International Law & Trade, Administrative Law, Business Organization

How Tobin Tax and certain regulatory duties affect Block Trades in Italy

by Iacopo Canino, Ferigo Foscari, Michael Immordino, Alessandro Seganfreddo | White & Case LLP on 1/17/2013

Italian Law No. 228 dated December 24, 2012, which approved the 2013 budget, contemplates, among others, a new tax applicable to certain financial transactions (the “Tobin Tax”). The Tobin Tax will apply to transactions,...more

The Cutting Edge Of Anti-Corruption Compliance: Proactive Audits

by Michael Volkov on 1/17/2013

The FCPA world is fast-becoming the leader in new compliance strategies. The Justice Department and the SEC have embraced the requirement for conducting “proactive audits.”...more

Is the legal environment changing for Russia-related transactions? What new challenges will parties face and how should they...

by David Crook, Andrei Donstov, David Goldberg | White & Case LLP on 1/15/2013

A dynamic market - Russia is a dynamic, developing growth market, with a constantly changing legal environment. Right now Russia is seeing an upturn of activity in corporate transactions of all kinds: mergers and...more

Rolls-Royce Brings in Lord Gold – Is it Thinking Big Enough?

by Thomas Fox on 1/15/2013

In December 2012 the BBC online service reported that Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Limited (Rolls-Royce) was in talks with the UK Serious Fraud Office (SFO) regarding potential allegations of bribery and corruption in Indonesia and...more

"CFTC Issues Final Exemptive Order on Cross-Border Application of Certain Swap Regulations"

by Maureen A. Donley, Ryan Elsey, Theodore M. Kneller, Mark D. Young | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/12/2013

Swaps trade in a global market. Title VII of the Dodd-Frank Act amended the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) to impose a panoply of regulation on the swaps market mostly through regulations adopted by the Commodity Futures...more

EC Technical Standards for European Markets Infrastructure Regulation

by Orrick - Structured Finance Group on 1/11/2013

On December 19, 2012, the European Commission adopted nine regulatory and implementing technical standards to complement obligations defined under the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation on OTC derivatives, central...more

Fu Manchu and the Wal-Mart FCPA Investigation Water Torture

by Thomas Fox on 1/11/2013

Today we celebrate Fu Manchu. No not the facial accouterments but the fictional character who was introduced to the world in a series of novels by British author Sax Rohmer during the first half of the 20th century. He has...more

No Knowledge, but Hints of Omissions in the Allianz FCPA Settlement

by Mark Jensen, Matthew Riemer | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 1/10/2013

On December 17, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) announced a settlement under the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (“FCPA”) with Allianz SE (“Allianz”), the insurance company based in Germany, resulting...more

The Person Of The Year: The Whistleblower

by Michael Volkov on 1/9/2013

In keeping with “tradition” (even if it is a one-year tradition), I like to start out the year looking back on the person of the year in 2012. As we look through the developments of 2012, there is no question of the...more

Marks of Excellence – the Lakers 33 Game Winning Streak and FCPA Compliance Tools

by Thomas Fox on 1/9/2013

Sorry Bill Simmons, but today we celebrate one of the great modern day records of any American sports franchise. On this day 41 years ago, the Milwaukee Bucks beat the Los Angeles Lakers to end the Lakers 33 game winning...more

The Compliance Officer’s Crystal Ball

by Michael Volkov on 1/9/2013

In the last five years, law firms and companies have aggressively added resources and capabilities to respond to increased FCPA enforcement and compliance needs. Outside counsel have established practice areas dedicated...more

UK Tax Law Changes May Affect Fund Industry

by Proskauer Rose LLP on 1/8/2013

Recently proposed changes in UK law could affect private investment funds that operate or have partners, employees or investments in the UK. Many of the proposed changes are included in the draft Finance Bill 2013, which was...more

IP 101 – 10 Things to Know About Trademarks

by Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP on 1/8/2013

1. What is a trademark? A trademark is a brand name for a product. It can be a word, phrase, logo, design, or virtually anything that is used to identify the source of the product and distinguish it from competitors’...more

CSRC Scraps Quantitative Thresholds for Offshore Listings by PRC Companies and Paves the Way for Direct Overseas Listings by...

by Melody Junhua He-Chen, Ling Jin, Xiaohu Ma, Sherry Yin | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 1/7/2013

China Securities Regulatory Commission (“CSRC”), the securities regulator of the People’s Republic China (the “PRC” or “China”), has scrapped quantitative threshold requirements for Chinese companies applying for offshore...more

China’s Antitrust Authority Imposes Fines on Foreign Corporations for the First Time

by Henry Chen | McDermott Will & Emery on 1/7/2013

Recently China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) imposed an RMB 353 million (USD 56.7 million) penalty against an international price-fixing cartel of LCD manufacturers, the largest the NDRC has ever imposed...more

SEC Update

by Jeff E. Beck, Joseph M. Miller, Jeffrey A. Scudder | Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 1/4/2013

Final Rules on Compensation Committee Listing Standards - On June 20, 2012, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted Exchange Act Rule 10C-1 implementing listing standard requirements pursuant to Section 952...more

SEC Adopts Final Rules for "Conflict Minerals"

by Loeb & Loeb LLP on 1/3/2013

The Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted final rules requiring disclosure of the use of "conflict minerals" by public companies (including smaller reporting companies and foreign private issuers) in products they...more

Final Rule on New Iranian Sanctions Published

by Mark J. Biros, Benjamin R. Ogletree, Michael P. Richter | Proskauer Rose LLP on 12/31/2012

On December 26, 2012 the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control ("OFAC") published a final rule amending the Iranian Transactions and Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. part 560 (the "ITSR"), to implement...more

Abu Dhabi Oil & Gas Update: Security Passes for ADNOC Facilities

by Christopher D. Gunson | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 12/31/2012

Companies that manufacture and sell products to Abu Dhabi’s state companies involved in power, water and petroleum may require their employees to access such facilities in order to provide installation, after-sales and...more

Corporate Communicator - Winter 2013

by Jeff E. Beck, Franc E. Del Fosse III, Joseph M. Miller, Joshua Schneiderman, Jeffrey A. Scudder | Snell & Wilmer L.L.P. on 12/29/2012

In This Issue: - 2013 Annual Meeting Season - Dealing with ISS and Other Proxy Advisory Firms this Proxy Season - SEC Update - Other NYSE/NASDAQ Developments - Delaware Law Update — Delaware Court Applies...more

UK Public Procurement Law Digest: In-house Tender Rules for Mutuals and Shared Services

by Alistair Maughan | Morrison & Foerster LLP on 12/24/2012

Many government entities across Europe deliver services through municipal or public-owned companies. Such entities are less common in the UK, although the issue is increasingly on the agenda, with a strong preference...more

Recent Decision Provides Helpful Guidance on FCPA's "Wide Net"

by Stephen A. Best, Brian D. Nysenbaum | Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck on 12/21/2012

District Court Determines that the SEC Bears the Burden of Negating the 'Facilitating' Payments Exception - On December 11, 2012, in a rare opinion interpreting the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ("FCPA"), U.S....more

Italian rules on Debt for Italian Non-Listed Companies – Italy has passed clean-up rules concerning the issuance of corporate...

by White & Case LLP on 12/21/2012

The Italian Government has approved new rules concerning the issuance of corporate bonds and commercial paper through Law Decree no. 179 of October 18, 2012 on “Further Urgent Measures for Growth of the Country”, which was...more

Baker & McKenzie: ASIC, APRA and RBA release Report on the OTC derivatives market

by Bill Fuggle, Astrid Raetze | Baker & McKenzie Australia on 12/21/2012

As part of the ongoing reform and investigation into Australia's OTC derivatives market the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and the Reserve Bank of...more

"Accounting Cliff” for Public Companies with Operations in China is More Like a Slope

by Thomas M. Shoesmith | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 12/21/2012

Public companies with PRC-based auditors are facing a worrisome accounting “slope” rather than a “cliff” on December 31, 2012. If the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) is not able to finish its international...more

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