What the Infrastructure Investors Say… Infrastructure Investment Roundtable 2019

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What the Infrastructure Investors Say… Infrastructure Investment Roundtable 2019

October 14, 2019

Nine major debt and equity investors, and Paul Hastings partners Steven Bryan and Luke McDougall, debate key issues affecting the now and future of the infrastructure market.

This article first appeared in Proximo.

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Part II of II—Not a U.S.-Fits-All-Proposition: Four Key Considerations When Building the Compliance Framework to Go Global with Patient Support

Is your AI system “trustworthy”?

Part I of II—Not a U.S.-Fits-All-Proposition: Four Key Considerations When Building the Compliance Framework to Go Global with Patient Support

Sanctions Compliance Shortfalls Result in $1B Global Enforcement Action

The Supreme Court’s Decision in Lorenzo: Laying the Groundwork for Expansive Theories of “Scheme Liability” Under the Securities Laws

The Future of Work: Today. Tomorrow. For All.

The EU Regulation of Crypto-assets—Fit for Purpose?

How is the UK intending to enhance the benefits of data and AI?

Employers Take Note: A Third California Court Invalidates Employee Non-Solicitation Agreement

Department of Labor Proposes Update to FLSA Regulations Governing the Regular Rate of Pay

A Failure to Supervise: The SEC Casts a Shadow Over Internal Investigations

International Data Transfers in the Limbo of Brexit

"Career Development: The Diversity ‘Sea Change’"

Ignorance Is No Longer Bliss: Practicing Law 10 years After the Crash of 2008

Containing Risk and Seizing Opportunity: The In-house Lawyer’s Guide to Artificial Intelligence

New PRC Foreign Investment Law Delivers Investor-Friendly Reforms

Arbitration in Italy - The New Rules of the Milan Chamber of Arbitration

ABA Releases White Paper Regarding Cryptocurrencies and Digital Assets

A New Enforcement Agency Joins the World of International Corruption Enforcement: CFTC Announces New Initiative Covering Companies Involved in Foreign Corrupt Practices

Department of Labor Proposes Increased Minimum Salary for Exempt Employees

eDiscovery and Disclosure – Italy

New HSR Thresholds Announced for 2019

Securities Year in Review

Market Intersection: A Quarterly Look at the U.S. Credit Markets - 4Q18

When It Comes to Consumer Report Disclosures, Keep It Simple

Italy: New Bankruptcy Code

Post-Brexit Temporary Permissions Regime for Inbound EEA Passporting Firms and Funds and Contingency Planning for Outbound U.K. Fund Managers

Federal Circuit Again Affirms Patent-Ineligibility of Diagnostic Method Claims: Key Takeaways from the Athena v. Mayo Decision

Knowledge and Geographic Ties Strengthen Capital Lending for the Energy Industry

China - U.S. Trade Relations at Possible Turning Point

Private Equity Investment in Power Infrastructure Looks Bright

Can Lawyers Help Treat Cancer? Transactional Lawyers Put Money Where It's Needed Most

New CFIUS Law Should Quicken and Improve Reviews of Foreign Investments in the U.S.

Rosenbach v. Six Flags Entertainment Corporation:The Illinois Supreme Court Clarifies BIPA’s “Aggrieved” Pleading Requirement

Implementing the Volcker Rule: The Covered Fund Restrictions

M&A In A Changing European Landscape: Can The Boom Survive Brexit?

SEC Reporting Obligations Under Section 13 and Section 16 of the Exchange Act

Troublesome Team Moves: Preparation and Planning

The EU is Launching “INSTEX” to Support Trade with Iran Despite U.S. Sanctions

New Bill Aims to Curtail Covert Insider Trading

Blockchain and Cryptocurrencies: A Cross-Border Conundrum

The So-Called “Bribe Destroyer” Law on Corruption Adopted in Italy

Recent Changes to the Italian Securitisation Law

DAC6 - New Mandatory Rules Regarding Disclosure and Tax Reporting

SCOTUS Grounds the “Wholly Groundless” Exception: Parties Can Delegate Arbitrability to Arbitrators

The “Token Taxonomy Act” Would Exempt Dealings in Utility Tokens from the Federal Securities Laws

In Rare Move, the SEC Assesses No Penalty for Significant Corporate Accounting Control Failures

SEC Proposes Changes to Fund of Funds Arrangements

FCA/PRA, UK Government and ESMA release new requirements for Securitisation Regulation

EU Screening of Foreign Investments

The Effects of the Supreme Court’s Lucia v. SEC Decision across Administrative Agencies

Broader Implications of SEC Charges Against Celebrities for Unlawfully Touting ICOs

Proportionality and Technology Assisted Review—The Evolving Post-Amendment Landscape

DRW Decision Presents Significant Interpretation of CFTC Authority

Data Security in the Cloud Era: Development and Dividing Lines

SEC Offers Possible Path to Compliance for ICO Issuers

A Welcome DOJ Shift on Cooperation Credit

The Blocking of Digital Currency: A New Phase of Sanctions Enforcement

The California Financing Law: Gaining Traction with Both Lenders and Regulators (Updated November 2018)

California Court of Appeal Voids Employee Post Employment Non-Solicitation Restrictions: What Your Company Needs To Do Now

Avoiding Russian Roulette with Rights of First Offer in Shareholders’ Agreements

Proposed IRS Regulations Significantly Curtail Impact of Section 956 for U.S. Corporate Borrowers

Market Intersection: A Quarterly Look at the U.S. Credit Markets - 3Q18

Defending Against Retaliation and Whistleblower Claims

IRS Provides Guidance on Qualified Opportunity Zones

California Takes the Lead on #MeToo Legislation

CFIUS’s New Pilot Program Signals an Expansive Approach to Its Jurisdiction Under FIRRMA

Fundraising of Alternative Investment Funds –A Step Forward in Adopting the New Measures on Pre-Marketing

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