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Debenture - the new security instrument soon to be introduced in Macedonia

by Karanovic & Nikolic Law Office on 5/23/2012

Originally published in LEGAL AND REGULATORY - Emerging Macedonia | Spring 2012 | Issue 33. The Solvency Problem A number of companies in Macedonia are having problems with maintaining their solvency at a desirable...more

Big Four to Localize in China

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/23/2012

Earlier this month, China’s Ministry of Finance, State Administration for Industry and Commerce, Ministry of Commerce, State Administration of Foreign Exchange, and China Securities Regulatory Commission issued the Notice on...more

Quinn Emanuel D.C. Litigation in Brief -- Spring 2012

by Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP on 5/22/2012

In This Issue: The Supreme Court Confronts Controversies Overseas, But Will Congress Have the Final Word? Cover; When in Rome...(U.S Law Still Applies): Lessons of Wal-Mart, News Corp. & the Foreign Corrupt Practices...more

Sanctions Enforcement — An Increasing Risk

by Michael Volkov on 5/22/2012

Everyone writes about the FCPA and the UK Bribery Act. Some are more willing to tackle export compliance. Given the Obama Administration’s reliance on sanctions as a foreign policy tool, companies need to address the...more

Nightmare Scenarios for an Internal Investigation

by Michael Volkov on 5/21/2012

Everyone has tips on how to conduct internal investigations. The how-to articles present advice on how to conduct an internal investigation. Unfortunately, the reality is far more complex and risky. Behind many of the...more

Reuters: Corporations Face Long Odds in Tax Cases Heard by the United States Supreme Court – Situation Brighter in Canada

by Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP on 5/21/2012

Reuters recently reported a study showing that corporations face very long odds in tax appeals heard by the United States Supreme Court. There were 919 income tax cases in the Supreme Court of the United States from 1909 to...more

Corporate and Financial Weekly Digest - May 18, 2012

by Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP on 5/18/2012

In this issue: - SEC Implements Secure E-mail System for Confidential Submissions - Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Rejects Argument That Wisconsin Corporate Law is Part of Articles of Incorporation - District...more

Russian Legal Update - May 2012

by Dechert LLP on 5/18/2012

In This Issue: - p1 Russia Finally Establishes a Central Securities Depository Increasing Transparency in the Russian Securities Market - p3 Enforcement Procedure for Pledged Property Modified - p4 Investment...more

CSA adopts disclosure rules for Over-the-Counter issuers

by Fraser Milner Casgrain LLP on 5/18/2012

On May 10, 2010, the Canadian Securities Administrators (except Ontario) (the “CSA”) announced the adoption of Multilateral Instrument 51-105 Issuers Quoted in the U.S. Over-the-Counter Markets (the “OTC Rule”). The OTC Rule...more

UK Bribery Act – There's a New Constable in Town

by Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on 5/17/2012

Directorship of the UK Serious Fraud Office ("SFO") passed this month to David Green QC. Mr. Green joins the SFO from private practice, where he was a barrister specializing in serious crime. He also previously served as the...more

Championing the UK Bribery Act: The 2012 Olympic Games and Corporate Hospitality

by McDermott Will & Emery on 5/17/2012

Since it came into force on 1 July 2011, the impact of the UK Bribery Act 2010 (the Act) on the giving of corporate hospitality, gifts and other expenses has raised concerns among those who fall under the Act’s jurisdiction. ...more

Advocates Seek Human Rights Commitments from Telecommunications Companies

by Foley Hoag LLP - Corporate Social... on 5/17/2012

Access, an advocacy organization that promotes open and secure access to the Internet, recently released its Telco Action Plan, a document that sets forth ten steps and implementation objectives for telecommunications...more

A Man Overboard Will Not Sink the Ship: How Robust FCPA Compliance Can Keep a Company Out of Hot Water Even When An Executive is...

by Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 5/17/2012

The story of one man prosecuted by the SEC and the DOJ for an FCPA violation may run a little below the radar these days, when allegations of bribery by manufacturing, retail, and entertainment companies plaster the...more

Non-compliance with U.S. Anticorruption Law: Are you losing millions in company value?

by Duane Morris LLP on 5/16/2012

Originally published in Asian-Mena Counsel- Volume 10 Issue 1, 2012 On a recent trip to Asia, I was asked by an Indian CEO, “Why does the application of U.S. law matter to an Asian company?” In my experience, many...more

UK Procedure on Unique Taxpayer Reference Numbers (UTRs) for Investment Partnerships Finalised

by Proskauer Rose LLP on 5/16/2012

In 2009, Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs ("HMRC") in the UK announced that, for partnerships filing UK tax returns, each partner was required to have a unique taxpayer reference number ("UTR"). This primarily affected...more

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