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Mayer Brown Further Strengthens Emerging Markets Finance Capability With Partner Appointment James Clarke
CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 14 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news on Aug. 13, 2026:
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Mayer Brown further strengthens emerging markets finance capability with partner appointment James Clarke
London - Mayer Brown announced today that James Clarke has joined the firm as a partner in its Finance practice in London, adding further depth to its emerging markets finance team and supporting the continued growth of the firm's energy, export and agency and trade finance offering.
James joins from Baker McKenzie. His emerging markets focused practice includes
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CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 14 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Mayer Brown, a law firm, issued the following news on Aug. 13, 2026:
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Mayer Brown further strengthens emerging markets finance capability with partner appointment James Clarke
London - Mayer Brown announced today that James Clarke has joined the firm as a partner in its Finance practice in London, adding further depth to its emerging markets finance team and supporting the continued growth of the firm's energy, export and agency and trade finance offering.
James joins from Baker McKenzie. His emerging markets focused practice includesexport and agency finance and structured commodity finance, including pre-export finance, prepayment deals and borrowing base facilities. He also has experience in receivables financing, including factoring, invoice discounting, and supply chain finance. He regularly advises commercial banks, multilateral development banks, development finance institutions, private credit funds, export credit agencies and commodity traders on high-value, multi-jurisdictional transactions across sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and other emerging markets.
Partner Ash McDermott commented: "Export and agency finance and commodity finance have converged in recent years. There are few senior lawyers in the market who know both sectors as well as James and we are delighted to welcome him to Mayer Brown. James bolsters our existing top tier emerging markets loans practice and his arrival highlights how important this practice is to Mayer Brown."
James said, "Mayer Brown's international reach and its clients' appetite for sophisticated trade and commodity finance solutions make this an incredibly exciting opportunity. The firm's ambitions in emerging markets and energy finance make this a natural next step for my practice, and I look forward to building on the momentum already established by the team."
Alex Dell, Global Co-Head of Mayer Brown's Banking & Finance practice said: "James brings a wealth of experience across trade and export finance, structured commodity finance, and emerging markets private credit. His client relationships and track record on award-winning transactions will be a fantastic addition to our team, and I look forward to working alongside him as we continue to grow our emerging markets and energy finance offering."
James' appointment continues Mayer Brown's London Finance & Banking expansion, following the arrivals this year and last of Leveraged Finance partners David Miles, Philip Butler and Sarah Goodwin, Structured Finance partners Chris McGarry and Adam Farrell, and Corporate Trustee partner Kevin Ng.
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Original text here: https://www.mayerbrown.com/en/news/2026/08/mayer-brown-further-strengthens-emerging-markets-finance-capability-with-partner-appointment-james-clarke
Goodwin Advises Naive on $28.5M Series A
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 14 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, posted the following news release:
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Goodwin Advises Naive on $28.5M Series A
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The Technology team advised Naive on raising a $28.5 million Series A to build autonomous company infrastructure. The round was led by Nexus, with participation from Y Combinator, Zetta, Liquid 2, and more. With the new capital, the company intends to invest in their new lab with four research areas: serverless agents, inference, brain, and agent workforce orchestration.
Naive is an artificial intelligence lab that is developing
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BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 14 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, posted the following news release:
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Goodwin Advises Naive on $28.5M Series A
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The Technology team advised Naive on raising a $28.5 million Series A to build autonomous company infrastructure. The round was led by Nexus, with participation from Y Combinator, Zetta, Liquid 2, and more. With the new capital, the company intends to invest in their new lab with four research areas: serverless agents, inference, brain, and agent workforce orchestration.
Naive is an artificial intelligence lab that is developingautonomous agents capable of setting up and running entire businesses. The company provides developers with tools to provision entire operating stacks, including identity verification, cloud storage, and governance gateways, allowing agents to function as secure, economic entities.
The Goodwin team was led by Andrew Harper, Mira Pranav, and Daisy Ramos Garcia, and included Justin C. Pierce, Monica Patel, Ora Grinberg, and Isabelle Greenblatt-Gunning.
For more information on the deal, please read the announcement.
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Goodwin Advises Dynatrace on $915 Million Agreement to Acquire Arize
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 14 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, posted the following news release:
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Goodwin Advises Dynatrace on $915 Million Agreement to Acquire Arize
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The Technology and M&A team advised Dynatrace on signing a definitive agreement to acquire Arize, the category leader in AI Observability, in a cash and stock transaction valued at $915 million. Under the terms of the agreement, Dynatrace will acquire Arize for $915 million, subject to customary adjustments, consisting of approximately $815 million in cash as well as replacement equity awards for Arize
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BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 14 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, posted the following news release:
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Goodwin Advises Dynatrace on $915 Million Agreement to Acquire Arize
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The Technology and M&A team advised Dynatrace on signing a definitive agreement to acquire Arize, the category leader in AI Observability, in a cash and stock transaction valued at $915 million. Under the terms of the agreement, Dynatrace will acquire Arize for $915 million, subject to customary adjustments, consisting of approximately $815 million in cash as well as replacement equity awards for Arizeemployees joining Dynatrace. Dynatrace plans to fund the transaction through cash on hand and/or its existing credit facility. Together, Dynatrace and Arize will enable customers to evaluate, operate, and continuously improve AI applications from development through production at scale.
Dynatrace is advancing observability for today's digital businesses, helping to transform the complexity of modern digital ecosystems into powerful business assets. By leveraging AI-powered insights, Dynatrace enables organizations to analyze, automate, and innovate faster to drive their business forward.
The Goodwin team was led by Joe Theis, Mike Russell, and Trey O'Callaghan and included Rachel Qi, Ryan Reshke, Sam Jones, James Matarese, Aaron Berman, Matthew Rosencranz, Nikki Miller, Sofia Wyman, Ananth Lakshman, Tanya Choudhary, Sarah Bock, Morgan Frisoli, Lydia Marik, Kevin Lam, Steven Argentieri, Izzy Greenblatt-Gunning, Chalaun Lomax, Filippos Papadatos, Andrew Lacy, Sarah Jordan, Brady Cummins, John Goheen, Kevin Walsh, Andrew Jensen, Samuel Honnywill, Elliot Luke, Danielle Fong, Janet Andolina, Shlomo Gottesman, Jennifer Fay, Austin Jones, Alex Fisher, Alex Nicolaidis, Jacqueline Klosek, Karl Dragosz, Jacob Osborn, Nick Ognibene, Sofia Polishchuk, Dylan Brown, Emily Josef, Natalie Romero, Ai Tajima, Shelby Hecht, Minji Kim, Liza Craig, Joshuah Turner, Alex Vivona, Adam Slutsky, Lauren LaVare, Scott Zilora, and Allison Goldsher.
For more information on the deal, please read the press release.
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Original text here: https://www.goodwinlaw.com/en/news-and-events/news/2026/08/announcement-technology-ma-goodwin-advises-dynatrace-915-million-agreement-acquire-arize
Foley Hoag: Federal Appeals Court Upholds Rights of Detained Noncitizens to Bond Hearings
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 14 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, posted the following news:
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Federal Appeals Court Upholds Rights of Detained Noncitizens to Bond Hearings
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This press release was originally published by the ACLU of Massachusetts and has been republished with permission.
A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a ruling declaring that the Trump administration is unlawfully denying bond hearings to thousands of people arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in New England
In 2025, the federal government abandoned its 29-year understanding
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BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 14 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Foley Hoag, a law firm, posted the following news:
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Federal Appeals Court Upholds Rights of Detained Noncitizens to Bond Hearings
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This press release was originally published by the ACLU of Massachusetts and has been republished with permission.
A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a ruling declaring that the Trump administration is unlawfully denying bond hearings to thousands of people arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in New England
In 2025, the federal government abandoned its 29-year understandingof a 1996 law and announced that millions of noncitizens living in the United States would have no opportunity to ask for release on bond if detained by ICE. This new guidance defies decades of government practices, federal law, and fundamental due-process protections. It also exacerbates longstanding problems with immigration detention, including overcrowding, medical neglect, inadequate nutrition, and more. Last night, the First Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a District Court ruling finding the new policy unlawful, reasoning that the federal government's interpretation violated the relevant statutory text and congressional intent.
"This ruling affirms that the Trump administration cannot unilaterally rewrite federal statutes to suit its political agenda," said Adriana Lafaille, managing attorney at the ACLU of Massachusetts. "This is especially important for matters of fundamental fairness, like the ability to seek release from detention. The federal government must follow the law, provide bond hearings to class members, and allow those who pose no danger or flight risk to be released while immigration courts decide their cases."
With Thursday's ruling, seven appellate courts and hundreds of District Court judges have now issued rulings holding that the Trump administration's new policy of subjecting noncitizens living in the country to categorical detention without a bond hearing is unlawful.
"I am gratified that the First Circuit upheld the rule of law, affirming what we have known since 1996: Immigrants, regardless of how they entered our country, are entitled to bond hearings. I am in awe of our client's courage to fight for what is right, securing not only his freedom but that of hundreds of other immigrants in New England," said Annelise Araujo, founding principal and owner at Annelise Araujo Law.
"We are pleased that the court is vindicating the rights of immigrants unlawfully detained in Maine and throughout New England," said ACLU of Maine Legal Director Carol Garvan. "The government's cruel mandatory detention policy stripped people of the chance to seek their freedom while indefinitely separating them from their loved ones, communities, and jobs. The policy also upended decades of standard civil immigration procedures, violating the clear language of federal law. The court's order today is clear: no administration is above the law. The government cannot arrest and detain people indefinitely without providing them with a hearing in front of a judge."
The petitioner and class in Guerrero Orellano v. Moniz are represented by the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts, the ACLU, the ACLU of New Hampshire, the ACLU of Maine, Annelise Araujo Law, Foley Hoag, Anderson & Kreiger, and the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic.
The original complaint in this case was filed in September 2025 on behalf of Jose Arnulfo Guerrero Orellana and a class of similarly situated individuals. In October, the court granted a preliminary injunction and ordered a bond hearing for Mr. Guerrero Orellana, who was later released on bond. Later that month, the court certified a class of people arrested by federal immigration officials inside the United States and held in New England detention facilities. In December, the court granted partial summary judgment and rejected the government's novel and erroneous statutory interpretation.
As disclosed in subsequent court filings, the government's chief immigration judge later instructed her colleagues to ignore declaratory judgments like the one entered in this case. Immigration judges have continued to systematically deny bond hearings to people arrested by ICE within the United States who are alleged to have entered without inspection, no matter how long the person has been in the country. This policy violates the plain language of the federal detention statutes and denies fundamental due process rights to potentially millions of people.
Read the opinion here.
The Foley Hoag team includes Anthony Mirenda, Hampton Dellinger, Gilleun Kang, Spenser Angel, Daniel Zaleznik, Joshua Nacht, and Judith Gallant.
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Original text here: https://foleyhoag.com/news-and-insights/news/2026/august/federal-appeals-court-upholds-rights-of-detained-noncitizens-to-bond-hearings/
Dentons Rodyk Recognised in Inaugural Asian Legal Business Cybersecurity & Data Law Firms Rankings 2026
SINGAPORE, Aug. 14 -- Dentons Rodyk, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Dentons Rodyk recognised in inaugural Asian Legal Business Cybersecurity & Data Law Firms Rankings 2026
In a digital landscape where cyber threats evolve faster than ever and regulatory expectations continue to rise, organisations are facing increasingly complex challenges in protecting their data, managing risk and responding to incidents.
Dentons Rodyk is pleased to announce that it has been recognised in the inaugural Cybersecurity & Data Law Firms Rankings by Asian Legal Business, highlighting leading law
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SINGAPORE, Aug. 14 -- Dentons Rodyk, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Dentons Rodyk recognised in inaugural Asian Legal Business Cybersecurity & Data Law Firms Rankings 2026
In a digital landscape where cyber threats evolve faster than ever and regulatory expectations continue to rise, organisations are facing increasingly complex challenges in protecting their data, managing risk and responding to incidents.
Dentons Rodyk is pleased to announce that it has been recognised in the inaugural Cybersecurity & Data Law Firms Rankings by Asian Legal Business, highlighting leading lawfirms across Asia for their work in cybersecurity, privacy and data protection.
Led by Senior Partners Gilbert Leong and Foo Maw Jiun, the firm's Privacy and Cybersecurity practice supports organisations through some of their most critical moments -- from preparing for cyber risks before incidents occur, to coordinating complex responses when breaches happen.
"Cyber incidents rarely respect borders. When clients face a cybersecurity incident, they often need to manage legal considerations across multiple jurisdictions at the same time. Our ability to draw on Dentons' global network allows us to coordinate a seamless response and provide clients with the jurisdiction-specific advice they need, when they need it," said Gilbert and Maw Jiun.
As technology and threats continue to evolve, the team remains focused on helping clients prevent, detect and respond to cyber incidents by staying closely connected with regulatory developments and industry trends. The team also advises clients on emerging AI-related data governance challenges, helping organisations implement AI responsibly while addressing risks around data use, security and compliance.
The inaugural rankings by Asia Legal Business recognise firms demonstrating excellence in privacy and data protection advice, incident response capabilities and client service.
About Dentons Rodyk
Dentons Rodyk is Singapore's global law firm and part of the world's largest, with a team of around 200 lawyers offering clients a full suite of legal services necessary to do business locally and globally.
With over 160 years of establishment and consistently ranked highly in leading publications, Dentons Rodyk delivers top-tier legal advice while maintaining strong working relationships with key public sector agencies and prominent private sector organisations.
Its combination with global law firm Dentons makes it part of the world's largest law firm, with more than 12,500 professionals across over 170 locations in more than 85 countries. Dentons Rodyk is also part of Dentons ASEAN, the first global pan-ASEAN law firm, with a longstanding presence in Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam and Singapore.
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Original text here: https://dentons.rodyk.com/en/about-dentons-rodyk/news/2026/august/dentons-rodyk-recognised-in-alb-cybersecurity-data-law-firms-rankings-2026
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Dentons Advises on US$1.5 Billion Issuance by Afreximbank, Its Largest Ever
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Dentons, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Dentons advises on US$1.5 billion issuance by Afreximbank, its largest ever
London--Dentons has advised the Joint Lead Managers, including HSBC Bank plc, MUFG Securities EMEA plc, Standard Chartered Bank and The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited on the update of African Export-Import Bank's (Afreximbank) US$10 billion Global Medium Term Note Programme (the Programme) as well as a dual-tranche issuance under the Programme consisting of US$750 million 6.250% notes due 2032 and US$750 million 7.125% notes due 2036.
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Dentons, a law firm, issued the following news:
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Dentons advises on US$1.5 billion issuance by Afreximbank, its largest ever
London--Dentons has advised the Joint Lead Managers, including HSBC Bank plc, MUFG Securities EMEA plc, Standard Chartered Bank and The Standard Bank of South Africa Limited on the update of African Export-Import Bank's (Afreximbank) US$10 billion Global Medium Term Note Programme (the Programme) as well as a dual-tranche issuance under the Programme consisting of US$750 million 6.250% notes due 2032 and US$750 million 7.125% notes due 2036.HSBC Bank plc acted as the Global Coordinator for both the Programme update and the notes issuance. This was Afreximbank's largest-ever transaction in the international capital markets. Dentons previously advised the lead managers on Afreximbank's US$1.3 billion issuance in 2021.
Afreximbank is a pan-African multilateral financial institution mandated to finance and promote intra- and extra-African trade. For over 30 years, Afreximbank has been deploying innovative structures to deliver financing solutions that support the transformation of the structure of Africa's trade, accelerating industrialisation and intra-regional trade, thereby boosting economic expansion in Africa. The notes were offered to qualified institutional buyers in the United States in reliance on Rule 144A under the US Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), and outside of the United States in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act. The notes were listed on the Official List of Euronext Dublin and admitted to trading on the Global Exchange Market.
London-based Capital Markets partner Nick Hayday said: "We are proud to have advised the underwriting banks on this landmark transaction by one of Africa's foremost financial institutions, marking Afreximbank's return to the international capital markets for the first time since 2021. This achievement highlights the expertise of our emerging markets team and our ability to deliver on complex, cross-border transactions.
London-based US Securities partner Cameron Half said: "We appreciate the trust our clients placed in our ability to deliver a complex, high-profile transaction within a compressed timeframe. This successful bond issuance will enhance Afreximbank's capacity to support businesses across Africa and advance its mission of promoting trade across the continent.
London-based Capital Markets partner Nick Hayday and Capital Markets and US Securities partner Cameron Half led on the transaction, supported by London-based counsel David Brian, London-based associates Miriam Babarinde and Tom Day, US Securities partner Colin Chang and US Securities associate Pichrotanak Bunthan, and trainee Rakhi Gohil.
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A&O Shearman Advises Citi on Landmark Admission to London Precious Metals Clearing Limited
LONDON, England, Aug. 14 -- A and O Shearman, a law firm, issued the following news:
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A&O Shearman advises Citi on landmark admission to London Precious Metals Clearing Limited
A&O Shearman has advised Citi on its admission as a clearing member of London Precious Metals Clearing Limited (LPMCL), the clearing and settlement system for loco London precious metals trades. The admission, announced on July 6, 2026, makes Citi the fifth bank to become an LPMCL clearing member, and the first new member in a decade.
LPMCL is the central clearing infrastructure for the world's largest over-the-counter
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LONDON, England, Aug. 14 -- A and O Shearman, a law firm, issued the following news:
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A&O Shearman advises Citi on landmark admission to London Precious Metals Clearing Limited
A&O Shearman has advised Citi on its admission as a clearing member of London Precious Metals Clearing Limited (LPMCL), the clearing and settlement system for loco London precious metals trades. The admission, announced on July 6, 2026, makes Citi the fifth bank to become an LPMCL clearing member, and the first new member in a decade.
LPMCL is the central clearing infrastructure for the world's largest over-the-counterprecious metals market, with an estimated daily turnover of around USD160 billion in precious metals
The move marks a major expansion of Citi Commodities' global precious metals business, enabling the bank to provide loco London settlement services for gold, silver, platinum, and palladium and deliver a comprehensive precious metals product suite to its global client base. Citi's admission follows LPMCL's efforts in recent years to expand the institutions supporting London's bullion market, simplify membership requirements, and improve governance.
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"Obtaining LPMCL clearing membership is a landmark achievement for Citi and great news for its Commodities clients and the wider London precious metals market. We are very proud to have partnered with Citi on this highly significant project."
- Nick Bradbury, Partner
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The A&O Shearman team was led by partner Nick Bradbury alongside senior associate Greg Talbot, associate Adam Harwood, and trainee solicitor Kajaanan Vijitharan. U.S. law advice was provided by partners Lena Kiely, Geoff Goldman and Jonathan Cho.
The project team is part of A&O Shearman's market-leading financial institutions practice and underscores the firm's ability to deliver complex, cross-border regulatory and transactional advice to the world's most significant financial institutions. Citi is a key strategic client of the firm, and this engagement reflects the depth and breadth of the relationship across multiple practice areas and geographies.
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Original text here: https://www.aoshearman.com/en/news/ao-shearman-advises-citi-on-landmark-admission
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