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Focus on ESG: The Auditor Juggle Regulation and Corporate Practice
In recent years, sustainability has become a strategic pillar for businesses, institutions, and investors.
2025 Taipei International Conference on Arbitration and Mediation
Hung Ou Yang, Managing Partner of Brain Trust International Law Firm, was invited to serve as one of the speakers at the 2025 Taipei International Conference on Arbitration and Mediation held by the Chinese Arbitration Association.
New LME Strategy Targets Sacred Payment Rights Through Grace Period and Default Amendments
Market participants are increasingly focused on a developing liability management strategy in which borrowers and majority lenders are exploring whether amendments to grace periods and Event of Default provisions can be used to delay both interest and principal payments.
The “Day One” U-Turn: What the New Six-Month Qualifying Period Means for Your Business
In a significant policy shift that will breathe a collective sigh of relief into boardrooms across the UK, the Labour government has reportedly dropped its flagship pledge to introduce “day one” protection from unfair dismissal.
Company Law, Real Madrid, Safiel and the Flexibility of the SAF Law
Law 6.404/1976, will be 50 years old in 2026. Its age reveals it to be increasingly beautiful, as it still (and always) provides the legal security that entrepreneurs and investors need to define their capital allocations.
A Budget for Stability
Will Rachel Reeves’ second budget provide confidence in the markets (much needed to control the cost of borrowing) in the nation (much needed to encourage the growth) and in the world (much needed to encourage inbound investment).
Regarding Brazilian Coaches, Carlos Ancelotti, SAF and Waves of SAF Projects
The speeches by Emerson Leão and Oswaldo de Oliveira at an event held at CBF1 summarize, from different angles, the position of a class; or, at least, the position of a (numerous) segment of the class, overlooked or threatened by the influx of foreign coaches.
M&A Season Begins: How Should Companies Prepare for Autumn Transactions?
The end of summer not only sees business pick up again, but also the market for mergers and acquisitions (M&A).
Analysis of the Compliance of the SAFs of the A and B Series of the Brazilian Championship Regarding the Advertising of Certain Acts: Another Survey by IBESAF
The Brazilian Institute for Studies and Development of Publicly Held Football Companies conducted new research, aimed at evaluating the degree of compliance of Publicly Held Football Companies (SAFs).
On the Irreconcilable Differences Between São Paulo and Fluminense's Projects: A Dialogue with Rodrigo Capelo
In an article entitled "The Tricolores and Professionalization," Rodrigo Capelo discusses the projects presented by Fluminense and São Paulo, and, after briefly explaining each, concludes: "For my part, it's professionalization that I support."
WS Development: Legal Leadership in Boston’s Seaport Transformation
In 2006, Boston’s Seaport Square was 23 acres of little more than 3,600 surface parking spots. The ambition was bold: transform this underutilized stretch of land into a vibrant, mixed-use neighborhood where innovation, culture, and community intersect.
Why Am I Struggling to Find a Solicitor in England and Wales? FAQs for South African Clients
Many South African businesses and individuals have dealings in England. They own properties, conclude (and later litigate over) contracts in English law and do business with companies and individuals based in this jurisdiction.
Governance and Football: The Necessary Separation Between Association Interests and the Football Company
The SAF's draft bill arose from a previous, much less comprehensive initiative: a "simple" proposal to reform the governance model of São Paulo Futebol Clube.
Goulston & Storrs Attorneys Joshua Davis, Elizabeth Levine, and Carla Reeves Named to 2026 Lawdragon 500 Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers
Goulston & Storrs, is pleased to announce that they have been named to Lawdragon’s 2026 list of 500 Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers in America, which recognizes “the nation’s best advisors on workplace mobility, employee benefits and executive compensation" across all matters of disputes.
Related-Party Business: The Need to Address the Issue Within the SAF (and Football Clubs) - Part II
It is frequently pointed out that a deal between related parties of the SAF's controlling shareholder and SAF itself signals yet another (alleged) anomaly in the system, to the detriment of the club, usually a minority shareholder in SAF, which does not benefit from such a deal.
Change to UK Company Law: Important Information for Company Directors
These changes are introduced to reduce the risk of fraud and improve the reliability of the information held on the public register and to enhance corporate transparency and strengthen the UK’s business environment.
Related-Party Business: The Need to Address the Issue Within the SAF (and Football Clubs) - Part I
The provocation, it should be noted, does not apply only to football corporations, created by the SAF Law (Law 14.193/2021). The problem extends, with adaptations, to football clubs, established as non-profit associations.
Mid-2025 Debt Markets: What Borrowers and Lenders Need to Know
Below is a summary of the main themes and market dynamics that borrowers and lenders should keep in mind as they navigate dealmaking, refinancings, and capital allocation decisions in the second half of 2025 and beyond.
Risk Allocation in M&A Transactions: The Role of Indemnification
Indemnification means financially repairing the harm arising from the commission of an unlawful act. This legal duty is set forth in the law in a general and abstract fashion and is therefore seldom sufficient to address the particularities of each corporate acquisition or the interests and needs of the parties involved.
Turning Conflict into Resolution
Alternative Dispute Resolution (“ADR”) has been a parallel track to court systems for dispute resolution for centuries on end.