In a landscape where defence investments are increasing sharply due to escalating geopolitical conflicts, navigating the regulatory framework governing restrictions on weapons-related investments is key for lenders and…
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/ Finance & Banking, International Law & Trade
Brazil intends to regulate AI through Bill No. 2,338/2023 ("Brazil's Proposed AI Regulation"), although there are currently no specific codified laws, statutory rules or regulations in Brazil that directly regulate AI…
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/ Civil Rights, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
Currently, there are no specific laws, statutory rules, or regulations in Italy that directly regulate AI. As for all EU Member States, the EU AI Act will be Italy's central general and cross-sectoral AI legislation. However,…
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/ Administrative Law, Privacy, Science, Computers, & Technology
On June 4, 2025, the Rebar Trade Action Coalition and its individual members (collectively, "Petitioner") filed antidumping duty ("ADD") petition and countervailing duty ("CVD") petitions on imports of steel concrete reinforcing…
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/ Administrative Law, International Law & Trade
On June 4, 2025, following an open meeting of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Commission issued a concept release to solicit public comment on the definition of foreign private issuer ("FPI")…
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/ Administrative Law, International Law & Trade, Securities Law
On 15 May 2025, Advocate General Emiliou issued his opinion in the Portuguese football no-poach case. The AG opinion is of particular interest given the European Commission's increased scrutiny of labour market related offences…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Art, Entertainment, & Sports Law, Labor & Employment Law
International transactions, such as private equity deals, mergers and acquisitions, and financing arrangements, frequently leverage Luxembourg entities as holding companies or joint ventures. It is common for such companies to…
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/ Finance & Banking, Mergers & Acquisitions, Taxation
Competition between the private credit and broadly syndicated loan (BSL) markets is intensifying, with developments on both sides blurring the distinctions between the two products. One of these distinctive features is the…
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/ Commercial Law & Contracts, Finance & Banking, Mergers & Acquisitions
Characterized by a resilient economy currently ahead of its major EU counterparts, Spain presents a compelling prospect for dealmakers -
The Spanish economy has demonstrated remarkable solidity in recent years, pulling ahead…
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/ Energy & Utilities, Finance & Banking, Mergers & Acquisitions
Recently, the Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") has successfully asserted that limited partners in private equity and hedge funds that are organized as limited partnerships were subject to tax under the Self-Employment…
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/ Business Organizations, Finance & Banking, Taxation
On February 20, 2025, the United States designated eight cartels and transnational criminal organizations (TCOs) as Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs) and Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs). Since then, the US…
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/ Business Organizations, Criminal Law, International Law & Trade
On 20 May 2025, the EU adopted its 17th package of sanctions against Russia since its invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The package expands the products included in the export ban on advanced technology items, subjects more entities…
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/ International Law & Trade, Maritime Law, Science, Computers, & Technology
A digital transformation is quietly reshaping the Islamic capital markets of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). Tokenised and fractionalised sukuk are redefining how Shari'ah compliant capital is structured, distributed, and…
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/ Finance & Banking, Science, Computers, & Technology, Securities Law
The US Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) has established a new “Inclusions Process” for US companies to request that BIS add new derivative products to the steel and aluminum Section 232 tariffs…
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/ Antitrust & Trade Regulation, International Law & Trade
On May 21, 2025, the Federal Circuit issued an en banc decision in EcoFactor, Inc. v. Google LLC, highlighting the critical gatekeeping role of district courts under Federal Rule of Evidence 702 and Daubert standards,…
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/ Civil Procedure, Commercial Law & Contracts, Intellectual Property
