Brief Overview On 8 February 2024, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) jointly adopted amendments to Form PF (the Amendments), the confidential reporting form for certain SEC-registered investment advisers to private funds. While the Amendments are intended to provide enhanced regulatory insight […]

Global law firm K&L Gates has advised Dash Living on its new joint venture with PGIM Real Estate for the acquisition and development of The Sheung Wan by Ovolo, a 56-key boutique hotel located in Hong Kong’s central business district. This is Dash Living’s second co-living joint venture with PGIM Real […]

The interplay between the wildlife–health and livelihoods nexus in the Asia-Pacific region is currently at a critical juncture, requiring immediate attention and action, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) announced today in recognition of World Wildlife Day (3 March).  The urgency of the call is underscored […]

A new species of website privacy litigation has taken hold in 2024, based on arcane provisions of the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) that restrict law enforcement’s use of pen register or trap and trace devices without a court order. Scores of class action and individual lawsuits have been […]

Charlotte – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Vincent Galluzzo to the firm’s Intellectual Property practice area as a partner. Galluzzo joins K&L Gates’ Charlotte office from Crowell & Moring LLP where he served as co-chair of the firm’s Trade Secrets working group. With a technical background in computer and software engineering, […]

Safety nets can buttress households against climate shocks.

Country: occupied Palestinian territory Source: UN Women UN Women data shows that the war in Gaza kills and injures women in unprecedented ways. At the current rate, an average of 63 women per day will continue to be killed.

Country: Mozambique Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees Since the latest outbreak of violence and attacks on civilians at the beginning of February, more than 70,000 people have been displaced across Macomia, Chiure, Mecufi, Mocimboa da Praia, and Muidumbe.