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Prager Dreifuss lawyers Roland Böhi and Manuel Vogler explain how Swiss authorities are updating tax laws to balance a competitive regime with international standards

Izuru Goto, Yasuyuki Kuribayashi and Takashi Saito of City-Yuwa Partners introduce Japan’s new regulatory regime for virtual currencies, which is due to be in place by about April 2020

Yusuke Murakami and Hironobu Noma of Mori Hamada & Matsumoto outline opportunities and strategies for success in Japan’s emerging offshore wind market

Baker McKenzie lawyers consider how a relatively innocuous feature of corporate bonds is causing a stir following recent litigation and new regulations

Stikeman Elliott partners analyse Canada’s new takeover bid regime and its impact on Aurora’s recent hostile bid for competitor CanniMed

Akimoto Kawamura of Atsumi & Sakai examines Japan’s legal registration requirements for high frequency traders, investment managers and investment advisors that use fintech in Japan

A regular on lists like these, London-based Clifford Chance partner Owen Lysak advises clients on the full gamut of regulatory issues, from Mifid II to Brexit. But while many of his colleagues and contemporaries remain focused on the latter, Lysak tells IFLR that after three years of Brexit work, he's now beginning to look beyond.

Listen to a live recording of IFLR's latest webinar, in collaboration with Morrison & Foerster, featuring an overview of Brexit, updates on US regulators and discussions on EMIR and initial margin

In April, federal legislators introduced two bills in an attempt to provide the blockchain economy with regulatory certainty. Latham & Watkins’ Stephen Wink, Morgan Brubaker, Cameron Kates and Shaun Musuka investigate.