Employment
Mandatory Employment Arbitration Agreements Under Attack
Written by Oleg Rivkin, Of Counsel For many years U.S. employers routinely included mandatory arbitration and confidentiality clauses in employment agreements,
03/12/2019
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Valuation
Is the Bottom Line now the Bottom Line? Lessons learned from WeWork’s failed IPO
After canceling its IPO and reducing its valuation from $47 billion to $8 billion, WeWork may have become the poster
05/11/2019
M&A
As Experts Predict a 2020 Economic Downturn, M&A Expected to Remain a Key Business Strategy
Overwhelming optimism among buyers has made 2019 a particularly strong year for the M&A market. It seems that potentially negative
31/10/2019
Data Protection
How California’s New Privacy Act Amendments Could Impact Businesses
Businesses across the country expect Governor Gavin Newsom to sign off on new amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act
14/10/2019
China
Trade War and a Changing Business Landscape: Is China Now More Attractive for Non-US Businesses?
While the trade war between the US and China continues at pace, the conventional wisdom is that this is generally
08/10/2019
Employment
What’s in a Pronoun?
How does the law protect the rights of people who identify as nonbinary? Following singer Sam Smith’s announcement that his
23/09/2019
Employment
Gig Economy Under Threat as California Senate Approves Landmark AB5
Companies like Uber and Lyft may be required to treat their contract workers as employees under the terms of a
11/09/2019
Brexit
Brexit is Set to Hit Early-Stage Companies Hard. Here’s How to Prepare.
With the UK scheduled to leave the European Union on October 31, business leaders around the world are still unsure
09/09/2019
Employment
How to protect your business when your key people leave
By Dawn Robertson, Partner & Employment Specialist On September 4, I spoke at an event in Edinburgh that focused on
05/09/2019
SME
The challenges and opportunities for Scottish businesses looking to expand into the US
Russell Dalgleish, Founding Partner of the Scottish Business Network, and Allan Rooney, Founding Partner of Rooney Nimmo discuss challenges and
01/08/2019
China
International Investors: China wants you!
China’s Premier Li Keqiang presented a somber review of the challenges China is facing as a nation at the annual
22/04/2019
Capital Gains Tax
Want to Dramatically Reduce Your Capital Gains Tax? You Can!
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 is offering investors the opportunity to reduce or even eliminate their capital
16/04/2019
Real Estate
A foot in the door
Virtual and shared office spaces have vastly expanded access to coveted inner-city physical presence for small- and medium-sized businesses looking
27/03/2019
GDPR
Are you GDPR Compliant?
Much has been written about the GDPR, or the General Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council on the
25/02/2019
California
Employee Non-Solicit Clauses Void Under California Business & Professions Code
In a recent decision, AMN Healthcare Inc. v. Aya Healthcare Services, Inc. (Cal. Ct. App. 2018), the California Court of Appeals declared
25/02/2019
Startups
Is the tide turning for Venture Capital?
A recent New York Times article highlighted a movement amongst start-ups away from traditional VC funding. Here are the takeaways: Start-ups and
15/01/2019
Tax
State Sales Tax After Wayfair
Following a recent Supreme Court ruling, businesses looking to expand in the US can no longer assume that they will
06/12/2018
EU
Is past performance now an indicator of future performance?
Following drastic changes to reporting requirements in the investment fund industry earlier this year, European regulators began consulting this month
27/11/2018
CFIUS
New CFIUS Law Prevents Foreign Investment
On November 10 of this year, major changes were made to the rules set by the Committee on Foreign Investment
27/11/2018
Cryptoassets
A Digital Financial Future
On 19 November, we hosted an event at Barclays Rise in London entitled ‘A Digital Financial Future.’ During the half
26/11/2018
Article
Alumni Insight
We are delighted to share this guest blog post from University of Edinburgh alumnus, Allan Rooney, founding partner of Rooney
12/11/2018
SME
The United Kingdom’s Proposed Digital Services Tax
On November 30, UK Chancellor Philip Hammond announced a new digital services tax as part of his Budget proposal. In
07/11/2018
GDPR
EU-US Privacy Shield certification
It’s been five months since the EU introduced its sweeping General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), but despite its global compliance
31/10/2018
Biotech
11 Things All Biotech Companies Need to Know to List on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange
Choosing the right location to list your biotech company can be difficult. All the top-level institutions, including the Hong Kong
22/10/2018
FinTech
New Collaboration Between the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong and the UK Financial Conduct Authority
On 8 October 2018, the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (“SFC”) and the UK Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”)
11/10/2018
Collateral
Rooney Nimmo Guide for US-Bound Companies
Rooney Nimmo routinely advises non-U.S. businesses with respect to formation of stateside subsidiaries and other U.S. legal issues. Below we
09/10/2018
FinTech
Financial Conduct Authority Announces New “Global Sandbox”
On 7 August 2018, the UK’s financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), announced that it had entered into a
10/08/2018
Employment
Settlement Agreements: How to Make a Clean Break
What is a ‘Settlement Agreement’? In the UK a Settlement Agreement is a legally binding agreement to put an end
09/08/2018
FinTech
UK Law Commission to Review Legal Landscape for Smart Contracts
Last month, the UK Law Commission, whose remit is to promote the reform of UK law, published its Annual Report
08/08/2018
Employment
Protected Conversations: The Employer’s Secret Weapon?
What is a ‘Protected Conversation’? So-called Protected Conversations came into being in July 2013 when the UK government introduced various
07/08/2018
