Local Insights

After ratification of the first sustainable investment facilitation agreement, between the EU and Angola, Carla Gonçalves Borges, Mariana França Gouveia, and Assunção Cristas of Vieira de Almeida analyse ESG considerations in African states’ investment treaties

ESG considerations are becoming an increasingly important factor in investment decisions in Ghana. Lady-Ann Essuman, Ewurama Osam Tawiah, and Verissa Odame-Koranteng of VINT & Aletheia, Attorneys and Consultants explain why, and how, the new reality should be embraced

As the financial services ecosystem in Nigeria continues its rapid development, DealHQ Partners provides a guide to the latest regulatory initiative regarding contactless payments

Jongsoo Yoon and Gidon Nam from Lee & Ko look at the evolution of cryptoassets in Korea and future prospects for asset-backed tokenisation

Jake Robson, Gordon Milner and Nick Davies from Morrison & Foerster discuss cross-border regulatory challenges and how fintechs can plot a path of compliance

Chan Sik Ahn, Dongjin Lee and Sunmin Choi from HMP Law evaluate Korea’s new regulatory sandbox and the SAAFI law that underpins it

Dr Christian Kunz and Marwan Ezzat of Bär & Karrer argue that as AI tools converge, technical literacy, governance, and data quality have become the key sources of competitive advantage for law firms

AI’s transformation of Romania’s legal profession is raising acute governance, liability, and regulatory challenges, say Ioan Baciu and Corin Trandafir of Rubin, Meyer, Doru & Trandafir, associated with Herzfeld & Rubin P.C., New York

Marcus Peter and Kate Yu Rao of GSK Stockmann analyse the latest regulatory, tax, and market developments influencing how Chinese investors structure and deploy capital through Luxembourg

Decreased availability and increased costs of funding have altered the behaviour of borrowers and lenders in the Peruvian leveraged finance market. Thomas Thorndike of Garrigues highlights the main themes and considers the outlook

Rita de la Guardia and Patricia Cordero, Alemán, Cordero, Galindo & Lee

Jaime Trujillo Caicedo, Alexandra Montealegre and María Camila Vargas, Baker McKenzie

Simone Del Nevo, ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners

Ezekiel Tuma, John Cunha, and Luis Cunha, ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners

Hossam Gramon, Karima Seyam, and Nour El Kholy of ADSERO – Ragy Soliman & Partners report that Egypt’s capital markets are undergoing structural reform and product diversification, reshaping the debt, ESG, and fintech sectors

Robert Katz and Charles Ruck, Latham & Watkins

Robert Katz and Charles Ruck, Latham & Watkins

Robert M Katz and Charles Ruck, Latham & Watkins