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Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The Standard Formula: Encyclopaedia of Prudential Solvency – Chapter 3: Prudential Insurance Regulation in Japan

This chapter discusses prudential insurance regulation in Japan. Japan is the fourth-largest insurance market in the world, with a broad customer base and a varied range of offerings. This profile, coupled with ongoing...more

Mayer Brown

Staffing Up: Antitrust Regulators Around the World Step Up Digital Platform and Technology Enforcement

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In February, the Japan Fair Trade Commission announced that it will hire additional staff to enforce the country's new Act on Promotion of Competition for Specified Smartphone Software. The Act “aim[s] to foster innovation...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

New 25% Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum Take Effect March 12: What You Need to Know

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President Trump issued a Proclamation that expands the 25% tariffs on steel and steel derivatives, first imposed in 2018 under Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962. Aluminum and aluminum derivatives will also now...more

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ERA Loans for Ukraine Initiatives

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In June and then October this year, the G7 announced an agreement to launch the 'Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration (ERA) Loans for Ukraine' initiative ("ERA Loans for Ukraine Initiative"), where the G7 members agree to...more

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Is life returning to the private equity exit market?

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Following a period in which financial sponsors have struggled to realize an acceptable prices for their assets, signs point towards a brighter outlook for 2025. At the start of 2024 private equity firms were hoping that...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Global and Japanese ESG Market and Regulatory Trends in Respect of ESG Risk, Impact and Opportunity Management: Sifting Signal...

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Climate change disclosures have recently become mandatory in Japan, following amendments to the Financial Instruments Exchange Act (FIEA) and the Cabinet Office Order on Disclosure on Corporate Affairs. These require...more

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Global Perspective on Patenting of AI Technologies

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The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies is fueling a surge in global patent filings for AI-related innovations, but differences in national patent laws and examination standards for such inventions...more

BakerHostetler

DSIR Deeper Dive: Absent Legislation, Privacy Regulators Offer Guidance on AI

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By now, many of us are using AI, advising others about how to use AI, and waiting for some legislative miracle to give us some guardrails for what we can or cannot be doing with AI. A lot of effort has been put into tracking...more

White & Case LLP

Eye on AI: AI Governance and Regulation

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Even as the "godfathers" of generative AI (Geoffrey Hinton, Yoshua Bengio and Yann LeCun) disagree about the potential threat to humanity, policymakers, researchers and leading tech executives are calling for government...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

AAM: Getting Cleared for Take-Off

Advanced Air Mobility represents an exciting new frontier and sustainable path forward for the aviation industry. Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) is an umbrella term used to describe next-generation air transportation of...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Tax Credits for Electric Vehicle Batteries Under the Inflation Reduction Act: Free Trade Agreement Edition

On March 31, 2023, the U.S. Department of Treasury and Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released proposed guidance clarifying how manufacturers may meet the critical minerals and battery sourcing requirements for the clean...more

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Overview of Switzerland’s 10th sanctions package in relation to Russia

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On 29 March and 20 April 2023, Switzerland adopted new measures against Russia, following those recently adopted by the EU as part of a tenth sanction package. More industrial, high-tech and aviation goods are now banned for...more

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Foreign direct investment reviews 2023: A global perspective

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Now in its seventh year of annual publication, White & Case's Foreign Direct Investment Reviews provides a comprehensive look into rapidly evolving foreign direct investment (FDI) laws and regulations in approximately 40...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Competition authorities crackdown on employment markets: a new era for cartels

At the end of last year, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) secured a guilty plea for wage fixing, resulting in its first criminal conviction with Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter saying: “[t]oday’s guilty plea...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

The Orrick Guide to Foreign Investment Reviews (October 2022 Update)

Welcome to the Orrick Guide to Foreign Investment Reviews. This guide answers frequently asked questions regarding investment control regimes in various jurisdictions. It has been prepared by the experts in our offices...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

BIS Issues Final Guidance on Stablecoin Regulation

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The global central bank cooperative body would bring stablecoins within the international standards for payment, clearing, and settlement systems....more

K2 Integrity

Sanctions Against Russia: The Week in Review - June 2022 - 3

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The Week in Review delivers information and analysis on recent developments related to sanctions against Russia and key implications for the public, private, and non-profit sectors as the United States (U.S.), the European...more

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US, EU And UK Expand Russian Sanctions Amid Ongoing Ukraine Conflict

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Since late February 2022, the United States (U.S.), the European Union (EU) and its member states, the United Kingdom (U.K.), and many others — including Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan and Canada — have imposed...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Global Sanctions on Russia Escalate in Response to Russia’s Continued Bloody Invasion of Ukraine

As Russia’s bloody invasion of Ukraine nears the end of its second month, with regular reports of human rights violations, possible chemical weapons attacks, and head of state musings regarding whether this campaign amounts...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

Sanctions Update: EU, UK, US, and Japan Expand Sanctions and Export Controls Relating to Russia

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New rules significantly expand the scope of existing sanctions and export controls on Russia. This Client Alert is published in the context of ongoing developments and should be read in conjunction with the Latham &...more

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Sanctions Update: EU, UK, and Japan Impose New Sanctions and Export Controls Relating to Russia

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New rules significantly expand the scope of existing sanctions on Russia and impose extensive new export controls. This Client Alert is published in the context of fast-moving developments and should be read in...more

Foley Hoag LLP

Review of Sanctions and Export Controls Imposed in Response to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

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As we had reported in our earlier client alert and 2022 Year in Preview, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has resulted in a new wave of sanctions and export controls on Russia, including sanctions on key sectors of the Russian...more

Snell & Wilmer

The Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Additional Sanctions and Impact on Global Trade

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As Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine, the United States and other countries have intensified economic sanctions against the Russian Federation. These sanctions ride on the heels of initial sanctions issued prior to...more

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U.S. and Allies Impose “First Tranche” of New Economic Sanctions in Response to Russian Action in Ukraine

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Our International Trade & Regulatory Group addresses the new U.S. sanctions against Russia announced this week in response to its actions against Ukraine and summarizes the similar packages announced by key U.S. allies....more

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US Relaxes Tariffs on Steel and Aluminum from Europe, Looking Next to UK and Japan

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On October 31, 2021, at the Group of 20 (G20) Summit, the United States and European Union announced an interim agreement to relax the Trump-era worldwide Section 232 tariffs on European steel and aluminum articles and...more

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