Chicago – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes Sarah Riddell as a partner in its Asset Management and Investment Funds (AMIF) practice. Riddell joins the firm’s Chicago office from Morgan Lewis. Riddell regularly advises private fund managers, exchange-traded fund issuers, futures commission merchants, swap dealers, exchanges, and clearinghouses on […]

15 Calls to Action on Indigenous Peoples Day! Country Global jamie Sun, 10/13/2024 – 18:47 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image In the United States, 21 states and Washington, D.C. now celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day, or a holiday of a similar name, on the second Monday of October, as an […]

Part 2—UAE Merger Control vs. EU Merger Regulation On the merger control front, the New Competition Law1 introduced a new turnover threshold, in addition to the existing market share threshold, in the context of regulating economic concentrations (as defined below) between undertakings. The introduction of a turnover threshold is welcome, […]

President Joe Biden marked Earth Day with significant initiatives aimed at advancing clean energy and climate resilience. Speaking in Triangle, Virginia, Biden announced $7 billion in grant funding for solar energy under the Inflation Reduction Act and took further steps to establish the American Climate Corps, a program that has […]

On 12 September 2024, the UK government released the new Trade, Aircraft and Shipping Sanctions (Civil Enforcement) Regulations 2024 (the Regulations), which will come into force on 10 October 2024. The Regulations grant the Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation (OTSI) new civil enforcement powers against breaches of trade sanctions. They […]

Digital Sequence Information Poses Risks to Indigenous Peoples’ Rights and Biodiversity Country Global agnes Thu, 10/10/2024 – 12:06 Issues Human Rights Program 5 Main Image KatieLee Riddle descends from the Iwi of Rongowhakaata on the East Coast of New Zealand’s North Island. She is a Māori researcher at Te Kotahi […]