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Freshfields Recognized Across Six Practice Areas in 2024 Latin Lawyer 250

Freshfields has again been recognized as “Highly Recommended” across six practice areas in the 2024 edition of Latin Lawyer 250, which profiles the

Law360 Names Freshfields Partner International Arbitration MVP

Elliot Friedman, a New York-based partner and Head of Freshfields’ International Arbitration practice in the Americas, has been named an

Freshfields Advises Novartis on Its Exclusive License Agreement with Legend Biotech

Freshfields advises Novartis on its license agreement with Legend Biotech for the exclusive worldwide rights to develop, manufacture and

Freshfields Guides Independent Directors Committee to the Closing of the $12.5B Sale of Qualtrics

A Freshfields team in New York, Washington and Silicon Valley guided the committee of independent directors of the board of Qualtrics to the closing

Freshfields Represents Novartis in its Acquisition of DTx Pharma

Freshfields represented Novartis in its acquisition of DTx Pharma, a biotechnology company focused on leveraging its proprietary FALCON platform to

Freshfields Welcomes Strategic Risk and Crisis Management Team in Silicon Valley and Washington DC

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer announced today that four leading crisis and regulatory risk management, cybersecurity, investigations and enforcement

Freshfields Adds H.T. Flanagan as Finance Partner in New York

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer announced today that it has added H.T. Flanagan as a partner in its U.S. finance practice in New York with a focus on

Freshfields Awarded the 2023 MCCA Approved Platinum Seal

Freshfields is honored to have been awarded the 2023 Minority Corporate Counsel Association's (MCCA) Approved Platinum Seal. MCCA Approved is a

Freshfields Advises on Financing Transactions by Oatly

Freshfields represented Verlinvest S.A. in connection with a comprehensive financing by Oatly Group AB (“Oatly”), consisting of the issuance of $300

Freshfields Helps Obtain Historic Settlement Enabling Medically Necessary Dental Care for Medicaid Recipients

A Freshfields team, in partnership with The Legal Aid Society and Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP, has secured a historic settlement in Ciaramella v.

Freshfields advises Volkswagen Group on its strategic partnership with 24M Technologies, Inc.

Freshfields is advising Volkswagen Group on its investment in, and strategic partnership and related licensing arrangements with, 24M Technologies,

Freshfields represents Sonoco in its $1.35B acquisition of Ball Metalpack

Freshfields is representing Sonoco Products Company in its acquisition of Ball Metalpack, a leading manufacturer of sustainable metal packaging for

Freshfields advises on $805 million IPO of Samsara Inc.

Freshfields advised Morgan Stanley as representative of the underwriters on the initial public offering of 35,000,000 shares of Class A common stock

Freshfields advises Honeywell on combination of Honeywell Quantum Solutions and Cambridge Quantum Computing

Freshfields is advising Honeywell on the combination of Honeywell Quantum Solutions (HQS) and Cambridge Quantum Computing (CQC). Honeywell will own a

Freshfields advises ams OSRAM on the sale of its Digital Systems business in North America to Acuity

A team from Freshfields is advising ams OSRAM Group (“ams OSRAM”) on the sale of its North America-Based Digital System (DS) business to Acuity

Freshfields advises the independent directors of the Board of Directors of Altice USA on separation from Altice NV

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (‘Freshfields’) has advised the independent directors of the Board of Directors of Altice USA Inc. in connection

Freshfields' Tim Wilkins on the rise and trajectory of ESG

Freshfields hires Brock Dahl from US National Security Agency

Cutting-edge data and cyber expertise vital to multinationals’ growth ambitions Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer announced today that it has hired

Freshfields reinforces position as preeminent life sciences law firm with addition of Adam H. Golden as partner

In a move that reinforces its position as the preeminent life sciences law firm, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer announced today that Adam H. Golden,

Freshfields signs pledge committing to greener arbitration practices

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer (‘Freshfields’) has signed the ‘Green Pledge’, an initiative led by the Campaign for Greener Arbitrations (CGA) to

Managing pensions risk in corporate groups

Recent high profile insolvencies have demonstrated that corporate groups can face intense and sometimes high public scrutiny if they make decisions

Landmark Supreme Court Opinion Shuts Door to ATS Suits Against Foreign Corporations

Introduction Since the “rediscovery” of the U.S. Alien Tort Statute (ATS) in 1980, and the subsequent growth of ATS litigation seeking compensation

President Trump blocks Broadcom takeover of Qualcomm despite re-domiciliation efforts

President Trump issued an Executive Order (the “Order”) on March 12, 2018, putting an apparent end to Broadcom Limited’s (“Broadcom”) hostile

Market Trends 2017/18: International Capital Markets

In this article, our international capital markets team gives an overview of recent trends experienced by companies as they raised capital in

Getting private equity deals done in Israel

Summary We are continuing to see opportunities for financial sponsors in the Israeli market. The number of transactions will inevitably be limited by

Title III Suits Under the Helms-Burton Act

Title III of the Helms-Burton Act[1] allows US nationals to bring suit against a party who “traffics” in property that was confiscated from them by

Title III Suits under the Helms-Burton Act

UPDATE: Florida Courts rule OFAC license not enough to dismiss case Note: This is an update to our general briefing on Title III suits under the

SEC Proposes Allowing Additional Individuals and Entities to Participate in Private Offerings

The Securities and Exchange Commission has recently proposed adding new categories of individuals and entities that would qualify as “accredited

Italy - Update on the Digital Services Tax

Pending the discussions regarding the possible enactment of a European Directive aimed at taxing the digital economy, Italy has decided to push ahead

Expanded Sanctions on Iran: US, EU, and UK Actions

On January 10, 2020, the US State Department announced that, in response to Iran’s alleged actions against US interests, the United States was taking

Consumer Duty for insurers: One year on

The Consumer Duty (the Duty) came into force for open products and services on 31 July 2023. It has had a significant impact on the way...

Data and tech: collective actions and mass claims across Europe #4 – Focus on the Netherlands

Actions for non-material damages following (alleged) infringements of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) are increasingly...

Road to COP28: Climate change - business and the just transition

Introduction

As the global response to climate change gathers pace, the policies and practices we put in place to enable transition should...

Navigating the new scope of the German Supply Chain Act and looking ahead for the EU

The German Supply Chain Act (LkSG) now applies to business entities in Germany with over 1,000 employees. This new broader scope (since 1...

Sustainable data centres: Spain’s new rules

Spain announced the development of a new cybersecurity law and the implementation of regulations for sustainable data centres in early...

FTC Stays on Trend in Challenge to Handbag Merger: FTC Continues to Advance New Theories from Its Merger Guidelines in Latest Suit

On Monday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) moved to block the $8.5 billion purchase of Capri Holdings, the parent company of brands...

Enforcement of intra-EU awards in the US: A further step towards more certainty

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (DC Circuit) has issued a decision that casts a positive light on the...

The Digital Securities Sandbox: a new model for trading and settlement in the UK?

On 3 April 2024, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Bank of England (BoE) published aconsultation paper setting out...

New Executive Order Targets Foreign Access to Bulk Sensitive Personal Data and Government-Related Data

What is the headline? On February 28, 2024, the Biden administration released Executive Order (EO) 14117 and an Advance Notice of...

UK Financial Promotions Regime to Extend to ‘Qualifying Cryptoassets’

On 27 March 2023 the UK Treasury published a draft of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) (Amendment) Order...