Associate Annekathrin Schmoll is the author of the LexisNexis practice note, “Enforcing ICSID Awards in Germany.”

The practice note considers the recognition and enforcement of International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) awards in Germany.

Writing for Law360, of counsel Sam Raymond and associate Roxana Akbari detail how the initial applications of U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche’s memorandum on digital assets are critical for digital asset companies and their executives.

The article outlines the Blanche memo’s legal and policy background and explores emerging patterns in the Department of Justice’s crypto enforcement strategy. It also provides a series of key takeaways for digital asset companies, including the continuing importance of sanctions and national security implications in prosecutions, as well as the ongoing need for formal compliance programs.

In an article for Insights: The Corporate & Securities Law Advisor, partner Andrew Kaplan, of counsel Mark Mixon, and associate Justine Drohan examine a recent Delaware Court of Chancery decision in which the court upheld a board’s rejection of an activist group’s non-compliant director nomination notice, but still allowed a rare second chance to meet the company’s advance notice bylaw.

Partner Charline Yim and associate Marryum Kahloon are the authors of the USA chapter of Lexology Panoramic: Investment Treaty Arbitration.

The chapter covers international legal obligations, the regulation of inbound investment, the enforcement of awards against the state, and key developments over the past year.

Partner Perlette Michèle Jura, of counsel Miguel Loza, Jr., and senior associate Maria L. Banda are the authors of the latest edition of Lexology Panoramic: Business & Human Rights 2025 (USA) guide.

The chapter offers a comprehensive overview of the key statutory and voluntary frameworks governing business and human rights in the United States, including federal and state disclosure and due diligence regimes and accountability mechanisms, and maps out the fast-developing rules in this area.

Lexology Panoramic is a leading cross-jurisdictional comparison tool on how laws and regulations across different sectors vary across jurisdictions.

Partners Adam Smith and David Wolber, along with associates Dharak Bhavsar and Anna Searcey, are the co-authors of a chapter in the latest edition of The Guide to Sanctions from Global Investigations Review.

Their chapter, “Sanctions Considerations for Non-Governmental Organisations in a New U.S. Administration,” offers an overview of key prohibitions affecting NGOs and analyzes their impact. The authors also highlight emerging trends, provide practical compliance guidance, and examine efforts to tailor sanctions in ways that minimize harm to humanitarian operations.

This chapter was first published in Global Investigations Review in June 2025. For further in-depth analysis, please visit GIR The Guide to Sanctions – Edition 6.

Writing in Westlaw Today, partners Patrick Stokes, Michael Diamant, and Oleh Vretsona and of counsel Bryan Parr analyze two notable recent developments that have clarified the U.S. Department of Justice’s approach to corporate criminal enforcement under the Trump administration and ended a four-month pause in bringing new enforcement actions under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.

Writing in Law360 about how the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit — the country’s busiest federal appellate circuit — has muddied the waters of the Article III pleading standard, partner Bradley J. Hamburger and associate Matt Aidan Getz note that district courts in the Ninth Circuit for years have applied “a defunct and especially forgiving pleading standard to questions of Article III standing” — a standard that “is out of step with multiple strands of U.S. Supreme Court precedent” and with “the approach taken in every other court of appeals.”

Furthermore, they say, with the Ninth Circuit’s conflicting signals on which pleading standard should apply adding to the confusion in the lower courts, the Ninth Circuit has become an “attractive forum for disputes that have no rightful place in federal court.”

Partner Robert B. Little and associate Marie Baldwin explore the distinctions and similarities between Delaware and Texas laws as they relate to merger and acquisition agreements in an article for The M&A Lawyer.

They analyze how the choice-of-law decision between the two states can affect the interpretation and enforceability of common provisions and offer practical insights for dealmakers.

In an article for the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, partners Elizabeth A. Ising, Ronald O. Mueller, Geoffrey E. Walter, and Lori Zyskowski and associates Maggie Valachovic, Natalie Abshez, and Stephen Huie share a first glimpse at key takeaways from the 2025 shareholder proposal season’s no-action request process.

Partner Penny Madden KC and of counsel Ceyda Knoebel have co-authored the chapter “Arbitrability and Public Policy Challenges” in the fourth edition of Global Arbitration Review’s Guide to Challenging and Enforcing Arbitration Awards.

The chapter looks closely at the challenges raised on arbitrability and public policy grounds before national courts in the recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards and how these concepts are interpreted and applied in practice, highlighting most recent developments in the law.

This chapter was first published on Global Arbitration Review in June 2025; for further in-depth analysis, please visit “The Guide to Challenging and Enforcing Arbitration Awards – Fourth Edition.”

Writing for the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, partners Hillary Holmes and Gerry Spedale, along with associate Jason Ferrari, explore recent legislative developments that mark a significant step in Texas’s broader effort to remain a premier destination for corporations.

Partner Mohamed AlHasan and associate Hadeel Tayeb take a detailed look at Saudi Arabia’s new Trade Name Law. Writing in The Oath, they highlight how the law enhances transparency, secures commercial identities, and increases business interest in the Kingdom. They also examine key changes introduced by the law, including new processes and their impact on business.

“This law reform marks yet another significant step in the modernisation of Saudi’s legal framework, streamlining processes and fostering a transparent, efficient business landscape.”

Partners Stephanie Brooker and M. Kendall Day are contributing editors to the International Comparative Legal Guide – Anti-Money Laundering 2025 and co-authors of the expert analysis chapter “Anti-Money Laundering Laws and Regulations: Top Developments in Anti-Money Laundering Enforcement in 2024” with of counsel Ella Alves Capone and Sam Raymond. All four also co-authored the jurisdiction chapter “USA: Anti-Money Laundering 2025.”

The Guide includes four expert analysis chapters and 15 jurisdictions, and covers issues including criminal enforcement, regulatory and administrative enforcement, and requirements for financial institutions and other designated businesses.

Gibson Dunn’s Anti-Money Laundering (AML) practice is renowned for its expertise in advising financial institutions and businesses on compliance with AML and economic sanctions laws and regulations, and defending those same clients from AML and sanctions enforcement investigations.

Partners Sanford Stark, Saul Mezei, and Terrell Ussing and associate Nicole Butze are the authors of the USA chapter of Lexology Panoramic’s Tax Controversy 2025 guide, which addresses key tax enforcement and controversy issues as well as recent developments and trends.

Writing in The M&A Lawyer (May 2025), Gibson Dunn partners Michael K. Murphy and Rachel Levick and associates Taylor C. Amato and Phil Washburn note that EH&S considerations can pose material issues and risks in M&A transactions, and that early identification of these issues can assist buyers in evaluating problems and structuring solutions. “It is therefore important to engage environmental subject matter experts early in the deal process,” they say, “so they can effectively evaluate compliance with applicable EH&S laws and assess liability risks.”

Read “Top Environmental, Health and Safety Issues to Think About in M&A Deals” in The M&A Lawyer [PDF].

In an article for Practical Law Oil & Gas, associate Graham Valenta examines gun-jumping violations in oil and gas acquisitions under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act. He explains what constitutes a gun-jumping violation, analyzes the interim operating covenants in purchase and sale agreements that may raise issues, and outlines the strategies parties can use to minimize risk.

In their Bloomberg Law article “California’s Noncompete Ban Getting Sidestepped in Court Rulings,” partners Katherine V.A. Smith and Harris M. Mufson and of counsel Justin M. DiGennaro explain how employers are winning federal court disputes involving California’s ban on noncompete agreements by enforcing contractual choice-of-law provisions.

Partner Matthew Axelrod and associates Justin duRivage and Hui Fang have written for Law360 about concrete steps that companies should consider taking to prepare for an aggressive approach to export enforcement.

In an article for the Spring 2025 edition of Real Estate Finance Journal, partners Stephenie Gosnell Handler and David Wolber, of counsel Michelle Weinbaum, and associates Roxana Akbari, Mason Gauch, and Chris Mullen provide an overview of the final rule of the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States which expands its jurisdiction over real estate transactions subject to national security review, and offer a series of takeaways for transaction parties.