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View the 2025 Americas Women in Business Law shortlist and join us on June 17 at 583 Park Ave in New York City
The 2025 Social Impact EMEA Awards are now open for submissions
The third of five global awards took place last evening in Hong Kong to celebrate legal innovation across the Asia-Pacific region
US law firms dominated UK lateral hires in 2024
Paul Hastings, Holland & Knight and Kirkland & Ellis topped the finance and M&A recruitment drive in the US while Simmons & Simmons, Sidley Austin and Paul Weiss dominated in the UK
Currency concerns driving fees and billing demands
Sources in Africa and Western Asia say businesses need to manage their legal budgets carefully to stay competitive in economically volatile regions
Banking
IFLR's Americas Awards and IFLR1000 rankings are poised for another interesting year, as US firms continue to thrive in both the domestic and international markets
New hires were made across the M&A, finance, energy and venture capital practices in London, Düsseldorf, San Francisco, New York and Abu Dhabi
Andrew Jacobs joins as partner at a time when the firm aims to move upmarket and focus on expanding its depth in large-cap leveraged loans and high yield bonds
Dechert partner Anthony Lombardi discusses how innovative finance tools are driving interest in fund finance for law firms
M&A
New hires were made across the capital markets, energy and M&A practices in Dubai, New York, Dallas, Chicago and Paris
India has seen a number of regulatory changes such as competition law and foreign exchange law amendments that affect PE investments in various sectors
The Lagos-based lawyer explains why the true craft of a successful M&A lawyer lies in foreseeing pitfalls, deploying creative solutions and being proactive
The tie-up will strengthen the firms' M&A, financial services, private capital, restructuring and securitisation benches, among others
Capital Markets
Global financial markets partner Agnes Tsang shares her excitement for the increasing use of distributed ledger technology in capital markets transactions
Recent regulatory developments in the use of Chinese government bonds for collateral management and repo purposes are driving interest in the product
Kevin Harnisch discusses how the firm is advising its clients following the SEC’s decision to cease defence of its climate disclosure rules
IFLR Europe Awards 2025 winner Mark Austin talks about the challenges and achievements in his work in re-shaping the UK’s listing rules and what the future holds
ESG
A&O Shearman and Kirkland & Ellis are among the latest firms to ink deals with President Trump
The order indicates that the firm engages in unlawful discrimination and spearheads efforts to degrade the quality of American elections
The European Commission's ‘stop-the-clock’ vote on EU Green Deal directives offers clarity for businesses but legal experts say formal approval is crucial
Partner Nicholas Wong and counsel Tom Capel explain how the team was put together in a landmark project finance deal with the ADB and IFC
IFLR Awards - shared module
IFLR Awards
The finalists for the Americas awards 2025 are revealed - winners will be presented in New York on May 14
The finalists for the 26th annual Asia-Pacific Awards 2025 are revealed - winners will be presented in Hong Kong on April 16
The finalists for the 26th annual Europe awards are revealed - winners will be presented in London on April 3
The shortlist for the Africa Awards 2025 is out - winners will be revealed in Cape Town on March 27
Editorial board
IFLR’s editorial board features senior financial legal practitioners, both in-house and private practice, from around the world. Through their expertise, board members support our editorial coverage with regular feedback, insight and contributed articles.
Primers - shared module
IFLR’s latest primer takes a look at the Financial Stability Board’s recent report on the lessons learned about depositor behaviour, interest rate risk and liquidity risk during the 2023 banking turmoil
IFLR’s latest primer explores the Basel Committee's latest paper on the risks and mitigants of permissionless blockchains for the banking sector
IFLR’s latest primer takes a look at the CFTC’s recent listing guidelines for VCC derivatives and how they seek to enhance market integrity, transparency, and liquidity
IFLR’s latest primer takes a look the SEC’s recent decision to approve proposals by several US securities exchanges to list spot ether exchange traded funds
Law firms are providing safe harbours for investment firms worried about straying across the advice boundary and helping them prepare them for changes in the future
IFLR’s latest primer takes a look at the global and local trends around the regulation of stablecoins and their issuers
IFLR’s latest primer takes a look at the anti-greenwashing rules introduced by the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority
Law firms are helping asset managers and advisers understand the implications of this contentious component of the EU’s Retail Investment Strategy
Law firms are helping asset managers comply with this tricky piece of UK investor protection law and prepare for the EU’s related value for money proposals
IFLR’s latest primer takes a look at the digital assets taxonomy put forward by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Global Markets Advisory Committee
Features | Special Focus | Opinions
Features | Special Focus | Opinions
Slaughter and May expects more M&A deals amid Trump 2.0
Senior partner Benita Yu reflects on the challenges of steering through an M&A slowdown in Asia but is optimistic that deal activity will pick up
Portuguese firm eyes M&A and ESG growth in banking sector
VdA’s Paula Gomes Freire expects more work as banks grapple with ESG and digitalisation challenges and increasingly seek to consolidate
HSF expands German team with private capital bet
Three new partners cite the firm’s strong presence in key regions and the M&A opportunities it offers as reasons behind their move
Sponsored
Sponsored
Sponsored byASAR - Al Ruwayeh & PartnersSimone Del Nevo and Rahul Sud, ASAR – Al Ruwayeh & Partners- Sponsored byVieira de Almeida & AssociadosWith regulatory scrutiny intensifying, experts at Vieira de Almeida & Associados examine how legal teams must ensure ESG claims are accurate to mitigate greenwashing risks, litigation, and regulatory penalties
- Sponsored byPapapolitis & PapapolitisElena Papachristou and Maria-Roxani Karydi of Papapolitis & Papapolitis highlight the key updates under the EU Listing Act package and an imminent enactment of a new law on the bolstering of the Greek capital market
