Charles Armiststead
Slaughter and May are retained as legal adviser and Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP are retained as US anti-trust legal adviser to William Hill.
Linklaters LLP are retained as legal adviser, Latham & Watkins LLP are retained as financing legal adviser, Skadden Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP are retained as US anti-trust legal adviser and Phelps Dunbar LLP and Harris Hagan are retained as US and UK (respectively) regulatory legal advisers to Caesars and Caesars UK Bidco.
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Barclays Bank PLC, acting through its Investment Bank ( Barclays ), which is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority and regulated in the UK by the Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority, is acting exclusively for William Hill and no one else in connection with the Acquisition and shall not be responsible to anyone other than William Hill for providing the protections afforded to clients of Barclays nor for providing advice in connectio
Germany Legalizes Digital Securities Using Blockchain Technology
December 16, 2020 @ 2:09 pm By JD Alois
Germany has legalized securities managed via blockchain technology, according to a statement by the German government. Enabling digital securities is part of a broader strategy in enabling new technology. The Federal Cabinet has approved the draft law on the introduction of electronic securities that was jointly presented by the Federal Ministry of Finance and the Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection.
The draft law was initially introduced in August of this year. The law creates regulatory clarity as the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority will monitor the issuance and the maintenance of decentralized registers as new financial services under specific regulation.