Dentons announces today that Linda Warnke has joined the Indianapolis office as Of Counsel in the Real Estate practice. Linda draws on more than 20 years of private practice and in-house experience to provide strategic advice on commercial real estate transactions and projects.

Kazakhstan: Kazakhstan’s new Banking Law, which enters into force on 19 March 2026, significantly expands the opportunities for international banks seeking to establish a presence in the country.

United Kingdom: From October 2027, most cryptoasset firms wanting to carry out activity in the UK or connected to UK consumers will need to be authorised by the FCA. Our previous articles in this series covered the new regulated activities and the authorisation process. In this article, we examine the FCA's consultations on the conduct regime and what regulation by the FCA really means for cryptoasset firms.

Dentons, the world’s largest global law firm, announces that Partner and previous Global Chairman, Joe Andrew, will retire at the end of the month.

United Kingdom: In November 2025, the claimants offered to provide further information on quantum in an “ADR pack” on a without prejudice, confidential basis to facilitate a summer 2026 mediation before disclosure on liability and quantum by the end of October 2026. Some defendants agreed but others were concerned that the offer was too little, too late and that mediation could not be effective until after disclosure.