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Reed Smith transactional lawyers delve into the latest themes affecting the corporate world and provide perspectives into the legal and commercial considerations impacting how transactions get done. Their insights will help you navigate the complexities of deal-making across industries around the globe.
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Thursday Jun 16, 2022
Talking tax: More questions than answers in crypto space
Thursday Jun 16, 2022
Thursday Jun 16, 2022
Considering investing or participating in cryptocurrency transactions? These transactions may be subject to tax! Associates Justin Hunter and Rishi Jain discuss recent tax developments in the cryptocurrency space and how the absence of guidance leads to more questions than answers.

Thursday Apr 28, 2022
Roadmap to setting up business in the UAE
Thursday Apr 28, 2022
Thursday Apr 28, 2022
Partner Adela Mues and associate Marie Borye, both from our Dubai office, discuss setting up business in UAE and practical terms and issues that should be considered.

Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Seven tips to close the deal and leave competition issues behind
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Tuesday Apr 12, 2022
Considering a merger, an acquisition, a takeover, or a joint venture? If so, be mindful of antitrust and merger control pitfalls. EU competition attorneys Natasha Tardif and Lucile Chneiweiss are here to help you close the deal and leave the competition issues behind.

Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Guide to early-stage investment terms
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Tuesday Mar 29, 2022
Adela Mues and Tufayel Hussain discuss the meanings and implications of some of the main terms used in early-stage investment documentation.

Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
IP diligence considerations for emerging growth companies
Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
Tuesday Mar 15, 2022
LiLing Poh and Nina Habib Borders discuss the important intellectual property matters that need to be considered when dealing with emerging growth companies, including key IP rights; best practices and prioritization of invention assignment agreements; IP diligence with respect to employees, independent contractors and founders; and protection of data access, among other IP diligence pitfalls.

Friday Jan 07, 2022
Protections for when contracts go wrong
Friday Jan 07, 2022
Friday Jan 07, 2022
Ravi Pattani and James Hatchard explain a consideration of steps that can be taken and provisions that can be included to protect a party when things go wrong in a contract.

Wednesday Dec 15, 2021
Frustration and force majeure
Wednesday Dec 15, 2021
Wednesday Dec 15, 2021
In light of the recent pandemic, associates Ravi Pattani and James Hatchard discuss the concepts of force majeure and frustration – i.e., how can a party unable to perform a contract be excused from that contract?

Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
A refresher on key contractual principles
Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
Associates Ravi Pattani and James Hatchard discuss the key elements required to form a contract – aimed at both in-house counsel and non-lawyers who deal with contracts regularly.

Wednesday Nov 24, 2021
Europe’s first CRE CLO: Lessons learned
Wednesday Nov 24, 2021
Wednesday Nov 24, 2021
Tamara Box quizzes Iain Balkwill on CRE CLOs and lessons learned from advising Starz Real Estate on Europe’s first CRE CLO, which closed in November 2021. They discuss the significance of the deal for the European market and the advantages of both CRE CLOs and CMBS.

Thursday Nov 18, 2021
Hedging risk-free rate transactions
Thursday Nov 18, 2021
Thursday Nov 18, 2021
Reed Smith partner Joe Kohler and associate Jessica Piggot discuss nuances and solutions in hedging risk-free rate transactions, while also identifying key points of consideration when deciding whether a derivative will hedge a cash product, and best approaches to reducing basis risk.
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