Nov 22, 2023 Key takeaways from the 2023 AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Forum in Hong Kong By Chune Loong Lum Billy Zhang We recently had the opportunity to attend the Asian Venture Capital Journal’s Annual AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Forum in Hong Kong....
Nov 27, 2023 ESG litigation to watch: NYC pension case tees up first test of GOP fiduciary duty theory. Will more suits follow? By Amy Roy Robert Skinner For nearly two years, Republican officials and conservative commentators have proclaimed in various settings that consideration of...
Nov 27, 2023 Complying with the Norwegian Transparency Act in year 2 – an update for U.S.-based multinationals By Michael Littenberg Samantha Elliott Ropes & Gray and Thommessen published a joint client alert on the Norwegian Transparency Act shortly after its adoption. The first due...
Nov 27, 2023 Will the AI Officer see you now? By Edward Machin I’m increasingly asked the following question: who is responsible for AI within my organisation? The short answer is that it shouldn’t...
Nov 21, 2023 Ten trends highlighted at the FT’s Global Pharma and Biotech Summit 2023 By David Dowling Hannah Kerr-Peterson Marina Sultonova This year, Ropes & Gray had the pleasure of sponsoring the FT’s Global Pharma and Biotech Summit. The summit featured presentations,...
Nov 20, 2023 You can call me AI: takeaways from the IAPP's DPC23 By Edward Machin Last week saw more than 3,000 people descend on Brussels to attend the IAPP’s Data Protection Congress 2023. Spending the week at a...
Nov 16, 2023 Bankruptcy court confirms that retail borrowers’ crypto belongs to Celsius By Daniel Gwen Melissa Bender Celsius’ retail borrowers finally have an answer on who owns the cryptocurrency they deposited into Celsius in exchange for a loan from...
Nov 16, 2023 Latest House hearing shows use of ESG in retirement plan investing remains a political lightning rod By Joshua Lichtenstein Last week, the House Committee on Ways and Means held a hearing entitled “Ensuring that ‘Woke’ Doesn’t Leave Americans Broke: Protecting...
Nov 15, 2023 Initial reflections from Jefferies Healthcare 2023 and what it means for deal makers in 2024 By John Newton David Dowling Delegates are currently gathering in London for the annual Jefferies healthcare conference. There is still a day to go, but already there...
Nov 13, 2023 Venture Capital Investment Compact launched to unlock pension fund investment in high-growth companies By David Dowling Ling Xu The UK Government continues its efforts to boost investment in high growth companies across the country. A number of the UK’s leading VC...
Nov 11, 2023 Looking ahead to 2024 – New York’s proposed Fashion Act may gain traction By Michael Littenberg Samantha Elliott It has been a while since New York’s proposed Fashion Act has generated red carpet-worthy buzz. Although no longer in the press, it seems...
Nov 10, 2023 From code-breaking to code-writing: new UK initiatives to encourage the development of AI-enabled technologies in the life sciences sector By Hannah Kerr-Peterson David Dowling Edward Machin Last week, pioneers of the AI industry convened at the home of Allied code-breaking during the Second World War, Bletchley Park, for the...
Nov 09, 2023 State ESG focus - What's happening in Florida? By Joshua Lichtenstein Earlier this week, Ropes & Gray published a whitepaper focusing on the current status of state pro- and anti-ESG regulation. The...
Nov 08, 2023 SEC grants permanent relief from rule that could have required private company issuers of Rule 144A debt to make financial statements public By Marc Rotter On October 30, 2023, the SEC granted permanent relief from Rule 15c2-11 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the...
Nov 06, 2023 European Commission increases CSRD large undertaking thresholds By Michael Littenberg Marc Rotter The European Commission has adopted a delegated act that adjusts the size thresholds for large undertakings. Large undertakings have...
Nov 02, 2023 Federal Appeals Court gives a treat to mutual fund plaintiffs’ bar, overturning sanctions for frivolous excessive fee claims By Amy Roy Robert Skinner In a split decision issued October 31, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit reversed a trial court’s ruling imposing sanctions...
Nov 02, 2023 Part II: Antitrust contests in the gaming industry By Lisa Kaltenbrunner Miles Harrison Since our last post in this series in March 2023, antitrust reviews in the gaming industry have continued, with merger control...