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May 2, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Margaret Dale
In response to rising geopolitical tensions – from the Middle East to the Taiwan Strait to the ongoing conflict in Ukraine –the Biden Administration is increasingly using economic incentives and sanctions to assist the United States’ foreign policy objectives or mitigate the risk of increased conflict. Geopolitical risks primarily create financial instability by two paths:First, governmental tools such as sanctions, asset freezing and controls on capital create financial uncertainty and risk.
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May 2, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Margaret Dale |Michael R. Hackett |Keith Bishop |M. Christopher Moon
Implementing a CRM system in a law firm is a tumultuous process that is filled with many challenges and milestones. After the initial stages of the rollout are completed – assessing the firm’s needs, selecting the right system, and developing a strategy – it is easy to think that the heavy lifting is behind you. However, the journey towards CRM success doesn’t stop there.
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Apr 30, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | J. Robert Bratman |Margaret Dale |Michael R. Hackett |Kelsey Woodford
Skip to main content April 30, 2024 Volume XIV, Number 121 Legal Analysis. Expertly Written. Quickly Found.
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Apr 30, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Margaret Dale
Hope for a resurgence during 2024 in Venture Capital fundraising, investment, and returns was strong at the beginning of this year, with optimism fueled by the recovery in 2023 of U.S. stock markets (lead by the performance of large tech companies) and anticipation about how AI might transform industries.
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Apr 24, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Margaret Dale |Michael Hackett |Stephen Hibbard |William Komaroff |Timothy W. Mungovan |Dorothy Murray | +14 more
Big fund-raising rounds and high valuations have some wondering whether the AI sector is in a bubble in the nature of the dotcom boom. As of this writing, OpenAI is valued at over $80 billion; Amazon added another $2.75 billion to its investment in Anthropic; and even some very early-stage startups, like France-based Mistral AI, have racked up hundreds of millions in venture-capital funding at valuations over a billion dollars.
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Apr 23, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Margaret Dale |Michael Hackett |Stephen Hibbard |William Komaroff
The SEC's new and proposed rules on cybersecurity and
cyber-incident reporting will have a dual impact on private
investment advisers and funds.
First, the proposal
by the SEC will impose cybersecurity related obligations on
investment advisers, registered investment companies and business
development companies, with a final rule in this sector (the
"adviser cybersecurity rule") expected in April 2024.
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Apr 19, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Margaret Dale |Mike Hackett |Stephen Hibbard |William Komaroff
In its final Private Fund Adviser Rules adopted last year,
the SEC dropped one of the more controversial proposed
rules—the proposal to prohibit contractual exculpation or
indemnification provisions that would shield or indemnify the
adviser in matters involving the adviser's negligence or breach
of fiduciary duty. On its face, this was a concession to the fund
management industry.
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Apr 18, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Margaret Dale
The SEC’s new and proposed rules on cybersecurity and cyber-incident reporting will have a dual impact on private investment advisers and funds. First, the proposal by the SEC will impose cybersecurity related obligations on investment advisers, registered investment companies and business development companies, with a final rule in this sector (the “adviser cybersecurity rule”) expected in April 2024.
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Apr 16, 2024 | 
natlawreview.com | Margaret Dale
In its final Private Fund Adviser Rules adopted last year, the SEC dropped one of the more controversial proposed rules—the proposal to prohibit contractual exculpation or indemnification provisions that would shield or indemnify the adviser in matters involving the adviser’s negligence or breach of fiduciary duty. On its face, this was a concession to the fund management industry.
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Apr 16, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Margaret Dale |Michael Hackett |Stephen Hibbard |William Komaroff
Adviser-led secondary transactions have seen explosive growth
over the last five years. That growth has brought increased
regulatory concerns over the conflicts of interests inherent in
these transactions and a perceived lack of transparency into this
market. New SEC rules adopted in 2023 will arm regulators with
additional tools to identify, exam and investigate market
practices.
