On May 29, 2025, the staff (“Staff”) of the Division of Corporation Finance of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission continued its recent pattern of issuing Staff guidance addressing cryptocurrency. The May 29 Staff…
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/ Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
The government has announced that it will pass legislation to give pension schemes affected by the Virgin Media ruling the power to obtain retrospective actuarial confirmation that historic changes to contracted-out benefits met…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Labor & Employment Law
The Second Panel of the Brazilian Superior Court of Justice (STJ) recently issued a significant decision regarding the time limit for the offset of tax credits recognized in final and unappealable judicial decisions. The matter…
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/ Administrative Law, Taxation
Mayer Brown’s UK Regulatory Update is a quarterly newsletter for the asset management sector. In this edition, covering Q1 2025, we look at consultations relating to the UK AIFMD framework, reporting and notification…
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/ Administrative Law, Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade, Securities Law
Last week, two different district courts found that President Donald Trump did not have the authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (“IEEPA”) to impose sweeping tariffs…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, International Law & Trade
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published guidance for trustees on new models and options for DB and hybrid pension schemes. While some of these are endgame options, the guidance also covers options for improving financial…
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/ Finance & Banking, Insurance, Labor & Employment Law
In October 2024, Florida amended its blue sky law so that the “bad actor” disqualification provisions of Rule 506(d) under the Securities Act of 1933 also would apply to, among other exempt transactions, offerings to Florida…
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Prezados e prezadas,
O “Brasília em Pauta” é um boletim semanal preparado pela equipe de Contencioso de Brasília, contendo os principais casos a serem julgados pelo Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF), Superior Tribunal de…
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/ Administrative Law, Constitutional Law, Energy & Utilities
An express third-party beneficiary provision running in favor of a lender in a fund’s limited partnership agreement (an “LPA”) is helpful for subscription credit facilities. It bolsters the rights and remedies of a subscription…
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/ Business Organizations, Commercial Law & Contracts, Finance & Banking
ISSUES AFFECTING ALL SCHEMES -
MARKET VOLATILITY – PENSIONS REGULATOR REPORT -
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has published a market oversight report on market volatility and what trustees should do, which sets out how…
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/ Administrative Law, Finance & Banking, Labor & Employment Law, Taxation
O Governo do Estado de Minas Gerais deu um passo significativo no fortalecimento do marco regulatório do setor de transportes ao aprovar a instituição da Agência Reguladora de Transportes do Estado de Minas Gerais (Artemig) e do…
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/ Administrative Law, Government Contracting, Transportation
The Brazilian National Agency for Waterway Transportation (ANTAQ) published Resolution No. 128/2025 (RN 128/2025), revising the procedures for the transfer of corporate control under port authority concession contracts, lease…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Maritime Law, Mergers & Acquisitions, Transportation
In this weekly update, we summarise the most notable updates in the UK sanctions world…
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/ International Law & Trade, Military Law
The Trump Administration has announced a series of potential changes affecting student visas that could alter how US companies can recruit and retain foreign nationals, particularly those entering the workforce following study…
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/ Education Law, Immigration Law, Labor & Employment Law
Summary: On December 31, 2024, two major appellate court decisions addressed the legality of uptier financing transactions—one involving Serta Simmons Bedding (“Serta”) and the other Mitel Networks Corporation (“Mitel”). Both…
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