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Excited to welcome Akira Takahashi to our Energy & Infrastructure team in Tokyo. Akira will collaborate with our Tokyo and Singapore teams to support our growing practice advising Japanese export credit and insurance agencies, development banks, trading houses and other commercial lending institutions in their investments in Singapore and across Southeast Asia. Akira is our 15th E&I partner hire this year. https://bit.ly/47rILR1

We’re looking forward to connecting with clients and other industry leaders at ABS East, the premier event for the structured finance industry. Join us in Miami for three days of industry insights, deal-making, and networking with thousands of investors and issuers. Gregg Jubin will speak on the panel “Tranche Warfare: CLO Debt vs. Equity,” covering liquidity, structural protections, and cash flow dynamics, as well as how resets and refi’s, NAIC treatment, capital charges and market volatility shape demand across tranches. Catch Gregg on October 20th from 11:30am to 12:15pm. Orion Mountainspring will speak on the panel “Tokenized Securitization – Pipe Dream of 2026 Reality,” exploring what it will take for tokenization to scale in structured finance and deliver faster execution, wider distribution, and improved transparency. Orion’s panel is October 22nd from 11:15am to 12:00pm. https://bit.ly/3WbHR50 Orion Mountainspring | Gregg Jubin #ABSEast #StructuredFinance #DealFlow 

Orrick Paris Tax Team recognized in ITR World Tax rankings Congratulations to Orrick Tax partner Jessie Gaston and Paris partner and Head of Tax Laurent Olléon for being recognized in the ITR World Tax rankings 2025/2026. Jessie has been named as “Highly Regarded” and a “Women in Tax Leader" for Transactional Tax, and Laurent as “Highly Regarded” for both General Corporate Tax and Tax Controversy. Orrick is ranked Tier 2 for Tax Controversy and Tier 3 for General Corporate Tax and Transaction Tax. ITR produces the most comprehensive analysis of law firms’ tax practices and work in the world. https://lnkd.in/gEKZfHJY   #itrworldtax #taxlaw #womenintax #TeamOrrick

How will the new federal stablecoin framework shape what banks and issuers do next? In our latest RegFi episode, Georgia State law professor Todd Phillips unpacks the GENIUS Act’s implications for stablecoin yield, BSA/AML expectations and secondary-market transfers — and why tokenized deposits may offer a cleaner path than bank-issued stablecoins. The conversation also digs into OCC supervision (MRAs vs. enforcement, reputational risk, ombuds processes) and what state experiments like Wyoming’s state-issued token mean in a federal regime. Listen here: https://bit.ly/4hdF6cZ Jeremiah Buckley | Caroline Stapleton #RegFiPodcast #Stablecoins #Fintech #BankingRegulation #OCC

Has AI enforcement risk materialized in the U.S.? Yes. As Orrick data partner Nicholas Farnsworth noted at IAPP’s recent AI Governance conference: The flurry of state law enactment and recent enforcement activity “raises the bar everywhere.” Nick led a discussion with state AG representatives Jared Rinehimer and Tyler Bridegan exploring how they’re navigating the emerging patchwork of over 160 AI-specific state laws – and how state cooperation is increasing. Read more about their discussion in The Cybersecurity Law Report: https://bit.ly/4n8C5vM #IAPP #AIGG25 #AI

Congratulations to our client Dispatch, the first wealthtech solution enabling effortless client data management, on its Series A financing led by Brewer Lane Ventures. This capital will enable Dispatch to accelerate its investment in AI-powered data orchestration and meet the growing demand for more efficient data management solutions. Read more: https://bit.ly/47rZa84 Josh Pollick | Sabrina Benyammi | Kyle Amendt Shimomura | Michelle Dold | Christina Campisano

Thank you to everyone who joined us at Orrick’s 2025 Restructuring Forum for a look at what’s driving today’s distressed markets. KKR’s Giacomo Picco opened with a keynote on the evolution of opportunistic investing in today’s credit environment. Speakers across Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Octus and Berkeley Research Group (BRG) explored pressing market issues – cooperation agreements, liability management exercises, and how tariffs and forthcoming court decisions are reshaping restructurings and creditor strategies. We closed with a full house at our networking reception and great conversations with friends and colleagues across the industry. Thank you to all who attended and shared insights. Raniero D'Aversa | Emin Guseynov | Evan Hollander | Mark Laber, CFA, CPA | David Litterine-Kaufman | Laura Metzger | Jared Muroff, CFA | Amy Pasacreta | Giacomo Picco | Adam J. Ross | Daniel Rubens | Nick Sabatino | Robert Trust | Elizabeth Zane

Italy’s comprehensive national AI law took effect October 10. It establishes a framework for AI governance and supervision with specific provisions for core sectors such as healthcare, research, labor and public administration. What else is included in the sweeping new law? Read more: https://bit.ly/48r4z0d Julia Apostle | Sarah Schaedler | Christian Schroeder | Alex Sobolev | Shannon Yavorsky | Andrea Mezzetti #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Italy

The California Legislature has enacted important changes to California’s Equal Pay and Pay Transparency laws, which take effect January 1, 2026. Are your job postings and pay practices aligned with these 2026 updates? We outline key compliance considerations: https://bit.ly/4quaSXB Erin Connell | Kathryn (Katie) Mantoan | Necia Hobbes | Simon Cohen #EqualPay #PayTransparency #EmploymentLaw

Malaysia reduced system access charges under its corporate renewable energy supply scheme, while Vietnam introduced various financial and energy sector reforms, including the fast-tracking of international financial centers in Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang. Plus, Philippines launched competitive bidding for new renewable energy contracts focusing on geothermal, wind and hydropower. Our latest APAC Energy Pulse covers these developments, plus more from Singapore, India, Thailand, Taiwan and South Korea. Read it here: https://bit.ly/3KP9JJH #EnergyTransition #AsiaPacific #RenewableEnergy #EnergyNews #APAC Karthik Kumar | Adam Moncrieff | Adam Smith | Albert Yu | Lynette Lim | Oliver Sikora | Kelly Choo | Thuy Huynh | Alex Murayama