Dentons has advised Longstock Capital on the formation and establishment of its discretionary UK office recovery fund, the Longstock Office Investment Club (LOIC), which is targeting more than £100 million of investments and has successfully reached its first close. 

Dentons announces today that Aaron W. Marcus has been named Louisville Office Managing Partner, effective April 1, 2026.

His unique combination of legal expertise and business leadership, together with his deep understanding of both Korean and Indonesian markets, will be invaluable in supporting our Korean clients’ investment and expansion strategies in Indonesia as well as our Indonesian clients’ expansion to Korea.

Dentons advised ADEL, Inc., a Korean biopharmaceutical company focused on discovery and development of therapies for neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer’s disease, on its exclusive worldwide license agreement with Sanofi for the development and commercialization of ADEL-Y01, a tau-targeting therapeutic for Alzheimer’s disease.

The current administration has been clear in its attempt to scale back on onerous compliance requirements, as part of an ongoing overhaul of federal acquisition policy. The 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), signed in to law in December 2025, materially reduces certain compliance burdens for nontraditional defense contractors (NDCs).

United States: On March 19, 2026, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals denied the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) motion for stay pending appeal in the Chamber of Commerce v. FTC (No. 26-40094). The Chamber case challenges the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) revised rules and reporting form that merging parties must file under the Hart Scott Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (“HSR Act”).

Dentons HPRP’s role as a single legal counsel to both sides underscores its capability to navigate complex, multi-party financing transactions and deliver commercially aligned legal solutions for strategic infrastructure developments.

Vietnam: On January 19, 2026, the Government issued Decree No. 29/2026/ND-CP detailing the operation of domestic carbon exchange ("Decree 29"). This is a landmark legal document, realizing Vietnam's commitments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by applying the operating model of the financial market to the environmental sector. This Decree establishes a strict management ecosystem between the Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and financial institutions.

Thailand: The Electronic Transactions Commission (the “ETC”) has issued a new notification regulating ride-sharing services which will take effect on 31 March 2026. The ETC has assigned an official nickname to the notification as the “Ride Sharing Platform Notification.”  Its full title is the “Notification of the Electronic Transactions Commission on Additional Operational Requirements for Digital Platform Service Business Operators Providing Public Hire Car or Motorcycle Taxi Services with Specific Characteristics under Section 18(3) of the Royal Decree on Digital Platform Services Businesses Required to be Notified B.E. 2565 (2022) (the ‘DPS Law’), B.E. 2568 (2025).”

United Kingdom: Each month, we look at some of the key employment, pension and immigration issues affecting our clients' workforces. In this edition, we explore: the proposed value for money framework for workplace defined contribution schemes; when tribunals may reduce compensation in a procedurally unfair dismissal; and the intersection between TUPE and discrimination risks. We also bring you our quarterly horizon scan for employment law.

Dentons has been prominently featured in The Legal 500 EMEA 2026 guide, achieving 272 practice and sector rankings and 305 individual rankings across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.