The American Bar Association’s (ABA) Business Law Section has released its 2023 Private Target Deal Points Study (the “Study”), the flagship product of the Market Trends Subcommittee of the Mergers and Acquisitions Committee. The Study is widely recognized as the gold standard for market metrics of key negotiated legal issues […]
Read MoreThe partners of global law firm K&L Gates LLP have voted to elect the following individuals from across the firm’s global platform as new partners and government affairs advisors with the firm, effective January 1. The group comprises 26 individuals from all nine of the firm’s practice areas and representing 16 offices, […]
Read MorePhoto: Pexels/Markus Spiske Climate change is posing an existential threat to life as we know it on the planet and yet not only do many people lack a sense of urgency but governments seem reluctant to take decisive actions as well. Could it be because we are hard-wrired to do […]
Read MoreDestruction in Gaza Strip. Credit: UNICEF/Hassan Islyeh By Connor EcholsWASHINGTON DC, Jan 3 2024 (IPS) In its military campaign in Gaza, Israel faces a seemingly endless list of alleged human rights violations. International monitors argue the Israel Defense Forces have starved Gazans, targeted journalists attempting to cover the carnage, tortured […]
Read MoreThe International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) mourns the passing of Dr. Djimé Adoum, a member of IFPRI’s Board of Trustees and a trusted friend of the Institute. Dr. Adoum passed away on December 15, 2023 in Washington, DC.
Read MoreThe Importance of Indigenous Oral Traditional Storytelling: Part 1 Country United States agnes Wed, 01/03/2024 – 11:11 Issues Languages and Cultures Program 5 Main Image By Chad Valdez (Diné/Navajo) When I was young, I remember my eldest brother telling me stories that felt lived in. They were experiences, lessons, entertainment, […]
Read MoreOn 18 December 2023, the new rules1 of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding disclosure of material cybersecurity incidents under Item 1.05 of Form 8-K went into effect, requiring companies2 to report a cybersecurity incident within four business days of determining the incident is material. The new rules include a limited […]
Read MorePhoto: Pexels/Hugo Herrera Human activities have been wreaking havoc on the environment, destroying biodiversity from top to bottom, which is to say from apex predators like tigers to little insects. Birds have not been spared either and new research is raising the alarm about our feathered friends. On once relatively […]
Read MoreAt risk of flooding are 372 out of the country’s 744 local government areas. Climate disasters are happening at frightening rates in Nigeria, and the administration now says it will prioritize efforts to counter the effects of climate change. By Leon UsigbeABUJA, Nigeria, Jan 2 2024 (IPS) In 2022 […]
Read MorePhoto: Pexels/Steve Europe’s “wolf problem” is fast becoming a source of social and political tension. Relative conservation success across the continent has led to calls for action from worried politicians and farming and hunting groups. And the European Commission has now proposed a change in their international status, from “strictly protected” to “protected”, […]
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