According to analysts, Morgan Stanley’s surprise $13 billion deal to acquire E*Trade Financial Corp could signal the beginning of a
Written by Elannie Damianos and Caitlin Connolly We strongly advocate protecting your intellectual property against infringement from competitors. This should
Written by Oleg Rivkin, Of Counsel For many years U.S. employers routinely included mandatory arbitration and confidentiality clauses in employment agreements,
After canceling its IPO and reducing its valuation from $47 billion to $8 billion, WeWork may have become the poster
Overwhelming optimism among buyers has made 2019 a particularly strong year for the M&A market. It seems that potentially negative
Businesses across the country expect Governor Gavin Newsom to sign off on new amendments to the California Consumer Privacy Act
While the trade war between the US and China continues at pace, the conventional wisdom is that this is generally
How does the law protect the rights of people who identify as nonbinary? Following singer Sam Smith’s announcement that his
Companies like Uber and Lyft may be required to treat their contract workers as employees under the terms of a
With the UK scheduled to leave the European Union on October 31, business leaders around the world are still unsure
By Dawn Robertson, Partner & Employment Specialist On September 4, I spoke at an event in Edinburgh that focused on
Russell Dalgleish, Founding Partner of the Scottish Business Network, and Allan Rooney, Founding Partner of Rooney Nimmo discuss challenges and
China’s Premier Li Keqiang presented a somber review of the challenges China is facing as a nation at the annual
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 is offering investors the opportunity to reduce or even eliminate their capital
Virtual and shared office spaces have vastly expanded access to coveted inner-city physical presence for small- and medium-sized businesses looking
Much has been written about the GDPR, or the General Regulation of the European Parliament and the Council on the
In a recent decision, AMN Healthcare Inc. v. Aya Healthcare Services, Inc. (Cal. Ct. App. 2018), the California Court of Appeals declared
A recent New York Times article highlighted a movement amongst start-ups away from traditional VC funding. Here are the takeaways: Start-ups and
Following a recent Supreme Court ruling, businesses looking to expand in the US can no longer assume that they will
Following drastic changes to reporting requirements in the investment fund industry earlier this year, European regulators began consulting this month
On November 10 of this year, major changes were made to the rules set by the Committee on Foreign Investment
On 19 November, we hosted an event at Barclays Rise in London entitled ‘A Digital Financial Future.’ During the half
We are delighted to share this guest blog post from University of Edinburgh alumnus, Allan Rooney, founding partner of Rooney
On November 30, UK Chancellor Philip Hammond announced a new digital services tax as part of his Budget proposal. In
It’s been five months since the EU introduced its sweeping General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), but despite its global compliance
Choosing the right location to list your biotech company can be difficult. All the top-level institutions, including the Hong Kong
On 8 October 2018, the Securities and Futures Commission of Hong Kong (“SFC”) and the UK Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”)
Rooney Nimmo routinely advises non-U.S. businesses with respect to formation of stateside subsidiaries and other U.S. legal issues. Below we
On 7 August 2018, the UK’s financial regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), announced that it had entered into a
What is a ‘Settlement Agreement’? In the UK a Settlement Agreement is a legally binding agreement to put an end
When planning on opening an office in the US, there are several
Following a recent Supreme Court ruling, businesses looking to expand in the
