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Latham offers clear, concise, user-friendly resources that cover everything from general background to precise, technical questions about US, EU, and other international legal frameworks. We invite you to explore the publications, specialized microsites, apps, and reference materials below.
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ESG Resource Hub
Explore Latham’s latest insights and resources to help you adeptly address the many facets of ESG, from responsible investment to sustainability to corporate integrity and beyond.
Public Company & Board Insights
Access key tools and explore trending topics, SEC and global regulatory developments, and must-watch webcasts covering issues impacting today's public companies and boards.
Healthcare & Life Sciences Insights
Latham’s latest insights into the commercial, regulatory, and legal developments shaping the global healthcare and life sciences landscape.
IPO Playbook
A one-stop resource, with desktop references, guides, articles, and more, as you consider taking your company public.
Latham OID Threshold Calculator™
A tool to calculate whether incremental debt can trade with outstanding debt on a tax-fungible basis under the standard de minimis test.
Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation Tracker
The Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) establishes a comprehensive regulatory framework for cryptoassets in the EU. This tracker provides cryptoasset businesses with an overview of relevant subtopics, along with status updates and source links.
Tech Regulation Portal
Explore the laws, regulations, and issues relevant to B2B and B2C online platforms in the EU and UK.
Global Pro Bono Survey
A must-have resource for anyone seeking to learn more about pro bono in more than 80 jurisdictions.
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Global Financial Regulatory Resources
Guidance and tools for financial services firms to navigate current and emerging regulations in all key jurisdictions around the globe.
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We've Got Washington Covered
Latham lawyers help clients navigate the unique crossroads of national policy, regulation, and legislation that is Washington.
FCA Matters
False Claims Act Resource Center
The Latham & Watkins False Claims Act Resource Center provides a collection of materials essential to formulating an effective response to a False Claims Act investigation or lawsuit.
January 13, 2025
Financial Statement Requirements in US Securities Offerings — US Issuers
Guide for US issuers to the financial statements required for US securities offerings.
January 13, 2025
Financial Statement Requirements in US Securities Offerings — Non-US Issuers
Guide for non-US issuers to the financial statements required for US securities offerings.
January 13, 2025
Healthcare & Life Sciences Market Update
In this edition, we explore the evolving landscape of investment trends, regulatory challenges, and strategic opportunities shaping the global market.
December 18, 2024
2025 Desktop Reference for Foreign Private Issuers
A new Latham resource allows foreign private issuers with a December 31 fiscal-year end to stay on top of key SEC filing dates and financial staleness deadlines.
November 26, 2024
Private Capital Insights — Autumn 2024
Latham’s Private Capital Insights report explores the significant trends and developments affecting private capital investors, lenders, sponsors, and other stakeholders across various asset classes and private capital strategies.
November 25, 2024
Desktop Reference: 8-K Filing Events 2025
Latham & Watkins has created the Form 8-K Desktop Reference Guide for 2025.
November 19, 2024
Barr Speech on the Basel Endgame: Many Comments Unaddressed
Significant concerns of many groups remain.
November 19, 2024
Barr Speech on the Basel Endgame — A Snapshot
Many comments unaddressed and significant concerns remain.
September 20, 2024
Private Equity Market Study — 11th Edition
Latham & Watkins has produced the 11th edition of its annual survey of European private equity transactions.
September 20, 2024
Private M&A Market Study — 11th Edition
Latham & Watkins has produced the 11th edition of its annual survey of European private M&A transactions.
September 10, 2024
The Latham FPI Guide
Includes the topics that are of most interest to foreign private issuers and their advisors when engaging in US capital markets transactions.
September 03, 2024
Desktop Staleness Calendar for 2025 Offerings
Calendar notes when financial statements go stale for issuers with fiscal years ending December 31, 2024.
August 16, 2024
UK Online Safety Act 2023
A primer on the new law for relevant service providers, within and beyond the UK.
June 21, 2024
ESG — US State-Level Developments for Private Capital and Financial Institutions
Private capital providers, investors, asset managers, and financial institutions will likely continue to face a fragmented regulatory landscape on ESG matters.
June 14, 2024
The Latham US IPO Guide
An insider's guide to the IPO process in the United States.
May 14, 2024
Taking Security in Africa
An overview of the types of assets over which security can be taken, the different types of security, as well as the related procedures for the perfection and enforcement of such security in Africa.
April 30, 2024
Demystifying Modern Convertible Notes — Revised Edition
The revised edition of our primer clarifies complex aspects of convertible notes, addressing regulatory, accounting, and investment strategy questions for public companies.
March 18, 2024
The Latham Global IPO Guide
An insider's guide to a global IPO.
February 15, 2024
Paying the Premium: An Alternate Approach to Repricing Underwater Options
Unlike traditional repricing and exchange programs, the “premium” approach offers certain key advantages.
February 02, 2024
Comments on the Basel III Endgame Proposal
Opposition and significant concerns dominate the record.
February 02, 2024
The Basel III Endgame Proposal: Public Comments Snapshots
Highlights of the comment record.
February 02, 2024
Key Compensation Items for 2024 Proxy Season and Beyond
A summary of the key executive compensation-related reminders and considerations that public companies should continue to prioritize early in 2024 and in preparation for the 2024 proxy season.
January 05, 2024
UK Primary Market Reforms Tracker
An overview of the key developments around reforming the UK capital markets regime following Lord Hill’s UK Listings Review, launched as part of the UK government’s plan to strengthen the UK’s position as a leading global financial centre.
October 04, 2023
Doing Business in the UAE — Fourth Edition
A guide to the financial, business, and legal considerations for navigating the UAE’s dynamic market.
October 12, 2023
Guide to Anti-Money Laundering: Trade-Based Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing
White Collar Defense & Investigations partners Douglas Greenburg, Eric Volkman, and Benjamin Naftalis and associate Alli Hugi discuss trade-based money laundering and terrorist financing in a chapter for GIR’s new guide.
May 22, 2023
Anticipating Activism: Implications for Your 2023 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
Activist investors often begin planning their campaigns as much as a year in advance of the annual meeting — target companies should focus on advance preparation.
January 30, 2023
Whistleblow Insights: Recurrent Themes and Common Drivers
With a marked recent increase in the number of whistleblows across the financial services sector, this guide highlights recurrent themes and common drivers, and poses gently provocative self-assessment questions against which firms can usefully benchmark themselves.
December 06, 2022
SEC Investigations Guide — Second Edition
A guide for public company directors, officers, and in-house counsel.
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