Despite a year-end dip, the pieces are in place for oil & gas M&A to enjoy a busy 2019

Increasing transparency demands from regulators and consumers are steering mining & metals companies to blockchain for an answer

Companies that have issued a high yield bond have already completed much of the work required for an IPO—but to date, few have taken advantage of the flying start

As banks remain gun-shy on leveraged debt, direct lending funds fill the finance gap

Strong cybersecurity governance is increasingly critical at all points in the investment chain

Last year's sun shone bright on US mergers & acquisitions activity—but there are clouds on the horizon

The United States, United Kingdom, China and elsewhere are clamping down on foreign investments, and in a widening array of industries

Don't expect a radical departure from existing securities regulations

US actions trigger trade barriers and disputes, raising doubts about the longstanding multilateral system

To translate technology into broad-based income gains, three things must happen

Why are populists gaining ground in a time of rising fortunes?

Democracy, human rights, the rule of law and diversity are the best medicine for our worsening social illnesses

Our long-time pro bono client Conservation International structures innovative financing for nature conservation and climate change projects.

Our lawyers co-authored a white paper with the G20 Sustainable Finance Study Group that calls for the creation of a sustainable collateralized loan obligation market to combat climate change.

Our intellectual property lawyers help ZSL secure rights to the technology to monitor endangered animals.

We are conducting a crucial legal review to inform the UN as it considers creating the world’s first universal environmental charter.

When the Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) received a grant to create a training program to sensitize judges globally about the importance and impact of reproductive rights, they turned to us to help create a model curriculum.

Our investment in education extends to training for practicing lawyers and judges. We applied a tailored approach for lawyers in The Republic of The Gambia in collaboration with the International Senior Lawyers Project (ISLP).

We also invest in programs that help diversify the pipeline of young people interested in careers in law or law firm management.

We work through the courts to enforce legal obligations and unlock funding for education in several US states.

We added a new partnership with the Grunin Center for Law and Social Entrepreneurship at New York University School of Law to our growing roster of programs for law students.

Our lawyers analyzed how legal accountability can promote the delivery of education for the millions of school-aged migrants worldwide.

We are supporting the IFRC Global First Aid Reference Centre (GFARC), hosted by the French Red Cross, with research to establish first aid providers’ liability and identify gaps and best practices.

We are assisting in the development of a Global Disaster Risk Management Law & Policy Index for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC).

The Financial Regulatory Observer regularly sets spotlights on selected topics driving the regulatory and technological changes in the financial industry.

It is yet unclear if and when the House of Commons will again decide about the Withdrawal Agreement and whether the date for the UK leaving the EU will be changed. Under the current circumstances, a hard Brexit on 29 March 2019 still remains an option.

With the regulatory agenda for the US operations of foreign banks in a state of flux, Kevin Petrasic, Paul Saltzman, Glen Cuccinello, Will Giles and Alexander Abedine of global law firm White & Case provide a map to help boards navigate an uncertain terrain.

The upcoming enforcement of the MREL requirement will require European banks to issue a significant amount of subordinated and senior notes.

Essential features of bank capital regulation across Europe in one handy wall chart.

Partners Julia Smithers Excell and Stuart Willey, and associate Laura Kitchen of global law firm White & Case take a deep dive on the latest publications from EU and UK regulators aimed at providing supervisory clarity on the nascent cryptoasset market.

From rural farmlands to modern megacities, the complex and diverse Asia-Pacific infrastructure sector continues to attract international investment. Our survey shows investors are very positive about future opportunities and analyses the countries and sectors attracting this optimism

Risks may persist around infrastructure investment in APAC, but the overall outlook is very positive

There has been a growth in the number of funds targeting the APAC infrastructure market as investors seek out greater returns. Meanwhile, public-private partnerships are likely to increase if they can overcome several systemic barriers

The rewards for infrastructure investors in APAC can be lucrative, but the region is not without its risks—particularly political ones