13 Jun, 2022 2nd Energy & Competition Law Forum – Competition Law in the Energy Sector | Shearman & Sterling By A&O Shearman Partner Elvira Aliende Rodriguez participated in the 2nd Energy & Competition Law Forum organized by Concurrences on June 13–15, 2022....
19 Oct, 2021 The missing legal framework for central bank digital currencies By Barney Reynolds Donna Parisi Central banks around the world, most notably in China, the United States and United Kingdom, are actively considering whether to adopt or...
31 Aug, 2021 U.K. and Europe—Key FinTech M&A Deal Drivers and Trends By A&O Shearman 2021 has been an incredibly busy year for FinTech M&A and investment activity in the U.K. and Europe. In the first half of 2021, U.K....
08 Jul, 2021 The City Post-Brexit: A Discussion of Global Britain By Barney Reynolds Partner Barney Reynolds (London-Financial Institutions Advisory & Financial Regulatory) spoke on the Centre for the Study of Financial...
22 Apr, 2021 'Remove the straitjacket of statutory rules' for UK fintech By A&O Shearman Partner Barney Reynolds, speaking at UK FinTech Week 2021, recommended that financial regulators focus primarily on risk rather than code...
13 Apr, 2021 How Open Banking in the UK is Lighting the Path for Global FinTech By Barney Reynolds In an increasingly virtual world, law and regulation act as a crucial safety net for businesses. The nature of that safety net varies,...
24 Sep, 2020 European Commission Proposal for Crypto-asset Regulation By A&O Shearman The European Commission has published a proposal for a new EU Regulation on crypto-assets. The proposed Regulation is intended to improve...
24 Sep, 2020 European Commission Proposals for Digital Operational Resilience Regulation and Amending Directive By A&O Shearman The European Commission has published proposals for a new EU Regulation on digital operational resilience for the financial sector and a...
24 Sep, 2020 European Commission Sets out EU Retail Payments Strategy By A&O Shearman The European Commission has published a Communication on its EU retail payments strategy for the coming years. The payments sector has...
24 Sep, 2020 European Commission Sets out EU Digital Finance Strategy By A&O Shearman The European Commission has published a Communication on its EU digital finance strategy for the coming years. The global economy has...
24 Sep, 2020 European Commission Proposal for Pilot Distributed Ledger Technology Regime Regulation By A&O Shearman The European Commission has published a proposal for a new EU Regulation on a pilot regime for distributed ledger technology. The pilot...
05 Dec, 2019 EU Statement on Stablecoins By A&O Shearman The Council of the European Union and the European Commission have published a joint statement on stablecoins. The statement reiterates...