Perkins Coie and Ashurst today announce the successful completion of their combination, forming Ashurst Perkins Coie, a globally integrated law firm with differentiated strengths in technology, energy and infrastructure, and financial services. The legacy firms both bring strong financial momentum and a shared tradition of innovation, including early integration of AI. Now combined, Ashurst Perkins Coie has a footprint of 52 offices across 20 countries and regions, over 950 partners and 3,500 client-facing practitioners, with flagship hubs in Seattle,...

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In mid-February, the federal government launched Canada's first Defence Industrial Strategy, aiming to transform the Canadian defence industry by prioritizing Canadian suppliers and materials, investing in Canadian innovation and commercialization, and streamlining procurement. The Strategy represents an investment of over half a trillion dollars during the next 10 years, creating significant capital opportunities for Canadian businesses. With these commitments, the government intends to position the Canadian industry to take advantage of C$180 billion in defence procurement opportunities and C$290 billion...

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From early banking to modern retirement accounts, learn how defining moments in the U.S. economy shaped personal wealth management strategies today. On July 4, 2026, the United States will celebrate its 250th anniversary—a journey that began with a declaration and grew into the world’s most influential economy. America’s financial architecture—its markets, institutions and planning tools—didn’t come together overnight. It was built deliberately, tested repeatedly and made stronger each time. “When you look back over the country’s financial history, you can see a...

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In brief What happened? The European Commission has published a Tax Omnibus proposal that would amend six EU direct tax Directives: the Interest and Royalties Directive (2003/49/EC), the Merger Directive (2009/133/EC), the Parent-Subsidiary Directive (2011/96/EU), the Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (ATAD) (2016/1164), the Dispute Resolution Mechanisms Directive (2017/1852), and the FASTER Directive (2025/50). The package is intended to simplify the EU direct tax framework, reduce compliance burdens, improve legal certainty, and support EU competitiveness. According to the Commission’s impact assessment, it could...

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