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EU Taxonomy Regulation — A Major Building Block for Comprehensive ESG Measures in Europe
The EU’s Green Deal, adopted in 2019, calls for achieving net zero greenhouse-gas emissions in the EU by 2050 and other very ambitious goals.[1] …
Climate change: succeed in a net-zero future
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do, So Let’s Stay Together: An Analysis of Issues in Continuation Funds
Corporate partner Yasho Lahiri co-authored an Investment Lawyer article titled “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do, So Let’s Stay Together: An …
OFAC Issues Sanctions Compliance Guidance for Virtual Currency Industry
Background On Oct. 15, 2021, the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) published sanctions compliance guidance for the …
Trucks Cartel: Within Four Months, the CJEU Provides Enlightening Procedural Clarifications on Follow-On Actions Through Two Preliminary Rulings
Following record fines imposed by the European Commission on the main European truck manufacturers, under preliminary references, the Court of Justice of …
New SEC Enforcement Division Director Signals Policy Shifts, Including Potential Emphasis on Admissions of Wrongdoing
In a recent speech at the Practising Law Institute’s annual SEC Speaks conference, Gurbir Grewal, the new director of the Division of Enforcement …
COP26 and Automotive – Steering round the curves
Travel Ban On Certain Countries to Be Lifted On Nov. 8; Registration for 2023 Diversity Visa (Green Card) Lottery Now Open
The White House Has Announced That the Travel Ban On Certain Countries Will Be Lifted On Nov. 8 The White House has announced the precise date that it …
White House Reveals Roadmap to Reduce Use of PFAS ‘Forever Chemicals’
On Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, the White House announced an effort joined by eight federal agencies to reduce PFAS in U.S. air, water, land and food. PFAS …
DOJ Announces Civil Initiative Focused on Using the False Claims Act to Prosecute Cybersecurity-Related Fraud by Government Contractors and Grant Recipients
On Oct. 6, 2021, Deputy Attorney General Lisa O. Monaco announced the creation of a Department of Justice (DOJ) Civil Cyber-Fraud Initiative (the …
Department of Labor Proposes Regulations More Favorable to ESG-based Investment Decisions
On Oct. 13, 2021, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) proposed amendments to its regulations (the Proposed Rule) that enhance the ability of employee …
Busy Fall Expected in New York City’s Land Use Arena
Land Use partner Gary R. Tarnoff and planning and development specialist Jeff Mulligan wrote a Commercial Observer article titled “Busy …
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