Global Matters - Ally Law

Wednesday, 25 October, 2023

What Companies Need to Know About California’s Landmark Climate Disclosure Laws

On October 7, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 253, the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act, and SB 261, the Climate-Related Financial Risk Act, which will set in motion the United States’ first climate-related disclosure requirements for US companies doing business in California.

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Tuesday, 10 October, 2023

KCG Partners

Eu Carbon “Tax” System Comes into Force

On 17 August 2023, the European Commission adopted the final implementing rules of the so-called Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) for the initial transitional phase, which starts on 1 October 2023 and runs until the end of 2025, with carbon tax payment obligations to be started as of 2016.

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Friday, 6 October, 2023

Phillips Nizer

New York State Pay Transparency Law in Effect as of September 17, 2023

New York employers with four or more employees must comply with certain statutory disclosure requirements when advertising for positions physically within (and some outside) the workplace or office.

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Monday, 18 September, 2023

Smith Anderson

Corporate Transparency Act: FinCEN’s Beneficial Ownership Reporting Requirements

Congress passed the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) in 2020, which aims to prevent US companies from engaging in certain illegal activities, including money laundering and tax fraud, by implementing federal disclosure procedures intended to identify bad actors.

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Wednesday, 2 August, 2023

Varnum LLP

US SECURE 2.0 Act Means Changes to Roth Retirement Accounts

SECURE 2.0 has changed dozens of benefits plan rules. Among these are changes to when and how Roth accounts are used.

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Tuesday, 13 June, 2023

Lipa Meir & Co

Taxation of SAFEs Investments: Israeli Tax Authority Issues New Guidance

On May 16, 2023, the Israeli Tax Authority issued guidance regarding the taxation of investments in companies through the Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE), which was introduced as an alternative to traditional investments or convertible loans for early stage investments in startups.

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Sunday, 30 April, 2023

Vlăsceanu & Partners

Guarantees of Origin: Is Transfer Outside Romania Currently Possible?

I. PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS At present, guarantees of origin (GOs) are the only available mechanism for consumers in choosing (i.e., supporting) renewable sources of energy production; GOs have been designed at the EU level to support the financial viability of renewable energy projects and stimulate investments in the renewable energy sources (RES) sector.

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Sunday, 9 April, 2023

KCG Partners

Proposed Reform of the EU Electricity Market: Use of Power Purchase Agreements

On 14 March 2023 the European Commission proposed to reform the EU’s electricity market design that accelerates the surge in renewables and the phase out of gas.

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Sunday, 9 April, 2023

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP

Proposed Legislation Expands US FDIC’s Executive Compensation Clawback Authority

In what is likely the first of many legislative proposals in response to the recent failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, U.S.

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Friday, 3 March, 2023

Edwin Coe LLP

The Reality of Trade Marks in the Metaverse

The metaverse is a whole new world and, with that, a whole new trade mark world.

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Thursday, 2 March, 2023

Russell Kennedy Lawyers

Crypto Consultation: The Australian Token-Mapping Exercise

On 3 February 2023, Australia’s Department of the Treasury released its ‘Token Mapping Consultation Paper’ (Consultation Paper), which seeks to explore how existing regulation applies to the crypto sector and to inform future policy choices in the crypto industry.

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