Jun 30, 2020 UK Government legalises rental e-scooters By Ropes & Gray As the UK Government grapples with the conundrum of how to re-open the economy and ease pressure on public transport whilst maintaining...
Jun 30, 2020 Extension of SMCR implementation periods for solo regulated firms By Ropes & Gray The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced further support to solo regulated firms by delaying the deadline for such firms to...
Jun 30, 2020 CIGA 2020 - eagerly anticipated changes come into force By Matthew Czyzyk The eagerly anticipated Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act (CIGA) came into force on 26 June 2020, introducing the most significant...
Jun 29, 2020 Corporate crime after COVID-19 By Ropes & Gray In her contribution to the BBC’s “Rethink” series last week, Baroness Hale, the recently retired President of the UK Supreme Court is...
Jun 29, 2020 New California privacy initiative certified for November ballot By Ropes & Gray An interesting article by my colleagues Edward R. McNicholas and Judith G. Rubin on the proposed new California Privacy Rights Act...
Jun 29, 2020 GDPR enforcement trends identified in EDPB's register of one-stop-shop decisions By Rohan Massey Following publication of the EDPB's register of one stop shop decisions, which can be found here, Global Data Review has published a...
Jun 23, 2020 European Commission issues guidance on "control" by designated persons By Paige Berges The European Commission (EC) issued an opinion in response to questions from EU national competent authorities (NCAs) on Article 2 of...
Jun 23, 2020 European regulatory update for asset managers By Eve Ellis Welcome to the fourth installment of Ropes & Gray’s European regulatory podcast for asset managers. These fortnightly podcasts and...
Jun 22, 2020 A vision of the future..? By Ropes & Gray How does real change come about and, perhaps more importantly, how does it become entrenched behaviour? We may not want to admit it, but...
Jun 17, 2020 Culture and Compliance Chronicles podcast series - discussing drivers and measures of culture with EY By Ropes & Gray My partner Amanda Raad and I were delighted to partner with three partners at EY—Katharina Weghmann, Maryam Hussain and Melissa Myatt—who...
Jun 12, 2020 OFAC issues regulations to implement Executive Order 13894 on Syria-related designations and general licenses By Paige Berges In October 2019, the US issued executive order 13894 in response to actions of the Turkish government in Syria. The implementing...
Jun 12, 2020 Executive Order provides for sanctions against ICC personnel By Paige Berges The US has long objected to jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court (ICC), the body charged with trying war crimes and crimes...
Jun 09, 2020 New OFAC FAQs clarify definition of manufacturing and construction sectors of Iranian economy By Paige Berges In January 2020, the US issued executive order (E.O.) 13902, imposing sanctions with respect to any person determined by the Secretary of...
Jun 08, 2020 Relationship problems? Partner defaults and other termination rights under programmatic real estate joint ventures By Will Bryant In trying times like these, we rely on the strength of our close relationships to thrive. This is no different for real estate investors...
Jun 08, 2020 European regulatory update for asset managers - 8 June By Eve Ellis Welcome to the third installment of Ropes & Gray’s European regulatory podcast for asset managers. These fortnightly podcasts and...
Jun 05, 2020 ESMA issues supervisory briefing on UCITS and AIF costs By Eve Ellis On 4 June, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) issued a supervisory briefing setting out a common framework for...