Compliance Tip of the Day: Why Engage in Pre-acquisition Due Diligence
Compliance Tip of the Day: Key M&A Enforcement Actions
Compliance Tip of the Day: M&A – International Issues
Compliance Tip of the Day: AI and 3rd Party Risk Management
Adventures in Compliance: The Novels – The Hound of the Baskervilles: Uncovering M&A Compliance Lessons
We get Privacy for work – Episode 6: The Potential Privacy Risks Inherent to Mergers and Acquisitions
Daily Compliance News: July 24, 2025, The In Phone Hell Edition
LathamTECH in Focus: Tech Deals: The Emerging Focus of FDI Regulators?
Compliance into the Weeds: Sanctions Compliance Failures: Lessons from Harman International and Interactive Brokers
All Things Investigation: Due Diligence and Drama: A Deep Dive into Art World with Daniel Weiner
Episode 377 -- Refocusing Due Diligence on Cartels and TCOs
Essential Steps to Sell Your Business
FCPA Compliance Report: Stay the Course: Ellen Lafferty on Navigating Anti-Corruption Compliance in 2025
Adventures in Compliance: The Novels – The Hound of the Baskervilles, Introduction and Compliance Lessons Learned
Risk New York Speaker Series: AI Investments and Political Uncertainty with Chris Mason
Regulatory Ramblings: Episode 71 – Crypto Fault Lines: Stablecoins, Meme Coins & the Fight for Clarity PLUS: Sanctions, Shell Companies & Fragmented Global Trade
Episode 373 -- Christian Focacci on Current Developments in AI and Risk Management
Podcast - A Comparative Guide to Obtaining an FCL: DCSA vs. the Intelligence Community
Compliance Tip of the Day: Assessing Internal Controls in International Operations
Compliance in the Former Soviet Central Asian Republics
The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) covers cattle, cocoa, coffee, oil palm, rubber, soy(a) and wood, as well as many derived products. The Regulation is currently scheduled to apply to operators and traders beginning at...more
The European Union’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation (“FSR”) has now been in force for over a year, introducing a new layer of regulatory oversight for companies engaging in M&A transactions within the EU. Designed to address...more
After much back and forth, the European Council has approved its negotiating position on proposed changes to the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive...more
On 22 May 2025, the European Commission (“Commission”) made public risk classification of countries under the EU Deforestation Regulation (“EUDR”)1 which assigned a low level of risk to 140 countries and high level of risk to...more
On May 22, 2025, the EU Commission adopted an implementing regulation to the EU's Deforestation Regulation ("EUDR") in which it identified the risk classification of countries as “low, standard or high risk” required under...more
European Regulation 2023/1542, concerning batteries and waste batteries (the “EUBR”), is a dark horse. While it includes a number of restrictions associated with hazardous materials embedded in batteries, and...more
The EU's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) stresses that industry initiatives (next to multi-stakeholder initiatives) can constitute helpful tools for allowing covered companies to fulfill their...more
Background Article 44 of the EU’s Securitisation Regulation (“SECR”) requires the Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities (“ESAs”) to produce a report every three years on: (a) the implementation of...more
The adoption of the EU Anti Money Laundering Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 (the “AML Regulation") marks a significant advancement in the European Union's efforts to combat money laundering and terrorist financing. Effective from...more
The Joint Committee of the European Supervisory Authorities published a report on the implementation and functioning of the EU Securitisation Regulation on 31 March 2025. The purpose of the report is to assess the extent to...more
The new EU Anti-Money Laundering Regulation (EU) 2024/1624 (the “AML Regulation”) introduces significant changes to the regulation of non-financial sectors. By including new obliged entities, the EU demonstrates its...more
As NATO procurement expands, Nordic companies must carefully navigate the intersection between NATO acquisition processes and multiple export control regimes, including those of the United States, the United Kingdom, and the...more
Following the EU Commission’s proposed Omnibus Directives (the Omnibus Proposals) to amend the European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) and Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD),...more
As currently drafted, the PROTECT USA Act, introduced on March 12, 2025, may have the unintended impact of creating a significant tension between compliance with U.S. and EU laws by U.S. and non-U.S. companies....more
The European Commission’s Omnibus package, published on February 26, 2025 (the Omnibus Package or the Package), proposes to simplify the EU’s sustainability laws. At the same time, it has generated significant uncertainty for...more
On Monday, the Responsible Business Alliance hosted a stellar event in Brussels, Driving Effective Due Diligence: Omnibus Unpacked. This waitlisted, standing room-only event – co-hosted with the European People’s Party,...more
Recent years have seen an ever increasing density of ESG regulation on the national, European and global level. With significant regulations already or about to enter into force, enforcement actions on different levels,...more
The past few years have seen concerted efforts — both domestically and globally — advancing the reporting and disclosure of various climate- and sustainability-related metrics by businesses and investors. One of the most...more
In February 2025, the EU proposed reduced sustainability reporting rules for a large majority of businesses, responding to criticism that EU red tape hinders competitiveness with other countries. Below, we look at the...more
On February 26, 2025, the EU Commission presented the first part of the Omnibus Simplification Package announced in January 2025. This formal legislative initiative aims to simplify and harmonise existing EU regulations...more
We reported in previous blog posts (here and here) on the European Commission’s Green Deal initiatives and their impact on companies doing business in Europe as well as the significant recent headwind against these...more
The Commission’s proposal seeks to reshape EU Sustainability requirements by amending CSRD, CSDDD, EU Taxonomy, and CBAM. On 26 February 2025, the European Commission (Commission) published its much-anticipated first...more
On 26 February 2025, the European Commission (“Commission”) published its “Omnibus I” or “Sustainability Omnibus” package as part of its mission to improve the competitiveness of the European Union. The Omnibus Package...more
Investing in Europe: Is it a good time to do so? Opinions differ. The EU financial sector has experienced significant growth in recent years, driven by technological advancements and evolving consumer preferences, but there...more
The European Union published its long-awaited "Omnibus" package, proposing to delay key European ESG rules, while simultaneously reducing the applicability and burden of corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence...more