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Erik Sirri, the Director of the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Division of Trading and Markets, is leaving his post at the end of April.

Alexander Cohen has rejoined Latham & Watkins’ corporate department in Washington DC from the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

Jin Yeong Chung and Sungjean Seo of Kim & Chang on the dangers of insider trading and market manipulation litigation

Citi's head of legal in banking and capital markets uses a particular method to deal with the complexity of client relationships

The IFLR awards are all about innovation. I've said it many times, but it's worth saying again. It's worth reiterating because this market is all about innovation. If you're about to break a leverage covenant, no one will sub-underwrite your equity raising and the Association of British Insurers (ABI) is making it difficult to issue more than 5% without shareholder approval, you need innovation. You need lawyers that can find rather new, rather innovative solutions. Like recreating exactly the same economics as a debt repurchase through a total return swap, or a short-term equivalent through a credit default swap.

Sami Fakhoury is managing Gide’s new office in Dubai Gide Loyrette Nouel is opening two offices in the United Arab Emirates. Lawyers at the offices in Dubai and Abu Dhabi will advise on banking and finance, corporate law and infrastructure and construction projects. The offices will be led by partners Sami Fakhoury and Yassir Ghorbal in Dubai and Abu Dhabi respectively.

The FSA has gone into reverse on a single regulator In a surprising U-turn, the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) is now backing the idea of a single EU regulator.

Liability management in China is being restricted by offshore rules. In India, it's the exchange rate. Both may be forced to change

On March 2 2009, senator Carl Levin (Democrat, Michigan) introduced the Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act (the Bill) in the Senate and a day later representative Lloyd Doggett (Democrat, Texas) introduced the same provision in the House of Representatives. The Bill is based on a previous bill co-sponsored by then-senator Barack Obama in 2008. In testimony before the House Ways and Means Committee, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner gave his unqualified support for the Bill. In addition to introducing measures to combat tax evasion, money laundering, and the use of tax shelters, the Bill includes provisions that attempt to "close the offshore dividend tax loophole," according to senator Levin.

From a pre-1991 position of rigorous regulation, India's foreign direct investment (FDI) has increased exponentially with gradual liberalisation of the economy post-1991, culminating in a boom post-2000. With the paradigm shift in its foreign investment policy, India has become one of the most attractive FDI destinations in the world, drawing nearly $99 billion in investment from 1991 to 2008.