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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.

The Swiss federal government’s pre-draft DLT Act will be under public consultation until the end of June 2019. Daniel Flühmann and Peter Hsu of Bär & Karrer look at some of its most forward-thinking proposals

Baker McKenzie lawyers review the global biotech IPO landscape, considering how regulatory initiatives have aided growth

Environmental, social and governance is a huge buzzword in the investment community. In-house lawyers have an important role to play

As a recent decision by the Swiss Federal Tribunal has shown, written stipulations are not always what they seem

Tatsuo Yamashima and Saori Hanada, Atsumi & Sakai