Global law firm K&L Gates acted as sole legal advisers to Abu Dhabi Investment Company (Invest AD) in connection with the establishment and licensing of Invest AD’s fund management subsidiary, which was the first manager authorised by the Securities and Commodities Authority under its new investment funds regulations.  In another […]

A major multilateral conference opened today in the Sri Lankan capital Colombo which aims to transform the Asia-Pacific region’s agrifood systems, after multiple human and economic crises have set back progress to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, particularly those to end hunger and poverty and reduce inequalities (SDGs 2, 1, […]

Country: Haiti Source: UN Children’s Fund In less than two weeks, nearly 2,500 people, most of them women and children, have been newly displaced following clashes in the areas of Solino and Gabelliste, in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince.

On 22 January 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced new, increased thresholds and filing fees for transactions requiring premerger notification under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the HSR Act). Under the adjustments, the minimum “size of transaction” threshold will increase to US$119.5 million from US$111.4 […]

Singapore – K&L Gates Straits Law LLC, the Singapore office of global law firm K&L Gates, welcomes Jason Nelms as a partner in the Asset Management and Investment Funds practice. He joins the firm’s Singapore office from Morrison Foerster, where he was instrumental in building their regional Investment Funds practice. With […]

A major research and policy effort transitions to African leadership.

On Thursday, 14 December 2023, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its Second Annual Progress Report under the 2021 PFAS Strategic Roadmap outlining notable regulatory actions taken on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). 2023 was an active year, including for regulating chemical manufacturing and use under the Toxic Substances […]