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

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer has advised Spanish gas company Gas Natural on its €3.5 billion rights issue. The money has been raised to fund the company’s proposed acquisition of energy company Unión Fenosa.

Jonathan Cotton of Slaughter and May explains how the UK has stepped up its legislation and enforcement culture. Companies need to recognise the new world order

An overview of the judicial protection of foreign companies in Ukraine, by Oleksiy Kharytonov and Sergiy Silchenko of Inyurpolis

The Insurance Law of the People's Republic of China was promulgated on June 30 1995 and first amended on October 28 2002. On February 28 2009, the Insurance Law was amended again by the NPC Standing Committee (the Amendment) and the Amendment will come into effect on October 1 2009.

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

UK has granted a rare freezing injunction in favour of the SEC, setting a useful precedent

In an announcement published on Mofcom's website, the anti-monopoly regulator prohibited the transaction, expressing concern about the proposed merger's impact on existing small-scale juice manufacturers.

The new rules for contracts for difference will isolate UK companies UK disclosure rules for contracts for difference (CFDs) that isolate UK companies, originally planned for September, have been moved forward and will now be implemented in June 2009.

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.