Mergers & Acquisitions, International Law & Trade, Commercial Law & Contracts

"Extension of UK Takeover Code Jurisdiction"

by Michael Hatchard, Scott Hopkins | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 5/16/2013

On 15 May, the U.K. Takeover Panel (the Panel) published its response to a consultation paper proposing to extend the jurisdiction of the U.K. Takeover Code (the Code). The Panel has concluded that the Code’s jurisdiction...more

Personal Data Transfers from the European Economic Area: Time to Consider Binding Corporate Rules 2.0

by Rafi Azim-Khan, Steven Farmer | Pillsbury Global Sourcing Practice on 5/16/2013

What exactly is the '"best" solution for an international business needing to handle and transfer personal data across borders? This has become an increasingly important and common question as business becomes more...more

China Life Sciences Health Industry Client Briefing – April 2013 (May 15, 2013)

by Vicki Lung, Gordon B. Schatz, Katherine Yang, Amy Yin | Reed Smith on 5/15/2013

Pharmaceuticals, Medical Devices, Health Care & Life Sciences - ..Drugs - Approval of Innovative Drugs and Key Sector Generic Drugs to be Expedited (Shanghai Securities Journal 2013-04-23): Given the...more

Integrating Foreign Currency Hedges With Respect To Stock Purchase And Sale Agreements

by Steven Bortnick | Pepper Hamilton LLP on 5/7/2013

Investment funds that invest globally must deal with volatility in the currency in which they agree to invest. Investment funds entering into obligations to purchase stock in a currency other than the primary currency of the...more

"The Resurgence of Japanese Outbound M&A"

by Kenton King, Michael Mies, Hiroshi Sarumida | Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 4/30/2013

The Nikkei has skyrocketed more than 50 percent over the last six months. Goldman Sachs has issued a report predicting a further 20 percent gain in the index before year-end. Japanese companies were the third-most active...more

Private Equity - Winter/Spring 2013

by Gus Black, Carl de Brito, Daniel Dunn, Thomas Friedmann, Richard Horowitz, Jeffrey M. Katz, Steven Lorch, Roger Mulvihill, Kenneth Wang, Paul Wang, Amy Yang, Scott M. Zimmerman | Dechert LLP on 4/29/2013

In This Issue: - ILPA Guidelines Have Noticeable Impact - Extracting Tax Value in Debt Refinancings and Modifications - Private Equity and Venture Capital Investing in China: Exit Strategy and Circular 698 -...more

Glencore’s Long March to Take Over Xstrata

by Rebecca Campbell, Patrick Ma, John Tivey | White & Case LLP on 4/29/2013

At long last, Glencore has overcome the final regulatory hurdle and secured the approval of China’s Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) to acquire the 66 percent of Xstrata that it does not already own. But not before agreeing to...more

Lessons Learned from the Parker Drilling DPA and Ralph Lauren NPA [Video]

by Thomas Fox on 4/25/2013

In the two most recent corporate Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement actions, the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to communicate not only what they believe constitutes a...more

MOFCOM Opens Public Consultation on Detailed Merger Remedies Proposals

by Siobhan Kahmann, Hai-Ching Yang | K&L Gates LLP on 4/19/2013

I. Introduction - Since the inception of China’s Anti-monopoly Law in 2008, the Ministry of Commerce (“MOFCOM”), the government authority responsible for merger review, has taken an active role in analyzing and...more

Lessons Learned from the BizJet Executives FCPA Enforcement Actions [Video]

by Thomas Fox on 4/18/2013

BizJet self-disclosed to the DOJ, engaged in what the DOJ termed “extraordinary cooperation” and remediated the people and conduct in question. Further, DuBois and Uhl not only offered themselves up but actively worked with...more

Anti-Corruption: Effective Compliance Begins with the Assessment of Risks

by Soren Lindstrom, Matt T. Morley, Amy Sommers | K&L Gates LLP on 4/11/2013

Virtually every authoritative source of guidance on effective anti-corruption compliance emphasizes the importance of conducting a company-wide “risk assessment.” For example, U.S. authorities have stressed with regard to the...more

MOFCOM Requests Public Comments on Draft Provisions Related to Remedies Imposed in Conditional Approvals

by Becky Koblitz | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP on 4/2/2013

Since the Anti-monopoly Law (“AML”) has come into effect in August 2008, MOFCOM has issued 16 conditional approvals requiring certain structural or behavioral remedies in order to prevent the anticompetitive consequences...more

How Odysseus Can Inform Compliance Enhancement

by Thomas Fox on 3/12/2013

What are your thoughts on Odysseus? Is he a villain or a hero? The ancient philosophers had many differing views on him. One view that struck me was held by Antisthenes, a disciple of Socrates. Antisthenes used the actions of...more

Antimonopoly Law Considerations and Risk Management in connection with M&A Transactions

by L. Mark Weeks | Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 2/24/2013

In This Presentation: - General Indemnity: (1) Background and structure (2) Main provisions (3) Conduct of claims - Antitrust Indemnity: (1) Background (2) Main provisions (3) Conduct of...more

Inside M&A - Winter 2013

by Obiamaka P. Madubuko, Jeffrey Rothschild, Frank Schoneveld, Jake Townsend | McDermott Will & Emery on 2/22/2013

In This Issue: - FCPA Due Diligence is Critical to Avoid Successor Liability in Cross-Border Transactions - China’s Merger Control Rules...more

The HP Acquisition of Autonomy – Lessons Learned for Doing Compliance ‘By the Book’

by Thomas Fox on 2/12/2013

Doing something ‘by the book’ means more than following a process. It means following that process during high stress times. One of the things that I think gets missed when discussing compliance programs is the need for rigor...more

NDAA Imposes New Requirements and Restrictions for Defense Contractors

by David Himelfarb, Daniel Kelly, Bonnie Vanzler | McCarter & English, LLP on 1/28/2013

How will the FY 2013 National Defense Authorization Act impact your business as a government contractor? The recently passed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 ("NDAA") includes a number of...more

Skadden's 2013 Insights: Capital Markets

by Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/21/2013

2012 was a robust year for both the U.S. leveraged loan and high-yield markets, including record-breaking deal volume for the latter. These conditions provided fertile ground for borrowers and issuers in U.S. markets to fund...more

New Competition Regulation in the United Arab Emirates - Considerations for Commercial Practices and Transactions

by King & Spalding on 1/8/2013

This briefing identifies the types of practices and transactions in which domestic competition law might be relevant to doing business in the United Arab Emirates (the UAE) in light of the new federal competition law set to...more

Canadian Government Approves CNOOC’s Acquisition of Nexen

by Robert Bradford "Brad" Farrar | Morgan Lewis on 12/26/2012

Monumental US$15.1 billion acquisition results in the largest foreign acquisition by a Chinese company to date. On December 7, the Canadian government approved the acquisition of Calgary, Alberta–based petroleum company...more

Using History to Create or Rebuild a Compliance Culture

by Thomas Fox on 12/3/2012

I have worked for and with a number of companies that may seem to have lost their compliance path and have become embroiled in a lengthy Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) or UK Bribery Act investigation. They may need to...more

His Last Bow: Sherlock Holmes and Embracing Chaos To Build Compliance Programs

by Thomas Fox on 11/30/2012

I thought about this final Holmes short story when I read an article in the November edition of Fast Company, entitled “Secrets of the Flux Leader”, where author Robert Safian engaged in an interesting discussion how of...more

Sherlock Holmes as Teacher

by Thomas Fox on 11/29/2012

We continue our exploration of all things Sherlock Holmes this week by considering Holmes as a teacher. In an article in Scientific American, entitled “Don’t Just See, Observe: What Sherlock Holmes Can Teach Us About Mindful...more

The Hound of the Baskervilles - Questions, Questions and More Questions for Wal-Mart

by Thomas Fox on 11/28/2012

We continue our week of exploration of all things Sherlock Holmes in honor of his 125th anniversary last week by taking a look at my favorite Holmes novel “The Hound of the Baskervilles”. It is the third of four...more

Beacon Events Compliance Conference in Beijing - I Wish I Could Be There

by Thomas Fox on 11/27/2012

In the Sherlock Holmes story “The Final Problem” Conan Doyle tried to kill off his fictional detective by having him go over Reichenbach Falls in Switzerland locked in mortal combat with his arch nemesis Dr....more

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"Extension of UK Takeover Code Jurisdiction"

Personal Data Transfers from the European Economic Area: Time to Consider Binding Corporate Rules 2.0

China Life Sciences Health Industry Client Briefing – April 2013 (May 15, 2013)

Integrating Foreign Currency Hedges With Respect To Stock Purchase And Sale Agreements

"The Resurgence of Japanese Outbound M&A"

Private Equity - Winter/Spring 2013

Glencore’s Long March to Take Over Xstrata

Lessons Learned from the Parker Drilling DPA and Ralph Lauren NPA [Video]

MOFCOM Opens Public Consultation on Detailed Merger Remedies Proposals

Lessons Learned from the BizJet Executives FCPA Enforcement Actions [Video]

Anti-Corruption: Effective Compliance Begins with the Assessment of Risks

MOFCOM Requests Public Comments on Draft Provisions Related to Remedies Imposed in Conditional Approvals

How Odysseus Can Inform Compliance Enhancement

Antimonopoly Law Considerations and Risk Management in connection with M&A Transactions

Inside M&A - Winter 2013

The HP Acquisition of Autonomy – Lessons Learned for Doing Compliance ‘By the Book’

NDAA Imposes New Requirements and Restrictions for Defense Contractors

Skadden's 2013 Insights: Capital Markets

New Competition Regulation in the United Arab Emirates - Considerations for Commercial Practices and Transactions

Canadian Government Approves CNOOC’s Acquisition of Nexen

Using History to Create or Rebuild a Compliance Culture

His Last Bow: Sherlock Holmes and Embracing Chaos To Build Compliance Programs

Sherlock Holmes as Teacher

The Hound of the Baskervilles - Questions, Questions and More Questions for Wal-Mart

Beacon Events Compliance Conference in Beijing - I Wish I Could Be There

Lessons Learned from the Parker Drilling DPA and Ralph Lauren NPA [Video]

Lessons Learned from the BizJet Executives FCPA Enforcement Actions [Video]

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