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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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    Public procurement rules and procedures in Macau at the moment are spread among the different statutes that regulate the different types of contracts that can be entered into with/by Macau public entities. However the government is preparing a Bill with the goal of simplifying and updating, as well as enhancing the public procurement legal regime.
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    Belgium is in the process of transposing the fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive, which has a broader scope of application than its predecessors. Here Baker McKenzie lawyers unpick its approach
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    Regulators are keeping a close eye on HFT following the October trading system glitch on the TSE. Here Morgan Lewis & Bockius lawyers review the new landscape