Managing partners Connie Heng and Lei Shi discuss the motivations behind the tie-up with Shanghai He Ping Law Firm and the opportunities it brings for Clifford Chance
Yvette Rodriguez, head of the origination and advisory legal team for APAC, shares advice on building a successful in-house team and her preferences when selecting external counsel
José Luiz de Mello of Pinheiro Neto Advogados reflects on how the firm’s involvement in key government regulatory frameworks has helped it establish a strong client roster
New hires were made across the finance, energy and M&A practices in São Paulo, Dallas, New York and Dubai
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Sponsored by Bär & KarrerEric Stupp and Gadi Winter of Bär & Karrer explain how Switzerland’s implementation of new segregation rules for custodial wallet providers further strengthens its position as a leading hub for DLT projects -
Sponsored by Nagashima Ohno & TsunematsuShoko Ozawa of Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu explains how the new regulations will affect residential sub-leasing and property management businesses and help to prevent future disputes associated with residential leasing arrangements
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Sponsored by Prager DreifussLukas Scherer and Manuel Vogler of Prager Dreifuss consider the revision of Swiss company law and its impact on the tax landscape
IFLR’s latest primer looks at the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s proposal to implement the Basel Committee’s capital standards for banks’ cryptoasset exposures
IFLR’s latest primer takes a look at the Financial Stability Board’s recent report on the lessons learned about depositor behaviour, interest rate risk and liquidity risk during the 2023 banking turmoil
IFLR’s latest primer explores the Basel Committee's latest paper on the risks and mitigants of permissionless blockchains for the banking sector
IFLR’s latest primer takes a look the SEC’s recent decision to approve proposals by several US securities exchanges to list spot ether exchange traded funds
IFLR’s latest primer takes a look at the global and local trends around the regulation of stablecoins and their issuers
IFLR’s latest primer takes a look at the digital assets taxonomy put forward by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Global Markets Advisory Committee
IFLR’s latest primer takes a look at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s lastest report on the implementation of loss-absorbing capacity requirements
Lawyers are helping firms prepare for one of the biggest shifts in European transparency rules
The final piece of the far-reaching Basel III package is complex, expensive to implement and comes with significant divergence issues between the EU, UK and US
IFLR explores the UK’s new approach to financial crime, as well as the March Economic Crime Act and the upcoming Economic Crime Plan
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Opinion: EU’s strict investment screening rules curb enthusiasm
Tightening investment screening rules may keep out talent and funds rather than protect the EU -
Opinion: the metaverse needs to police financial crime
Real world regulators should prepare for the crimes to come in the virtual universe -
OPINION: Crypto regulation doomed from the start by all-or-nothing approach
Concerns that cryptoassets could pose a threat to financial stability in the future are hindering progress on what is needed right now -
Opinion: Sri Lanka inching closer to looming debt cliff
The island nation needs to consider restructuring options while reorienting its economy to reduce import dependence -
OPINION: Binance crackdown has implications for wider crypto market
A warning is being sent to crypto firms that their days of operating in a regulation-free zone are nearly over
IFLR Awards
More than 350 lawyers gathered in Dubai for an evening of inspiration and recognition
The Middle East awards research has now begun, with winners to be announced in October 2024
Lawyers from across the Americas celebrated their successes in New York
Lawyers from across Europe gathered in London to celebrate legal excellence in deal-making, cross-border investment and regulation