Insights
US Supreme Court Justices Continue to Question Constitutionality of FCA Qui Tam Provision
Holding Water: Thames Water Restructuring Plan Sanctioned
SEC Explores Regulatory Changes to Make It Easier to Raise Capital, Invest in Private Funds, and Be a Public Company
Report
Litigation 2024 Year in Review and 2025 Outlook
A view of the landscape in Europe and the UK.
Energy & Infrastructure — Battery Energy Storage Trends
The Book of Jargon Series – Word of the Day®
The Book of Jargon® is a series of practice area and industry-specific glossaries published by Latham & Watkins.
Coding
the process in which tags or codes are applied to documents during a review to preserve the attorney’s analysis of the document’s relevance, Privilege, importance, or other identifying characteristic.
Hash Value
an alphanumeric value created by common algorithms (MD5/SHA) to give each unique document a short, fixed-length string to allow for De-Duplication of documents in a Data Set. Different systems will use proprietary approaches to create Hash Values.
Blowback
ESI that was printed to produce hard-copy documents. Blowback is also the reaction you will get if you ask someone to print out a whole PST File and leave it on their chair.
Subsidiary
a company that is owned by another company, which is the Subsidiary’s parent entity.
Acute Risks
the TCFD categorizes climate-related physical risks as acute or chronic. Acute Risks include increased severity of typhoons and floods.
In each episode of Connected With Latham, we discuss ideas, developments, and trends shaping the global economy.
Environmental Groups, Biofuel Trade Association Challenge Amendments to the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard
Stakeholders should anticipate potential delays and market impacts amid the ongoing legal challenges and the Office of Administrative Law’s recent disapproval.
Week 5 in Review: Promises of Regulatory Rollback and Agency Accountability
The Trump administration continues to curb regulation and federal spending while defending previous actions in court.
Personal Data: A Relative Concept?
Advocate General Spielmann opines that personal data can be pseudonymous in the hands of one party and anonymous in the hands of another.
English Court of Appeal Issues Guidance on Representative Actions in Securities Claims
A landmark judgment from the Court of Appeal has clarified when representative proceedings may be issued on a bifurcated basis and the application of the regime to securities claims.
GDPR Fines to Be Determined by Reference to Global Turnover of Corporate Group
The CJEU has decided that the maximum thresholds for GDPR fines should be calculated using the global turnover of the broader corporate group, not solely the infringing entity.
Week 4 in Review: Trade Tariffs Rise, Anti-Bribery Enforcement Paused
The Trump administration advances trade, workforce, and enforcement policy changes amid legal hurdles.
It’s Time to Bring Assets Onchain
In an opinion post for a16z crypto, Latham lawyer Jenny Cieplak calls for a new regulatory approach for tokenized securities.