China has emerged as a major source of innovation for the biopharma industry, with many believing it has crossed the threshold to becoming a viable source of first-in-class and best-in-class products. Listen in as a panel of our lawyers discuss issues that should be top of mind for your business when contracting with a Chinese life sciences company. Register your interest now: https://okt.to/FEUt3G ?? March 20, 2025 ?? 9:00 a.m. EDT
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The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) recently fired the first salvo in what is expected to be a campaign by federal banking agencies to bring the digital asset industry within the bank regulatory perimeter. This blog summarizes the OCC’s recent actions and discusses the implications not only for national banks and federal savings associations, but also for the banking and digital asset industries more broadly. Read now: https://okt.to/xhT7VE ? David Sewell | Alison Hashmall | Erik Gerding| Melissa Hodgman | Christopher DeCresce | Nariné Atamian | Abby Shamray
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Open banking promises to unlock innovation and empower customers by enabling financial information to be shared between traditional banks and third-party service providers. However, it also creates security risks and potential privacy concerns. Join a panel of our senior lawyers from the UK, EU, and US as they are joined by Robert Driver of UK Finance to discuss the future of open banking, exploring what it means for banks and third-party service providers, the different approaches being taken by each region, and industry priorities. Register your interest now: https://okt.to/a6PMY1 ?? 24 March 2025 ?? 3pm GMT
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The Trump Administration’s recent designation of eight international criminal organizations as foreign terrorist organizations (FTOs) has increased litigation risk for companies doing business in Latin America. Companies need to understand these new risks and how they can be mitigated. Read more: https://okt.to/ByZdia ? Timothy P. Harkness | Jacob Johnston | Matthew Haggans | Maria Slobodchikova | Jackson Myers | Victoria Abut
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What practices are prohibited under the EU AI Act? The European Commission has published guidelines – our latest blog focuses on clarifications by the Commission in relation to the ‘general concepts’ applicable to prohibited practices, as well as key takeaways from the first three prohibitions under Article 5. Read now: https://okt.to/BFEUiR ? Jerome Philippe | Christoph Werkmeister | Lutz Riede | Theresa Ehlen | Davide Borelli | Laéna Bouafy | Dr. Philipp Roos | Julia Utzerath | Isabella Oldani | Valentina Scolari
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We advised Aquila Acquisition Corporation on its completed de-SPAC transaction involving a business combination with ZG Group. This is the second completed de-SPAC transaction in Hong Kong, both of which we advised on. Our team for this transaction was led by partners Grace Huang and Arun Balasubramanian with support from counsel Cindy Kwong, senior associate Frank Jin and associates Kristy Wong and Candice (Yiming) Ma. Learn more: https://okt.to/oThtRq
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‘It's important that there's clarity for organisations about how data protection law applies to those content moderation processes and what we [the ICO] expect as a regulator from services that deploy those tools.’ – Lorna Christie In this episode of our Securing the Digital Future podcast series, partner Rachael Annear is joined by Lorna Christie from the UK’s data regulator, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), to discuss how the ICO is collaborating with Ofcom to ensure a coherent approach to regulation where online safety and data protection intersect. ?? Listen and subscribe now: Apple Podcasts > https://okt.to/IWrz6A Spotify > https://okt.to/2y1vjD Web > https://okt.to/Lm2CDK
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The European Commission has released new implementation guidelines specifically addressing two fundamental aspects of the EU AI Act. Our latest blog reviews the definition of AI systems presented – what it means and the practical implications for your business. Read more: https://okt.to/c1fzDk ? Jerome Philippe | Christoph Werkmeister | Lutz Riede | Theresa Ehlen | Davide Borelli | Dr. Philipp Roos | Laéna Bouafy | Julia Utzerath | Isabella Oldani | Valentina Scolari
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Congratulations to partners Raquel Flórez Escobar and Miriam Pérez-Schafer for their recognition among the 100 Women Leaders in Spain’s Legal Sector selected by Todojuristas.com. ?? Raquel leads our People and Reward practice in Spain, advising on all employment-related and pension issues. She handles both advisory and contentious work, specialising in advising on global recruitment and retention issues, individual and collective redundancies, cross-border transactions, outsourcing projects, business transfers, and more. https://okt.to/YmE1ap Miriam advises clients on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, restructurings, company law, and general commercial work. She has extensive experience in advising both domestic and international clients and specialises in guiding strategic and financial investors through mergers and acquisitions of both listed and, especially, non-listed companies. https://okt.to/HZ2dGF
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The World Economic Forum estimates that full gender parity will not be achieved until the year 2158 – around five generations from today. That's why it's important to continue the conversation and efforts to #AccelarateAction. We are celebrating International Women’s Day around the world, including a global conversation focusing on intergenerational working, bringing colleagues together to share their perspectives and learn from women’s experiences across the generations to ensure we can all accelerate action. #InternationalWomensDay #IWD2025
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