Ropes & Gray attorneys regularly write articles and provide commentary to our clients and to the world’s leading financial, business and legal publications, analyzing important legal developments and explaining their impact.
The landscape of government enforcement, private litigation, and federal and state regulation of digital assets, blockchain and related technologies is constantly evolving. Each quarter, Ropes ...
On February 8, 2022, applicants filed an application (the “Application”) with the SEC for exemptive relief from various provisions of the 1940 Act ...
Introduction With the increase over the past 10+ years in the number of companies that pursue an initial public offering (“IPO”) through a ...
In recent weeks, opponents of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)’s so-called ESG rule have brought new challenges in the courts ...
On February 1, 2023, in a first-of-its-kind enforcement action, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) alleged that GoodRx Holdings Inc. ( ...
The Biden Administration recently announced that it would allow the COVID-19 public health emergency (“PHE”) to expire on May 11, 2023. Coming ...
On Wednesday, February 1, 2023, Governor Kathy Hochul released the New York State (“NYS” or the “State”) executive budget for State ...
Corporate purpose has been gaining attention in recent years, with increased focus from investors as well as other constituencies, including consumers and employees. One way ...
The following summarizes recent legal developments of note affecting the mutual fund/investment management industry. SEC Risk Alert Regarding Prevention of Identity Theft under Regulation ...
The United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit wasted no time getting the new year off to a roaring start through its ruling ...
In June 2022, World Trade Organization (WTO) members approved a waiver of certain intellectual property (IP) protections under the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of ...
As the COVID-19 public health emergency has slowly receded from the headlines, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”) and its ...
In response to Russia’s ongoing military invasion of Ukraine, the United Kingdom and European Union have continued to implement trade, financial and services ...
Click here to read the full Newsletter. Over the last 12 months, merger control and foreign direct investment has dominated the headlines. In 2022, we ...
In December of 2022, CMS released the 2023 Accountable Care Organization Realizing Equity, Access and Community Health (“ACO REACH”) Participation Agreement (the ...
Following various DOJ policies and statements over the past year signaling an aggressive prosecutorial stance against corporate crime, on January 17, 2023, Assistant Attorney General ...
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced the new filing fee structure, along with the annual adjustment to jurisdictional thresholds under the Hart-Scott ...
MARKET DYNAMICS Despite the challenging economic and geopolitical environments, the life sciences sector remains resilient—as it had been at the height of the ...
On January 17, 2023, before an audience at Georgetown University Law Center, Assistant Attorney General (“AAG”) for the Criminal Division, Kenneth A. Polite ...
As the long-anticipated end date of USD LIBOR approaches, an interesting nuance relating to the LIBOR/SOFR transition has newly come into focus. The ...
In March 2022, Assistant Attorney General Kenneth Polite announced that the Criminal Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) will consider requiring CEOs ...
In this article, we look back at European distressed debt, restructuring and leveraged finance trends in 2022 and share our thoughts on potential market developments ...
Introduction On December 27, 2022, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) released proposed changes and clarifications concerning the Medicare Advantage ( ...
Click here to read the full Newsletter. As we start the new year, we take a look back at some of our highlights from 2022 ...
In a piece first published by Global Data Review (GDR) in December 2022, data, privacy & cybersecurity partner Rohan Massey (London), IP transactions counsel David ...