, Venezuela, Argentina, Colombia, and Chile with senior associates Daniela Lievano and Sebastian Nastari. They consider how the COVID-19 pandemic left an important footprint on the way work is done, in particular by promoting the use of remote and hybrid working.
In the sixth instalment of Longan Law Firm’s “China In and Out” podcast series, Frank Hong discusses how it is hoped that the Apostille Convention will help to facilitate access to the courts, especially in the context of growth in volume and procedural complexity of cases.
DLA Piper partners and leading voices on global sanctions – John Forrest (head of international trade in the London office) and Ignacio Sanchez (chair of the firm’s national security and global trade group in Washington, DC) – discuss how the legal and regulatory framework of sanctions is affecting global business and what clients can do from their side. Patrick Rappo (global co-chair of compliance and investigations at DLA Piper in London) hosts the discussion.
If you have ever wondered which cases make it to trial and why, this Chambers Expert Focus article will provide the answers. Stephen Molo and Sarah Margolis of Molo Lamken provide an insight into what leads to trials in Commercial Disputes and how those involved should tackle such matters.
In this Chambers Expert Focus Podcast, Devon Bodoh and Joseph Pari of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP discuss new developments which are impacting spin-offs and the current use of leverage in spin-off transactions in the United States of America.
This Chambers Expert Focus Podcast covers an analysis of India’s Payment System Regulations and discusses how a change to digital payments is impacting India's economy and consumer behavior.
In these Expert Focus podcast, and accompanying article, David P. Flynn, a partner and Energy Law co-leader at Phillips Lytle LLP, discusses New York’s nation-leading Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act with Dennis W. Elsenbeck, head of Energy & Sustainability at Phillips Lytle Energy Consulting Services, and a member of the New York State Climate Action Council.
A review of the new medical device regulatory landscape in Brazil, by Benny Spiewak of SPLaw – Spiewak e Carneiro Advogados.
In this episode, Frank S. Hong explores the regulatory landscape of compliance in China, including how regulatory compliance became so prominent in China today, its US influence, and its future.
In this edition of the Chambers Expert Focus Weil Tax Insight Series, Joseph Pari – co-chair of Weil’s tax department – and Devon Bodoh – head of Weil’s international tax practice – discuss the domestic and international tax issues facing special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) and prospective merger targets.
In this Expert Focus podcast, Leticia Ribeiro, an employment law partner at Trench Rossi Watanabe, together with Diego Bongiovanni and Liliana Hernandez, employment partners at Baker McKenzie, discuss the adjustments made in the employment sector in Latin America as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the substantial impact they have on the way in which employees currently work.
In this Chambers Expert Focus video, tax co-chair Joseph Pari and partner Stuart Goldring of Weil, Gotshal and Manges LLP discuss how corporations and non-corporate taxpayers can monetise tax losses inherent in the stock of subsidiaries.
In the third instalment in Longan Law Firm’s “China In and Out” podcast series, Frank Hong asks why China, especially in comparison with the EU and United States, appears to be so relaxed about artificial intelligence regulation.
In this podcast Kunchou Tsai, a partner at Enlighten Law Group in Taipei, discusses the sudden collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and the lessons foreign depositors should take from it.
Stephen Larson and Hilary Potashner, of Larson LLP, discuss evidentiary concerns and strategic approaches to representing clients who are facing criminal charges while defending their financial interests in high-stakes civil actions.
In this episode, SyCipLaw’s employment law specialists and partners Dante T Pamintuan and Emmar Benjoe B Panahon tell us more about employment litigation in the Philippines and the significance of conciliation-mediation proceedings in settling disputes in the workplace.
In this Chambers expert focus podcast, Devon Bodoh and Jenny Doak of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP discuss OECD tax developments and M&A. They look at Pillar Two of the OECD tax developments, which provides for a global minimum tax on large corporations, its impact on multinationals, and especially on M&A.
Nancy Wolff and Scott Sholder, co-chairs of the litigation group at Cowan DeBaets Abrahams & Sheppard LLP, discuss the intellectual property issues raised by generative AI.
Jose Florante Pamfilo and Cate Fernandez of SyCip Salazar Hernandez & Gatmaitan give a brief overview of CSR and ESG in the Philippines and look at how ESG has grown in popularity in recent years.
In the third instalment in Longan Law Firm’s “China In and Out” podcast series, Frank Hong asks whether China's reputation for a lack of transparency is really justified.
In this podcast, Carey Nee of JunHe LLP’s ESG team shares some observations on ESG risks and coping strategies in China, based on the firm’s experiences in ESG investment, due diligence and compliance audits, advising clients on disclosure requirements in China, and other ESG-related matters.
DLA Piper’s Roberto Valenti and Ray Miller discuss trade secrets protection in the US and Europe and the peculiarities within the life sciences sector. They provide pragmatic approaches and suggestions on how to manage trade secrets for both pharmaceutical companies and medical device manufacturers.
Sérgio Meirelles, a partner at Campos Thomaz & Meirelles Advogados, chats to an entrepreneur in the healthcare sector about what is "hot" in terms of venture capital investment in Brazil.
In the second instalment in Longan Law Firm's "China In and Out" podcast series, Frank Hong discusses key bodies, rules and changes in China's regulation of its financial system, especially in the context of foreign investors.
The strengthening framework for protecting human rights in business is shaping and changing the landscape of investment arbitration. Listen to Stéphane Brabant of Trinity International LLP analyse this developing area in this Expert Focus podcast.
In this Expert Focus podcast, partner Bahar Alaeddini and associate Jessica Wilson of London-based specialist gambling law firm Harris Hagan provide an overview of the meaning of a change of corporate control in the gambling sector, the application process and requirements, and key areas of focus.
In this Chambers Expert Focus podcast, William Fry’s technology consultant Barry Scannell discusses the copyright concerns surrounding the recent proliferation of AI-generated works.
In this Expert Focus podcast, Frank Hong of Longan Law firm provides some insight into the current Chinese business landscape, analysing the extent to which China is "reopening" in the aftermath of COVID-19.
