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Reed Smith Archive
Progressive paths to a responsible future – ESG compliance
It has never been so trendy to be responsible.
The demand for ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) compliance is indescribable....
M365 toolkit for adoption and risk mitigation strategies
As companies adapt to the new remote working environment, many organizations face a business need for better enterprise-wide sponsored...
Ammonia fuelled tanker a reality in 2025?
The world's first ammonia fuelled tanker looks set to enter service in 2025.
The tanker is being designed & built by the Castor...
Federal Reserve warns of bankruptcy risks
The race to vaccinate Americans is likely to bring an end to the pandemic in the months ahead, but the outlook for the U.S. economy is...
The reality of politics in cannabis policy
Friends – the cannabis policy machine is kicking into high gear, and rightfully so (in my non-legal opinion). Just yesterday, Marijuana...
Airlines and the race to vaccinate
UNICEF’s Humanitarian Airfreight Initiative to support the COVAX Facility, a global initiative to ensure equitable access to COVID-19...
Hard feelings regarding Brexit: International civil procedure law
On 31 December 2020, the transition period ended following the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union (EU), however there are still...
Updated Green Loan Principles published
On 11 February 2021, the Loan Market Association (LMA), together with the Asia Pacific Loan Market Association (APLMA) and the Loan...
Not who you thought they were (a modern story of counterparty risk)
Today’s news story of a mother and a daughter successfully posing as shipyard owners in India “selling vessels” that they did not own and...
Could Cannabis interstate commerce ease state tax burdens?
Friends, last week, Marijuana Business Daily published a piece I wrote about interstate commerce and the cannabis industry - “How...
London safety innovation outfit climbs ladders!
It is well known that accident fatalities in the maritime industry significantly exceed land based industries on an averaged basis, even...
Will synthetic fuels save the airline industry from Flygskam?
The airline industry has been facing mounting pressure to reduce its carbon footprint for many years. This hit a crescendo in 2018 with...
When social media traders discovered cannabis stocks
Friends, you might have noticed cannabis stock prices going up lately. Granted, prices have been rising steadily since the October 7,...
Lessons for production companies from recent ICO appeal
Managing data protection risks in the context of sensitive documentaries and productions can be extremely challenging and, to date, there...
EU-UK TCA and preferential customs origin: chose the experts, not the cowboys
The United Kingdom decided when it signed the withdrawal agreement at the end of 2019 that it wanted to leave the EU's customs union and...
The Poseidon Principles: signatories soon to reach 50% of all lending to shipping
It has been announced that the number of signatories to the Poseidon Principles will soon number 23, which will equate to approximately...
Freedom Ride - John Lewis-Led Group Risked Lives To Desegregate Deep South In 1961
Congratulations to Matthew Rhodes and client, The Hideaway Entertainment. Honored to have played a small role in helping advance this...
Introducing the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act
The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act has broad support in both houses, and may be signed into law by Virginia's governor at the end...
Further set-backs to the "FSO Safer" operation
A mere 2 months after getting agreement from the Houthi rebels allowing UN teams to access the "FSO Safer" the operation has been...
Eleventh Circuit changes course on administrative feasibility and class certification
On February 2, 2021, the Eleventh Circuit weighed in on a hotly contested issue in class action litigation: whether plaintiffs must prove...
Influencer marketing in the ASA's crosshairs once again
The past few years have seen a spate of investigations, upheld rulings and adverse press against influencers for failing to comply with...
A flower of hope opens up in the patch of weeds for Federal Cannabis legalization
Friends – something happen on Monday. Someone in the Senate said something about some conversations that are happening about some sort of...
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