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July 13, 2021

Webcast: Conducting Effective Cybersecurity and Privacy/Data Protection Diligence in M&A Transactions

In the last several years, M&A transaction planners have become increasingly focused on cybersecurity, privacy, and data protection risks, as technology advances and the regulatory regimes evolve. This recorded webcast focuses on how to design and manage an effective cybersecurity and privacy diligence plan. A group of experts, including US and

June 16, 2021

Webcast: The Supreme Court’s Omnicare Decision: A Key Tool for Defending Securities Litigation Brought Against Life Sciences Companies

For the past several years, life sciences companies have been a frequent target of securities class action lawsuits. These lawsuits often arise from statements regarding the development, efficacy, and/or success of an emerging drug or life sciences product. Among the key arguments that life sciences companies can make in defending against these law

May 25, 2021

Webcast: Private Equity: Government Enforcement Trends – Parts 1 and 2

Private equity firms and their portfolio companies are under ever-increasing scrutiny from federal and state regulators. A veritable “alphabet soup” of government agencies, including DOJ, SEC and FinCEN, have made clear that private equity firms are squarely within their regulatory sights. In this two-part webinar series, we invite you to join

May 13, 2021

Webcast: SPACs: What You Need to Know to Prepare for the Wave of Litigation and Investigations

The SPAC boom has resulted in more than 400 SPACs searching for targets. The SEC has opened investigations and issued a string of warnings about potential risks associated with companies going public through mergers with SPACs. Civil litigation has been growing. This webcast will provide the latest update on the state of the SPAC market, recent SEC

May 12, 2021

Webcast: New Approaches to Antitrust Enforcement and the Impact on M&A

This webcast will focus on the question of whether deal-makers can expect to see a more aggressive approach to antitrust enforcement in the coming years. Public pressure for more careful scrutiny of proposed transactions has been mounting for several years, and the Biden administration has signaled in a variety of ways that regulators should be mor

May 5, 2021

Webcast: Carbon Markets: What We Know and What to Expect

Join our panelists for a discussion of cap and trade programs in the United States and Europe, and a forecast of what to expect for a U.S. carbon market under the Biden administration. The panel will cover the potential for federal action by the new administration as well as the existing cap and trade systems of California, the Regional Greenhouse

April 28, 2021

Webcast: Shareholder Litigation Developments and Trends

Shareholder lawsuits are not only complicated to litigate, but due to the high financial stakes, these actions can be among the most threatening to a company and its directors and officers. It has been twenty-six years since Congress enacted the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and since that time, private actions under the feder

April 27, 2021

Webcast: UK Financial Services Regulatory Quarterly Update

Join Gibson Dunn panelists Michelle Kirschner and Matthew Nunan for a discussion of: Recent FCA criminal prosecutions; Lessons for board governance from the Aviva plc Final Notice; Update on the Investment Firms Prudential Regime (IFPR) and remuneration; Crystal ball gazing View Slides (PDF) Michelle M Kirschner: A p

April 21, 2021

Webcast: The Role of ESG in Capital Markets

Gibson Dunn is an established leader in sustainable financing transactions. Join us for a discussion of the latest developments, best practices and predictions for ESG capital markets. The ESG Narrative in Attracting Capital Developed Products Green Bonds Sustainability-Linked Loans New Products Sustainability-Linked Bon

March 23, 2021

Webcast: Biden’s EPA: The First 60 Days and Beyond

Join our panelists from Gibson Dunn’s Environmental Litigation and Mass Tort practice group as they discuss significant recent developments and forecast what to expect from the Environmental Protection Agency under the new U.S. presidential administration, including anticipated agency rulemakings, enforcement targets and initiatives, action on cl