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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
M&A
We round up top lateral hires across the finance, PE, M&A, competition and corporate practices at leading law firms in the UK, the US and the EU
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    Prager Dreifuss’s Andreas Moll and Matthias Bürge on why new transparency rules for Swiss companies could signal the end of the anonymous bearer share
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    Allen & Overy's Paul Péporté explains why the country’s fiduciary regime offers an efficient solution for funds looking to tap Europe's loan market
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    Egypt is de facto a socialist country. Despite the removal of references to the terms ‘socialism’ and ‘socialist’ from the 1971 constitution in its 2007 amendments and the absence of these terms in the current 2014 constitution, the laws still adopt the concept