Akin is pleased to announce the election of Abid Qureshi and Dan Walsh to co-chairs of the firm, effective April 1, 2025. They will succeed Kim Koopersmith, who has served as chair since 2013. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/emaTAYj7
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Akin is a global law firm with more than 900 lawyers and advisors who pride themselves on dedication to their clients and their communities. With offices worldwide, we are renowned for numerous market-leading practices; our strengths in complex transactions and restructurings, high-stakes litigation, and public policy and regulatory matters; and our unyielding pro bono commitment. We partner with clients from both established industries and cutting-edge markets to deliver creative solutions to business-critical issues, helping them seize opportunities and anticipate challenges. Driven by our forward-thinking leadership, we have built a strong culture of innovation and collaboration as well as a talented and diverse workforce committed to the success of our clients and each other. We are intentional about fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where all employees are supported and given the tools to succeed. We are focused on recruiting and nurturing the next generation of exceptional legal talent and are proud that our recruitment and professional development efforts are recognized as among the best in the industry. Visit us at www.akingump.com, or follow us on Twitter at @Akin_Gump.
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A global technology outage linked to the cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike crashed Microsoft apps and triggered major disruptions across the asset management sector, along with other global industries. Affected private fund managers may have regulatory filing obligations: • 72 Hours for Form PF: Large hedge fund managers ($1.5 billion AUM) must report significant disruptions, including service provider issues, within 72 hours. • NFA Notification: NFA members must report cybersecurity incidents that impact customer funds or require notifications under state or federal law. Fund managers should also review notification requirements for affiliate registrations with other regulators, SROs and side letter obligations. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3WdeVsN #InvestmentManagement #SEC #Cybersecurity #Outage #HedgeFunds #NFA #RegulatoryCompliance #FormPF
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“Goodbye Chevron, Hello Lawsuits!” in this NPR podcast Akin Supreme Court & appellate partner James Tysse breaks down the significance of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling. “Clients have wanted to know how this impacts them. In general, the answer is that it increases their chances of success…” Read more here: https://lnkd.in/e58PUp8W #SupremeCourtDecision #Chevron
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Akin advised Cinemark Holdings in a $500 million private offering of 7.0% senior notes due 2032 and a cash tender offer for all of Cinemark’s existing 5.875% senior notes due in 2026. The Akin team was led by finance partners Alan Laves and Matthew Bivona and counsel Morgan Francy, and included corporate partner John Patrick Clayton; tax partner Julia Pashin; counsel Aaron D. Vera; and associates Trevor Vega, Raj Patel, Taylor Williams and Kathryn Faulk. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/e5QEhhWh #Corporate #Finance #CapitalMarkets
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As the World Trade Organization (WTO) navigates through challenging times, the question on everyone's mind is: Can the WTO withstand a change of administration in the US? To read the latest thoughts on the future of the WTO from partner Alan Yanovich, click here: https://bit.ly/4fcgcJ8 #InternationalTrade #WorldTradeOrganization #WTO #EuropeanUnion #TradePolicy #NationalSecurity
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Akin is excited to announce the addition of a leading three-partner transactions team in London. Justin Stock will join as Akin’s international head of the technology practice, and will, with Stephen Rosen and David Bresnick, build on Akin’s top tier technology transactions platform. Akin chairperson Kim Koopersmith commented, “Justin, Stephen and David’s outstanding reputations in the market, coupled with their extensive transactional experience in high growth sectors such as technology and life sciences, significantly enhance our global corporate platform. Their addition underscores our commitment to our technology focused clients and more broadly to the technology sector both in London and globally, ensuring we continue to provide unmatched client service.” Read more: https://lnkd.in/e8EtNgfU #Technology #Healthcare #LifeSciences #MergersAndAcquisitions #PrivateEquity
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The resurgence of lunar missions has highlighted the need for international regulation of lunar spectrum for communication. Partner and head of Akin’s telecom, media and technology practice Jennifer Richter, partner Steve Rowings, counsel Virginia Hiner Antypas and associates Nicole McFarland and Sharanya Sriram’s further discuss the regulation of lunar spectrum in their published article “Emerging Issue: Governing Spectrum on the Moon” in Women And Drones’ summer issue of Vertical Space e-Magazine. “The next decade is sure to be rife with developments in the space industry, and, as always, national and international regulatory structures will be working to provide needed regulatory frameworks and guardrails without unduly burdening innovation.” Read more starting on page 12: https://lnkd.in/guyv7SMj #SpaceLaw #Telecom #Technology #Regulatory #Policy
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The SEC has settled with R.R. Donnelley & Sons for over $2.1 million due to failures in internal controls after a ransomware attack. This underscores the critical need for robust cybersecurity measures and transparent disclosure practices. Learn more in our latest Data Dive blog update: https://bit.ly/3Y9EptJ By: Natasha Kohne, Jesse Brush, Garrett DeVries, Rosa Testani, John Patrick Clayton, Rachel Kurzweil, Ryan Dowell and Joseph Hold #ConsumerProtection #DataPrivacy #DataProtection #Technology
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On 12 July 2024, the EU Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act or Act) was published in the Official Journal of the EU, marking the final step in the AI Act’s legislative journey. Its publication triggers the timeline for the entry into force of the myriad obligations under the AI Act, along with the deadlines we set out below. The requirement to ensure a sufficient level of AI literacy of staff dealing with the operation and use of AI systems will, for example, apply to all providers and deployers on 2 February 2025. Read more here: https://bit.ly/3W7r6r7 By: Davina Garrod, Jenny Arlington, Jay Jamooji, Olivia Odubanjo, Natasha Kohne, Hans Rickhoff, Reggie Babin, Ryan Dowell #AIRegulation #ArtificialIntelligence #DataProtection #Technology
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Akin's financial restructuring team earned the #1 spot in Reorg's Americas Restructuring Advisor Rankings for UCC representations and #2 for most retained legal advisors for creditors for the first half of 2024. Congratulations to the whole team! See the full rankings here: https://bit.ly/3Lsj1YW #FinancialRestructuring #Advisor #Rankings
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