Jul 31, 2020 EUR 22 million set aside for British Airways 2018 data breach By Edward Machin The reference to an ‘exceptional expense of EUR 22 million in relation to the theft of customer data at British Airways’, buried in IAG’s...
Jul 31, 2020 Ropes & Gray recognised for its gender diversity By Jane Rogers A recent Law.com poll found that Ropes & Gray has the most gender diverse equity partnership in the UK, with women making up 45.8% of...
Jul 30, 2020 The Atlantic is now an ocean for personal data to cross By Rohan Massey In today’s Times I’ve outlined the impact of the ECJ’s Schrems II ruling on trans-Atlantic data flows. The ruling may be the beginning of...
Jul 28, 2020 Financial Conduct Authority reminds firms of culture and diversity priorities By Ropes & Gray The FCA's 22 July 2020 letter to Remuneration Committee Chairs is a strong reminder to firms that healthy culture and diversity in...
Jul 27, 2020 OFSI publishes sanctions guidance for the maritime sector By Paige Berges The UK's sanctions authority, the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), published guidance for operators in the maritime...
Jul 24, 2020 European high yield ESG guidelines published By Clara Melly A set of ESG guidelines for the European high yield market, the first of its kind, has been recently published by the Association for...
Jul 23, 2020 Increased opportunities in Asia for ESG focused investors By David Dowling A new white paper has highlighted the progress of ESG-focused investing in Asia, with Japan continuing to be the leading market in the...
Jul 22, 2020 Green shoots in crowdfunding may be the next cash crop for VC funds By David Dowling More and more entrepreneurs are looking to raise early stage financing for green energy projects. However, many of these companies are...
Jul 21, 2020 Culture & Compliance Chronicles: Building relationships & making connections By Tina Yu Communication is key to building relationships. While we should look to ourselves as a starting point for effective communications,...
Jul 20, 2020 Merger Control 2020 | United Kingdom By Lisa Kaltenbrunner This year’s GLI chapter on UK merger control contains statistics on challenges, remedies and up-front buyer rates. It also contains an...
Jul 17, 2020 Eighth deferred prosecution agreement approved By Ropes & Gray The UK’s eighth deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) has been approved, concluding an investigation commenced by the UK Serious Fraud...
Jul 16, 2020 Privacy Shield Invalid but SCCs Survive... What next for international personal data transfers? By Rohan Massey The European Court of Justice this morning issued a significant - and fairly surprising - ruling on international data transfers in the...
Jul 16, 2020 US Department of State clarifies interpretation of "investment" in Russian energy export pipelines By Paige Berges The US Department of State has issued public guidance on section 232 of the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act...
Jul 16, 2020 US passes Hong Kong Autonomy Act - opening potential for sanctions on persons involved in Chinese government "crackdown" in Hong Kong By Paige Berges The Hong Kong Autonomy Act, which went into force on 14 July, provides for new powers to designate persons that are “materially...
Jul 15, 2020 Just weeks after coming into force, the CIGA 'Restructuring Plan' is being put into practice By Matthew Czyzyk Virgin Atlantic announced yesterday its plans for a recapitalisation, worth approximately £1.2 billion over the next 18 months. Support...
Jul 15, 2020 Ropes & Gray's London finance team publishes a Green Loan 'Starter Pack' By Clara Melly Over the past few months a team of finance lawyers from Ropes & Gray, in collaboration with know-how providers and investment banks, have...