Richard Manfredi

Join us for a 30-minute briefing covering several M&A practice topics. The program is part of a series of quarterly webcasts designed to provide quick insights into emerging issues and practical advice on how to manage common M&A problems.

Our digital assets update covers recent legal news regarding all types of digital assets, including cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, CBDCs, and NFTs, as well as other blockchain and Web3 technologies.

The amended guidance sets out a new practice that has been adopted by the Panel Executive in respect of private sale processes initiated by potential target companies which are in scope of the UK public takeovers rules, and the practice note reminds practitioners on the approach to compliance that the Panel Executive takes on disclosures relating to intentions of a bidder with respect to target company’s employees and business.

The Council of Europe Has Adopted the First International Treaty on Artificial Intelligence.

This update covers recent federal banking agency initiatives and legal news updates.

Today, the Supreme Court held 9-0 that there is no categorical rule for determining whether federal law preempts state banking laws when applied to national banks, and instead adopted a test focused on whether the law interferes with a national bank’s exercise of its powers.

The Texas Supreme Court held that courts cannot sever discrete issues for class treatment if the underlying claim doesn’t meet Rule 42’s class certification requirements.

In this webinar, Gibson Dunn partner Robert Spano (former President of the ECtHR) explains the reasoning behind and the implications of several recent climate change-related rulings, including how they potentially impact clients in a range of business sectors.

This action highlights the need for investment advisers to exercise caution when contemplating any situation in which legal fees will be shared with clients.

If SB 205 is signed into law, it would go into effect on February 1, 2026, and Colorado would become the first state to enact legislation regulating the development and deployment of high-risk AI systems generally.

On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission released a new rule outlawing the vast majority of non-compete agreements in the United States. This webinar provides an overview of the rule and its ramifications, discusses recommended next steps for businesses, and discusses legal challenges to the rule.

The obligations apply with respect to a company’s own operations and those of its subsidiaries — but also to those carried out by a company’s “business partners” in the company’s “chain of activities”.

In a sweeping victory for speech rights against overreach by state officials, Gibson Dunn and Elias Law Group convinced a D.C. federal court to enjoin an investigation by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton into Media Matters, a non-profit research and information center that reports on misinformation and political extremism in the U.S. media.

Our Accounting Firm Quarterly Update for Q1 2024 covers news on a range of topics.

We are pleased to provide you with Gibson Dunn’s ESG update covering the following key developments during March 2024.

Today, the Supreme Court unanimously held that the applicability of the Federal Arbitration Act’s exemption for transportation workers in interstate commerce turns on whether a worker is a transportation worker, not whether they work in the transportation industry.

The Texas Supreme Court is inviting the public to comment on proposed rules of procedure for the state’s new business court and 15th Court of Appeals.

Please join our team of Global Financial Regulatory experts as we discuss the latest legal and regulatory developments around the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by financial institutions across the world’s major financial centers.

This webcast examines how public policy issues, congressional investigations, and administrative actions are likely to be shaped by the 2024 elections.

Join us for a 60-minute briefing covering key aspects of the SEC’s adoption of the climate change disclosure rule.