Distressed entities seeking to sell assets often encounter commercial and legal challenges related to existing claims or resistant constituents. One possible solution to those challenges is to sell assets in bankruptcy through a…
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/ Bankruptcy, Commercial Law & Contracts, Finance & Banking, Mergers & Acquisitions
In a recent opinion and order, the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Illinois denied a secured lender’s motion for relief from the automatic stay in order for the lender to record a deed being held in escrow…
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/ Bankruptcy, Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Commercial
The introduction of tariffs under the Trump Administration—and their subsequent partial (yet perhaps temporary) rollback—has added a new layer of complexity and a great deal of uncertainty to the high-stakes world of M&A…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, International Law & Trade, Mergers & Acquisitions
Prezados e prezadas,
O “Brasília em Pauta” é um boletim semanal preparado pela equipe de Contencioso de Brasília, contendo os principais casos a serem julgados pelo Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), Superior Tribunal de…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Energy & Utilities
In recent years, private non-bank lending to private equity-owned, small- and middle-market companies has increased significantly. According to a report from the Loan Syndications and Trading Association (LSTA) detailing data…
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/ Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
In this weekly update, we summarise the most notable updates in the UK sanctions world. If you have any questions in respect of any of the developments set out below, please do not hesitate to contact a member of our London…
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/ Administrative Law, Energy & Utilities, International Law & Trade
In a prior Legal Update, we discussed the introduction of legislation in the Maryland General Assembly that would amend Maryland law to address guidance issued by the Maryland Office of Financial Regulation (“OFR”). That…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Real Estate - Commercial, Real Estate - Residential
Just days apart, Arkansas and Utah enacted laws to regulate providers of earned wage access (“EWA”) services, joining the handful of states that have enacted legislation to regulate these products since 2022. Arkansas House Bill…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Labor & Employment Law, Finance & Banking, Consumer Protection
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee (the “Committee”) will meet on May 6, 2025 to consider the market impact and challenges associated with Regulation A…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, Securities Law
On February 10, 2025, President Donald Trump signed an executive order instructing the United States Department of Justice (“DOJ”) to pause enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) for a period of 180 days. The…
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1. AND "WITHOUT PREJUDICE" PROTECTION FROM DISCLOSURE APPLIES WHEN?
Without prejudice privilege is a legal rule protecting genuine negotiation discussions from disclosure, the object being to encourage negotiations that may…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Construction Law
BACKGROUND -
The bombing of the Manchester Arena in 2017 exposed the lack of readiness of many public venues to deal with terrorist threats. The Terrorism (Protection of Premises) Act 2024 (the "Act") is, for which the…
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/ Administrative Law, Commercial Law & Contracts, Real Estate - Commercial
Many US and other non-EU financial institutions which lend or undertake trade finance business on a cross border basis into Europe do so in reliance upon exemptions under local law. These exemptions typically permit these…
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/ Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade
On April 11, 2025, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced additional guidance regarding the implementation of the Final Rule (the “Rule”), Provisions Pertaining to Preventing Access to U.S. Sensitive Personal Data and…
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/ Administrative Law, International Law & Trade, Privacy
On April 3, 2025, Brazil’s Federal Environmental Agency for the protection of Conservation Units (“ICMBio”) published Normative Instruction No. 16/2025, modifying the procedures regulating its role as an intervening agency in…
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/ Environmental Law, Zoning, Planning & Land Use
