JONES DAY TALKS®: European Central Bank’s Climate Center and Investment Plans Focus on Sustainability

JONES DAY TALKS®: European Central Bank’s Climate Center & Investment Plans Focus on Sustainability



The European Central Bank’s decision to establish a Climate Change Center and invest in a green bond fund launched by the Bank for International Settlements reflects the growing importance of climate change, and ESG more broadly, in ECB policy. The ECB’s focus on climate change and sustainable finance will only grow as the EU’s Sustainable Finance Action Plan continues to advance.

Jones Day’s Linda Hesse and Dr. Michael Fischer discuss the Bank’s aim to reorient capital flows around a more sustainable economy while managing the financial risks brought by climate change.

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JONES DAY TALKS®: CFTC and DOJ Target Derivatives Trading Across Industries



In an effort to uncover and prosecute unlawful actions in the derivatives and futures markets, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) and U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) have in recent years engaged in unprecedented levels of cooperation. Jones Day partners Josh Sterling and Brian Rabbitt discuss the DOJ / CFTC commodities fraud task force initiative, the role of data analytics, recent notable cases, and what market participants should know about the importance of full disclosure and transparency during an investigation.

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JONES DAY TALKS®: U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments in NCAA Antitrust Case



The U.S. Supreme Court has heard oral arguments in NCAA v. Alston, a case that will determine the limits the NCAA can place on types of compensation received by college student-athletes.
Jones Day’s Chris Pace and Marc Weinroth discuss how the case found its way to the Supreme Court, the arguments that the NCAA and student-athletes made, and what this case could mean for the future of college athletics.

JONES DAY TALKS - The Biden Administration and the CFTC

JONES DAY TALKS®: The Biden Administration and the CFTC: Are Changes Coming?



The Commodity Futures Trading Commission, or CFTC, has broad regulatory powers to monitor the U.S. derivatives markets, which include futures, swaps, and some options.

Jones Day partner Josh Sterling, the former Director of the CFTC’s Market Participants Division, talks about how the Commission fits into the broader regulatory framework, how it monitors fintech innovations, its climate change priorities, and what market participants can expect from the Biden administration.

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JONES DAY TALKS - Navigating Sanctions

JONES DAY TALKS®: Navigating Sanctions and Export Controls: A Guide for EMEA Businesses



In this recap of a recent Jones Day client-focused webinar, partners Harriet Territt, Eva Monard, Sean Boyce, and Rick van ‘t Hullenaar review 2020’s critical developments in U.S., EU and UK sanctions and export controls that directly impact EU, Middle Eastern and UK businesses operating in the global marketplace. These include:

  • Expanded use of U.S. secondary sanctions and export controls;
  • The emergence of global Magnitsky-style (human rights) sanctions regimes in the UK and EU;
  • Increased pressure for more active enforcement of EU sanctions;
  • The advent of an independent UK sanctions regime; and
  • Growing divergence between U.S. and EU sanctions policies.

The panel then focuses on 2021, noting the key transitions occurring in the U.S., where a new administration will examine the mark left by the previous administration on U.S. sanctions and export control policy, and in the EU and UK, where the Brexit transition period ended last year. These transitions will have far-reaching implications for global trade.

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Jones Day Talks: Private Antitrust Litigation in France

JONES DAY TALKS®: Private Antitrust Litigation in France



Jones Day’s series on private enforcement actions relating to antitrust matters in Europe continues with a focus on recent developments in France. Partners Eric Barbier de La Serre and Ozan Akyurek discuss how proceedings typically develop in private enforcement matters, access to evidence under French law, class actions, and why French courts are receptive to these actions.

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JONES DAY TALKS®: Helms-Burton Cases Move Through Courts, and the State of U.S./Cuba Relations



Jones Day partners Rick Puente and Chris Pace talk about what affected parties need to know about the Helms-Burton cases moving through U.S. district and appellate courts. They also comment on the current state of U.S./Cuba relations, and discuss how the Biden administration might approach dealings with the Caribbean nation.

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Jones Day Talks: Patent Litigation, PTAB, Iancu's Legacy, and Institution Discretion

JONES DAY TALKS® – Patent Litigation, PTAB, Iancu’s Legacy, and Institution Discretion



Partners Matt Johnson and Sarah Geers talk about former USPTO Director Andrei Iancu’s impact on the PTAB, and what we might expect from a new director under the Biden Administration. They also comment on why patent litigation filings remained active during COVID-19, and explain the factors the PTAB considers when exercising its discretion to deny an inter partes review, including parallel district court litigation involving the legitimacy of the same patent.

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JONES DAY TALKS® - Financial Regulators and Asset Managers Warm to Acknowledging Climate Risks

JONES DAY TALKS® – Financial Regulators and Asset Managers Warm to Acknowledging Climate Risks



Jones Day partners Lanier Saperstein and Jay Tambe talk about The New York Department of Financial Services’ recent guidance on Climate Change and Financial Risks, and BlackRock CEO Larry Fink’s annual January letter to corporations, which addressed similar issues.

The conversation focuses on how regulators and asset managers are addressing investors’ concerns relating to climate change, including the risks of potential climate-related damage to physical property, and the economic benefits of moving toward carbon-neutral investment options.

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JONES DAY TALKS®: Private Antitrust Litigation in Italy



In the fourth installment in our series of programs on the private enforcement of competition law in European jurisdictions, Jones Day partners Mario Todino and Lamberto Schiona discuss how private enforcement has evolved in Italy in recent years, the types of actions available, recent precedents, and the advantages and disadvantages of legal action in Italy.

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