Davis Polk was listed in a recent Reuters article as the top law firm for SPAC mergers by deal value to date in 2021. According to Refinitiv data, 2021 has seen 70 SPAC mergers valued at …

Davis Polk partner Joe Hall was recently quoted in the New York Times on the SEC’s decision to enhance its focus on climate-related disclosure in public company filings. Joe noted that…

Davis Polk partner Joe Hall was recently quoted in Roll Call on the SEC’s decision to allow broker-dealer firms to hold custody of digital assets for clients for a five-year trial period…

Beijing, February 22, 2021 – Davis Polk today announced that leading Hong Kong capital markets lawyer Jason Xu will join the firm as a partner in the Corporate Department in Beijing.  …

Davis Polk partner John Meade was quoted in International Financial Law Review discussing debt capital markets data in 2020. Meade noted that many companies, especially transportation…

Davis Polk partner Joe Hall was recently quoted in Reuters on potential changes to the SEC under the Biden administration. Joe discussed the possibility of further exemptions from section…

Davis Polk received three nominations from International Financial Law Review for its 2021 Asia-Pacific Awards. The IFLR Asia-Pacific Awards celebrate legally innovative cross-border…

LatinFinance’s 2020 “Deals of the Year” include three Davis Polk deals:   IPO Deal of the Year: XP, Inc. Equity Follow-On of the Year: Via Varejo Cross-Border M&A Deal of the…

Davis Polk partner Joe Hall was profiled by Thinking Crypto discussing SEC regulation of digital assets. Joe also weighed in on the agency’s suit against Ripple Labs over its cryptocurrency…

 Davis Polk partner and Capital Markets Group co-head Maurice Blanco was quoted in Law360 discussing January’s surge in special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”) issuances…