After describing the legal rules that apply to a contract in case of a change of legislation, this QuickCounsel will examine provisions that clarify which law will apply to the contract over time.
This article is a practical guide to understanding merger regimes in multiple jurisdictions.
This is a global guide to anti-corruption legislation.
This article discusses the Australian law implications of the acquisition of an Australian resident's shares of a non-Australian company by a European company.
The evolving landscape of economic sanctions continues to be the foremost concern to global corporations as new countries and regimes are targeted, amendments to diplomatic positions and policies are implemented, new tools emerge for implementation and enforcement efforts remain steady. Hear from experts with varying perspectives (outside counsel and in-house counsel from both sides of the pond and former senior Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) employees) on the current state of US and EU economic sanctions, including those targeting Ukraine/Russia, Iran, Cuba, North Korea, Sudan, Syria and Myanmar. Explore the new issues and considerations in-house lawyers should be thinking about, how to navigate an atmosphere of increased compliance from a global perspective and what to take away from recent global enforcement trends. The discussion-style panel is composed of A&O experts from the United States and Europe, former OFAC employees and industry participants from global corporations and financial institutions.
The goal of this paper is to provide assistance to corporate counsel in planning, managing and conducting internal investigations.
The panel will delve into the complicated world of international asset ownership structures and international asset transfers and will provide effective, practical advice for United States companies on enforcing a judgment against a foreign national or company located outside the US.
This chart is a questionnaire on the regulation of recall campaigns of defective produces in Argentina, Brazil and Chile.
A panel of global experts will address the main legal issues to consider when undertaking a recall campaign of products sold in more than one jurisdiction. As information sharing among consumer protection agencies has become more common, in-house counsel should be aware of the various types of regulations in connection with product liability and recall campaigns. Learn the different types of recall campaign regulations around the world (hazardousness, defectiveness, etc.), practical tips to launch a recall campaign in several jurisdictions without violating local rules, initial and subsequent reporting obligations triggered by recall campaign rules and indemnifications arising from a recall campaign.
This article shows how nearly every US in-house counsel has faced the task of tackling an impending overseas deal when only US State law governed terms are at hand.