Gargi Bohra
- Feb 28
Benefit Corporations: Doing Well and Doing Good
37 States and territories (including Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico) have passed legislation allowing corporations to be registered as...
Iqra Bawany
- Feb 16
Time’s up for Big Tech? — moving towards antitrust reform and regulation
For years, academics, policymakers and activists alike have been calling for harsher regulation on “Big Tech” such as Google, Facebook,...
Pedro Arango
- Nov 30, 2021
ESG & Biden’s Administration: Department of Labor's & the SEC's recent efforts to enhance ESG's role
Several legal barriers have prevented institutional investors (including the employee benefit plans subject to the Employee Retirement...
James Anson-Holland
- Nov 20, 2021
In Brief: Supreme Court to Determine Conflict of Laws Approach Under the FSIA
INTRODUCTION The Supreme Court of the United States recently granted a petition for a writ of certiorari to the United States Court of...
Iqra Bawany
- Nov 16, 2021
Regulatory Sandboxes: A new future for FinTech?
It’s no surprise that the Financial Technology (FinTech) sector has been booming over the last few years. Driven by deep pockets in...
Ma Carla Mapalo
- Nov 7, 2021
Sovereign Digital Currencies: Risks and Challenges of the Future of Money
Technological advancements have revolutionized the payment system infrastructure. The introduction of bitcoin paved the way for the...
Ananya Dhar Choudhury
- Nov 7, 2021
Are Covid Passports Closing the Door for Developing Nations?
At a recent informal meeting of the heads of delegations of the World Trade Organization (WTO), India raised concerns regarding the new...
Gargi Bohra
- Oct 26, 2021
Nasdaq’s diversity inclusion rules: All bark and no bite?
Background In August 2021, the SEC approved Nasdaq’s proposal on diversity inclusion premised on the self-accountability framework of...
Funmilayo Fenwa
- Oct 18, 2021
General Best Practices: Another Box-Ticking Exercise or Improved Corporate Governance?
Interestingly, there is no single accepted definition of the term “corporate governance.” Broadly speaking, it refers to the system by...
Rilwan Shittu
- Oct 11, 2021
Mandatory ESG and Climate-Risk Disclosures: An Appraisal of the SEC’s Proposition
Background ESG disclosures have become front and center for businesses and corporations in recent years. Findings from a recent 2019...