Connected With Latham

Culture has become a point of focus for regulators and corporate stakeholders. The UK Financial Conduct Authority has taken a particular interest in culture and conduct within the financial services sector following the financial crisis. Companies increasingly recognise a need to measure and monitor their culture, yet struggle to do so given its amorphous nature. In this episode of Connected With Latham, London partner Rob Moulton speaks with the authors of "Culture — A Practical Framework for Sustainable Change", London partner David Berman and associate Nell Perks, as well as Nathan Seltzer, Global Vice Chair of the firm's White Collar Defense & Investigations Practice. The team examines how organisations are getting a handle on measuring culture, monitoring for progress, and uncovering problem areas requiring action. They also discuss various culture issues arising from the COVID-19 pandemic and what companies can anticipate as their workforces shift to a hybrid model of working remotely and in the office.

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With the end of the Brexit transition period looming, many financial services firms are asking what they need to do between now and the end of the year to ensure regulatory compliance. In this episode of Connected With Latham, Anne Mainwaring, London associate in the Financial Regulatory Practice, joins Stephen Hanks, Manager in the Markets Policy Department at the UK's Financial Conduct Authority, to discuss key focus areas in the run up to, as well as beyond, the end of the transition period. Focus topics include the approach to onshoring, the key MiFID II onshoring changes, and the FCA's approach to implementation review and policy following the end of the transition period.

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2020 has been a year of rapid change in how we work and live – changes facilitated by technology. Despite fewer M&A megadeals and a lower volume overall, tech stands out as an increasingly active and competitive sector. To catch up on the latest trends in the fast-paced tech M&A market, Ben Potter speaks with Bay Area M&A partner Luke Bergstrom, who has shepherded many of the largest tech deals of the past decade. In this episode of Connected With Latham, Ben and Luke examine pandemic-related market trends, how strong capital markets and the rise of SPACs are influencing tech M&A deals, and how deal terms are acclimating to this new normal.

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Sweeping changes to the UK's insolvency regime became effective on 25 June 2020, curtailing the ability of parties to terminate commercial contracts for the delivery of goods and services on the grounds, ipso facto, of the other party's insolvency. Coming in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, this change is particularly important for companies that depend on third-party service providers for critical business functions. This podcast is the first in a three-part series looking into the practical effects of the UK's insolvency reforms that have rendered these ipso facto clauses unenforceable. In this episode of Connected With Latham, Andrew Moyle, Data and Technology Transactions partner, talks with London partner Jessica Walker and New York partner Adam Goldberg from Latham's Restructuring and Special Situations team about some of the measures introduced by the UK government and the impact on commercial contracts, as well as existing insolvency-related regimes in the UK and the US. We also examine the implications of a carve-out to the ipso facto restrictions that favours financial services firms.

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Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues continue to rise in importance for global companies, a trend driven by investors, employees, customers, and other stakeholders. How are companies approaching ESG risks and opportunities? What are the accepted ESG benchmarks? What ESG issues will predominate over the coming years? In this episode of Connected With Latham, Kristina Wyatt, Latham's Director of Sustainability, addresses these questions and more with the Co-Chairs of Latham's ESG Task Force, Houston partner Ryan Maierson and London partner Paul Davies.

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As we move from the age of AI development to the era of implementation, governments and companies are wrestling with the ethical, legal, and business challenges of deploying AI and machine learning technology in a globally competitive environment. In this episode of Connected With Latham, Ben Potter, Global Chair of Latham's Technology Industry Group and Global Vice Chair of the firm's Emerging Companies Practice, talks with Bay Area partner Michael Rubin, a leader of the firm's Data Privacy & Security Practice and Global Vice Chair of Latham's Technology Industry Group, and recently retired Latham partner Karen Silverman, Founder and CEO of The Cantellus Group, who now consults on these issues. Michael's and Karen's practices are at the cutting edge of AI and machine learning, and both have extensive experience helping companies, large and small, successfully navigate this new and fast-developing era.

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In today's competitive environment, how are startups fueling themselves between equity funding rounds as they move toward IPO? Increasingly, the answer is growth debt. In this episode of Connected With Latham, Bay Area partner Ben Potter, Global Chair of Latham's Technology Industry Group and Global Vice Chair of the firm's Emerging Companies Practice, explores the phenomenon of growth debt, and how emerging companies should be thinking about it with Bay Area partner Haim Zaltzman, Chair of the firm's Finance Department in the Bay Area.

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There is perhaps no better source on the topic of direct listings than Greg Rodgers, a capital markets partner in Latham's New York office and a pioneer of this innovative approach to going public. Latham has been at the cutting edge of this product, representing Spotify in its groundbreaking direct listing and the financial advisers in Slack's direct listing. In this episode, Bay Area partner Ben Potter, Global Vice Chair of Latham's Emerging Companies Practice and Chair of the firm's Technology Industry Group, talks with Greg about the genesis of the direct listing, how it differs from a traditional IPO, and what types of companies should consider the alternative path to becoming a public company.

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