7/2/2026 6:03:38 PM CFDs, Prediction Markets, and the SEC’s Expanding Regulatory Perimeter By Melissa Hodgman Nicholas Caselli Timothy Howard The SEC’s action against Netrios and Red Acre reads, on its surface, like a traditional offshore derivatives case. In reality, it...
7/2/2026 3:06:07 PM Jupiter Out of Orbit: Court Grants Receivership in First Ever CFIUS Divestment Enforcement Litigation By Aimen Mir Christine Laciak Brian Reissaus Colin Costello Timothy Swartz Ian Allen Raisa Shah +4 more... Show less Following filing of a suit to enforce an Executive Order issued by President Trump upon the recommendation of the Committee on Foreign...
6/29/2026 9:27:37 PM Supreme Court Declines Certiorari in the Jewish Religious Texts Case, Cementing Narrow View of Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act’s Expropriation Exception By Timothy Harkness David Livshiz Maria Slobodchikova Ian Maurer +1 more... Show less Introduction People come to U.S. courts for redress for wrongs suffered around the world. Sometimes U.S. courts hear these claims. ...
6/25/2026 3:39:37 PM From Science to Signals: SEC Enforcement, Predictive Markets, and Informational Advantage in Life Sciences By Melissa Hodgman Timothy Howard Nicholas Caselli SEC enforcement in the life sciences sector has not simply intensified—it has fundamentally changed in character. What regulators are...
6/24/2026 11:01:07 AM Trends and Updates from the 2026 Proxy Season By Elizabeth Bieber Pamela Marcogliese Abbey MacDonald Heather Brookfield Kathleen Emberger Sarah Ghulamhussain David Livshiz Jennifer Loeb Justin Stewart-Teitelbaum Sam Houshower +7 more... Show less The Freshfields team reviewed key trends and developments for the 2026 proxy season, summarizing takeaways and guidance across several...
6/18/2026 7:51:06 PM A Settlement and a Signal: What the OhioHealth Deal Means for the Future of Hospital Contracting By Constance Forkner Kara Reid Alex Nickol On June 16, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ), alongside the Ohio Attorney General (Ohio AG), filed a...
6/16/2026 7:27:07 PM Governance That Holds: What Five Years of Sponsor-Backed IPOs Tell You By Jacqueline Marino Sarah Solum Pamela Marcogliese Neal Reenan Ian Bushner +2 more... Show less For private equity sponsors, the path to a public market listing involves a series of governance decisions that shape influence long...
6/16/2026 2:18:37 PM New Cuba Sanctions Program Signals US Policy and Enforcement Priority By Nabeel Yousef Stephanie Brown Cripps Rebecca Berman Karen Laska +1 more... Show less On May 1, President Trump signed Executive Order 14404 “Imposing Sanctions on Those Responsible for Repression in Cuba and for Threats to...
6/15/2026 9:39:37 PM Sticking to the Schedule: What the SEC’s Proposed Rescission of its Climate-Related Disclosure Rules Signals for Future Disclosure Rulemaking Beyond Climate By Erik Gerding Melissa Hodgman Ginger Hervey On May 29, 2026, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC, or the Commission) voted to propose the rescission of its March...
6/10/2026 3:15:07 PM From Guidance to Mandate: The EEOC's DEI Enforcement Framework Has Arrived By Elizabeth Bieber Austin Evers Jennifer Loeb Grace Bruce +1 more... Show less On June 4, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued a new National Enforcement Plan (NEP) that formally commits the...
6/9/2026 6:57:10 PM FinCEN's Whistleblower Program Takes Shape: What Companies Need to Know By Alessio Evangelista Eric Bruce Melissa Hodgman Timothy Howard Raisa Shah +2 more... Show less On April 1, 2026, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) in the Federal...
6/9/2026 6:09:37 PM From Boilerplate to Backbone: Rethinking Arbitration Clauses By Lauren Kaplin Peter Linken Brianna Gorence This post is part of a Freshfields series breaking down key aspects of U.S. dispute resolution for international clients and their...
6/9/2026 6:06:07 PM Where You Litigate Can Materially Impact the Cost and Outcome of a Contractual Dispute: Forum Selection Clauses in US Contracts By Timothy Harkness Lauren Kaplin Peter Linken Isobel Blakeway-Phillips Marcus Levy +2 more... Show less This post is part of an ongoing series examining the key features of US civil litigation for international businesses. Here, we turn to a...
6/8/2026 1:40:37 PM China Biotech Deals Are in the U.S. Congress’ Crosshairs: Here’s What Life Sciences Companies Need to Know By Andrew Dockham Jeff Jay Kristen Riemenschneider Jake Silvers Loren Terry +2 more... Show less The U.S. biotech industry is at an inflection point. As U.S. pharma companies have increasingly turned to Chinese biotech firms to...
6/5/2026 7:51:37 PM Trump Executive Order on AI: Voluntary Framework, Cybersecurity Focus, and Key Takeaways By Beth George Megan Kayo Anna Gressel Timothy Howard Austin Evers Nema Milaninia Andres Calzada +4 more... Show less On June 2, 2026, President Trump issued a new Executive Order (EO), "Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security."...
6/5/2026 7:21:37 PM U.S. Terrorist Designations of Brazilian Crime Groups By Timothy Harkness Peter Linken Paloma Palmer On May 28, 2026, the U.S. State Department designated the Primeiro Comando da Capital (PCC) and Comando Vermelho, two of Brazil’s largest...