Together with his Cabinet members, President Trump has sought to swiftly roll out policy initiatives, many of which reflect a significant change in course from the U.S.’ prior approaches and create uncertainty and new risks across multiple sectors. This blog summarizes developments in four areas relevant to corporate compliance and risk mitigation arising from the latest priorities announced by the Administration: https://okt.to/Bu4MKL ✍ Adam Siegel | Eric Bruce | Daniel Cendan | Emmeline Chen
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Foreign Investment Watch named partner Aimen Mir and senior national security advisor Brian Reissaus to their “Top Advisors at the Nexus of National Security and Foreign Investment” list for 2025, which recognizes top advisors who provide advice and counsel concerning foreign investment and national security in the U.S. and abroad. A partner in our Washington DC office, Aimen leads our CFIUS practice and is a core member of our national security and global foreign investment review practices. He joined the firm after serving in several leadership roles in CFIUS and the U.S. Department of the Treasury and in his leadership roles, has managed CFIUS review and resolution of over 1,000 transactions, with an aggregate value exceeding $1.3tn. https://okt.to/pduhj4 Brian is a senior advisor in our global foreign investment review and national security practices. He led CFIUS through its most significant expansion in 30 years and advises companies on CFIUS reviews, the U.S. Outbound Investment Security Program, other U.S. national security regulatory regimes, non-U.S. foreign investment review processes, and U.S. national security policymaking. https://okt.to/kj6A40
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A recent decision from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York shows that crypto and other financial services platforms aren’t off the hook when it comes to the United States Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA). Learn more: https://okt.to/xAaP98 ✍ Timothy P. Harkness | Peter Linken | Taylor Jachman | Miguel E. Serrano
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Congratulations to Ermelinda Spinelli and Valentina Armaroli on being recognised in ItaliaOggi's 2025 'Pink Power Report,' highlighting notable female lawyers in Italy. Ermelinda is a partner in our antitrust practice, covering EU and Italian competition law as well as foreign investment legislation. Valentina is a counsel in our private credit and capital solutions practice, advising sponsors, investors, corporates and banks. Learn more about Ermelinda: https://okt.to/2FJTQV Learn more about Valentina: https://okt.to/0oXkcj
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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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