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European Commission Publishes FAQs on EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive

Latham & Watkins LLP on 8/14/2024

The FAQs aim to clarify key aspects of the CSRD, including the scope of the rules, compliance dates, and exemptions. On 7 August 2024, the European Commission (Commission) published a set of frequently asked questions...more

Long awaited EU AI Act becomes law after publication in the EU’s Official Journal

White & Case LLP on 7/17/2024

On 12 July 2024, the European Union's Artificial Intelligence Act, Regulation (EU) 2024/1689 ("EU AI Act") was published in the EU Official Journal, making it the first comprehensive horizontal legal framework for the...more

The EU Late Payment Regulation – unintended consequences for structured finance transactions?

Hogan Lovells on 5/22/2024

The European Commission published a proposal for a regulation on combating late payment in commercial transactions last year which will introduce new rules, including that payments have to be made within 30 days, albeit with...more

Charting a new course: proposed expedited dispute resolution procedures for CETA

White & Case LLP on 5/3/2024

The European Commission recently proposed supplemental dispute resolution rules intended to facilitate small- and medium-sized enterprises' access to the investment court system envisaged in the EU's trade agreement with...more

Integrating Sustainability: Luxembourg's Legal Advancements with the CSRD

A&O Shearman on 4/5/2024

On the 2nd of April, a pivotal legislative proposal, bill of law number 8370, was introduced in the Luxembourg Parliament to transpose the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) into national law. The CSRD will...more

Brussels Regulatory Brief: March 2024

K&L Gates LLP on 3/29/2024

Antitrust and Competition - The European Commission Fines Apple EUR 1.8 billion for Abusing Its Dominant Position in the Music Streaming Sector - On 4 March 2024, the European Commission (Commission) fined Apple EUR 1.8...more

European Commission Adopts Toolbox to Combat Counterfeiting

Gibney Anthony & Flaherty, LLP on 3/28/2024

The European Commission has adopted a toolbox to combat counterfeiting and help brands enforce their intellectual property rights. The toolkit builds on the Commission’s 2020 Intellectual Property Action Plan to enhance IP...more

Update Kapitalmarkt- und Gesellschaftsrecht: Das Zukunftsfinanzierungsgesetz

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 2/15/2024

Mit dem Gesetz zur Finanzierung von zukunftssichernden Investitionen (Zukunftsfinanzierungsgesetz – ZuFinG) will die Bundesregierung den Finanzstandort Deutschland stärken und Start-ups, Wachstumsunternehmen sowie kleinen und...more

The EU Data Act: A new European legal framework with rules for data access, switching cloud providers and interoperability

WilmerHale on 1/25/2024

On 22 December 2023, the EU published Regulation (EU) 2023/2854, the Data Act, in the Official Journal of the EU. The Data Act is a new regulation providing harmonised rules on access to data, switching cloud providers and...more

The Financing for the Future Act: Reforms for German ECM transactions

A&O Shearman on 12/22/2023

The Financing for the Future Act came into force on 15 December 2023. The significant reforms to stock corporation and capital market law increase flexibility in German ECM transactions. Overview of the key changes - ...more

The Data Act – the EU's bid to "ensure fairness in the digital environment and a competitive data market" – has been adopted

White & Case LLP on 11/30/2023

On November 27, 2023, the European Union ("EU") adopted the final text of the Data Act, marking an effort to create a harmonized, cross-sectoral data sharing framework with the stated goal of ensuring fair access to and use...more

EU Commission Proposes New Late Payment Regulation – Evolution or Revolution of the EU Late Payment Regime?

Sullivan & Worcester on 9/28/2023

On 12 September 2023, the European Commission proposed a new EU Regulation on combatting late payments in commercial transactions which will revise and replace EU Directive 2011/7/EU (the Late Payment Directive). The...more

EU Regulation on Deforestation Free Products – more of the same due diligence obligations?

Hogan Lovells on 9/1/2023

The Regulation on Deforestation Free Products (EU Regulation 2023/1115; "Regulation") is a new mosaic and imposes stringent due diligence obligations to halt deforestation and promote global biodiversity. It prohibits the...more

5 Tips for Navigating PIPEs in the European Life Sciences Sector

Latham & Watkins LLP on 7/28/2023

The challenging funding environment will likely prompt small- and mid-cap listed life sciences companies to seek financing through private investments in public equity. Small- and mid-cap life sciences companies typically...more

Strength In Numbers: Trends In Antitrust Litigation

TransPerfect Legal on 7/6/2023

Trucks, trucks, trucks – unless you’ve been living under a rock in the antitrust world, you’ve probably heard about, or even worked on, one of the many follow-on litigation claims related to the Commission’s 2016 cartel...more

The Capital Markets Bill: A long-awaited reform at a glance

A&O Shearman on 5/15/2023

On 2 May 2023, the parliamentary debate to enact a long-awaited bill, commonly known as the Capital Markets Bill, commenced. The Capital Markets Bill is aimed primarily at introducing a number of significant changes in the...more

Latest European developments on measures to support transition towards a net-zero economy

BCLP on 4/17/2023

On March 9, the European Commission adopted a series of measures to foster investment and financing the transition to climate neutrality and a net-zero industry in the EU. To this end, the Commission has...more

EBA Seeks Input from Credit Institutions on Green Loans and Mortgages

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 3/6/2023

On February 13, 2023, as part of the European Commission’s Strategy for financing transition to a sustainable economy, the European Banking Authority (EBA) launched an industry survey seeking input on green loans and...more

Moves Made Toward a New Sustainability Reporting System in Europe: The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive

Vinson & Elkins LLP on 2/3/2023

On November 28, 2022, the Council of the European Union (“EU”) approved the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (“CSRD”), following adoption of the CSRD by the EU Parliament on November 10, 2022 — a major move toward...more

Crosscurrents: Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) & ESG Reporting in Europe

J.S. Held on 1/12/2023

In mid-November 2022, the European Parliament adopted the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), a major expansion of the 2014 Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD). The new rules will quadruple the number of...more

Corporate Sustainability Reporting: New EU rules for large companies and listed SMEs

White & Case LLP on 12/19/2022

The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive ("CSRD") was published in the Official Journal of the European Union on 16 December 2022, having been formally adopted by the European Parliament and Council of the European...more

ESG Market Alert – November 2022

Hogan Lovells on 11/14/2022

In this alert, we provide a round-up of the latest developments in ESG for UK corporates. In this month’s ESG Market Alert, we cover: The expanding scope of EU rules on ESG disclosures; FRC Lab launches project on...more

IPEM 2022 | Key Takeaways

McDermott Will & Emery on 10/25/2022

After an insightful conference in Cannes, our partners have compiled some of the key takeaways from IPEM 2022. As well as exploring the private equity landscape in the UK, Germany, France and Italy, we also explore the...more

Great Fund Insights - The ELTIF review

A&O Shearman on 10/21/2022

The European long-term investment fund (ELTIF) is an EU fund regime that was introduced in 2015 by Regulation (EU) 2015/760 (the ELTIF Regulation) to boost long-term investments through EU alternative investment funds (AIFs)...more

German Government publishes key points to improve the German capital market

White & Case LLP on 9/27/2022

The German capital market needs to be modernized to remain efficient and competitive. Therefore, the German Government published a paper outlining a German Future Financing Act (Zukunftsfinanzierungsgesetz)1 on 29 June 2022,...more

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