Introduction The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) recently voted 3–2, along party lines, to approve a final rule (Final Rule) regarding position limits for certain futures contracts and economically equivalent swaps.1 The Final Rule ends a decade-long saga in which the CFTC proposed, amended, and re-proposed its position limit rules […]

Hong Kong and London –  Lawyers from K&L Gates’ Hong Kong and London offices represented leading global genetics and diagnostic health testing company Prenetics and its wholly-owned U.K. subsidiary DNAFit in respect of its acquisition of Oxsed. The deal closed on October 29, 2020.   Oxsed is an Oxford University spin-off […]

Issue Post November 4, 2020 Flattening the curve on foodborne illness and its costs in Africa Steven Jaffee Delia Grace A “business as usual” approach to food safety will do little to check the health threats in many African countries.

Countries: Bangladesh, Brazil, World Source: UN High Commissioner for Refugees The project compares Sao Paulo with some of the most crowded spaces where displaced people reside, illustrating the density of population in some refugee settings and bringing to light the challenges.

This edition of the Qui Tam Quarterly focuses on the potential False Claims Act (“FCA”) risk areas faced by health care provider recipients of payments from the Provider Relief Fund (“PRF”) created by the CARES Act, as well as potential defenses to FCA actions based on some of the PRF […]

Charlotte – Global law firm K&L Gates LLP has advised Charlotte, NC-based Discovery Education, a global leader in standards-based digital curriculum resources for K-12 classrooms worldwide, on the acquisition of K-5 STEM curriculum provider Mystery Science.    Discovery Education serves more than four million educators and 45 million students in […]