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M&A
We roundup top lateral hires in finance, corporate, PE and M&A practices at law firms across the US and Europe
Partners at Zhong Lun and Sidley Austin say Nasdaq’s extended hours may narrow timing gaps for Hong Kong investors but could create liquidity and disclosure risks
The move gives the US firm a four-partner antitrust team across Brussels and London, adding senior firepower in two key European competition hubs
M&A
After more than 23 years at Slaughter and May, Mark Zerdin discusses the appeal of joining a firm in growth mode and where he sees momentum in dealmaking
As digital assets enter mainstream finance, a threefold blueprint cuts through fragmented cross-border rules on collateral, control and registries and points the way towards a workable global standard
The alliance strengthens both firms’ platform for cross-border work spanning Lusophone markets and the China-Africa corridor
M&A
We round up new hires across the M&A, PE, corporate and finance practices at leading law firms in the UK, Ireland, and US
The Reykjavik-based firm is AGRD’s third addition since it launched in 2025 with six firms, as the group targets further international expansion
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  • Sponsored by Atsumi & Sakai
    In 2019 the diet passed a bill that proposes to overhaul parts of the cryptoasset regulatory framework and revisit definitions of key terms, such as ‘virtual currency’. Takafumi Ochiai of Atsumi & Sakai investigates
  • Sponsored by Slaughter and May
    Transaction management firm The Deal Team, together with London-based Slaughter and May lawyers, explain how the IPO process has changed for issuers since the FCA’s reforms last summer
  • Sponsored by Atsumi & Sakai
    Stablecoins are full of promise and offer answers to many of the shortcomings of dominant but volatile virtual currencies, writes Ryosuke Oue of Atsumi & Sakai