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Lawton Camp, Kaye Scholer Vivek Bhatt, K&L Gates The region's fervent lateral hiring of early March carried straight through into April. Offshore firm WALKERS gained Jason Allison as a partner in the global investment funds group in its Grand Cayman office. Allison, who previously worked in the London office of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer and with Maples and Calder in the Caymans, advises banks, companies and fund managers on Cayman Islands corporate transactional and investment funds laws and regulations. In Canada, MCMILLAN welcomed Kip Daechsel, former national co-managing partner of the now-defunct law firm Heenan Blaikie, as a partner in Toronto. Daechsel's expertise covers both M&A and financial regulatory matters. At the time of his hiring at the end of March, Daechsel was the eighth Heenan Blaikie refugee to join McMillan in recent weeks.

Counsel reveal what they believe needs to change in London’s liquid but imperfect equity market

High yield, securitisation and retail structured products are all emerging in Europe’s capital markets boom. Here are the challenges facing the instruments

Recent bankruptcy developments demonstrate why foreign creditors should be aware of the peculiarities of the country’s legal landscape

If Myanmar is to attract listings, it must learn from its neighbours and not over-regulate its capital markets. Bourses in Cambodia and Laos are hampered by low liquidity and investor interest because not enough companies have floated on their respective exchanges.

The lighter side of the past month in the world of financial law

The shortlist for the fourth annual Euromoney Legal Media Group Europe Women in Business Law Awards has been announced

German car manufacturer Daimler became the first foreign corporate to sell Chinese onshore bonds, so-called panda bonds, in March. But lawyers believe that unfavourable pricing will limit future deals.

Privacy concerns still hamper the re-proposed rule The reopened comment period for Regulation AB II closed on March 29. But issuers and investors continue to clash over the level of disclosures in asset-backed securities (ABS) offerings and its potential ramifications. The wait for the new regulation had been extended in February following the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) postponement of a vote and request for further comments addressing privacy concerns.

A hands-off approach is the best mitigant. But is it realistic? The European Commission (EC) has held a Goldman Sachs-sponsored fund jointly liable for a portfolio company's cartel infringement. It's only the second time Europe's antitrust authority has pierced the corporate veil of a company owned by a private equity (PE) fund and imposed liability on its financial sponsor.