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Environmental groups have sued four large German companies, seeking to alter their products and activities to comply with climate goals far stricter than those set by German law.
The cases derive in part...more
On June 8, 2017, Skadden hosted a webinar titled “The Growth of Collective Shareholder Actions in Europe.” The Skadden panelists were international litigation and arbitration partners David Edwards and Anke Sessler, and...more
This report offers an overview of the state of activism in Europe, as well as country-specific profiles for the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland, including information and commentary on noteworthy...more
10/19/2016
/ Acquisitions ,
Activist Investors ,
Board of Directors ,
Controlling Stockholders ,
EU ,
France ,
Germany ,
Italy ,
Mergers ,
Popular ,
Proxy Contests ,
Say-on-Pay ,
Shareholder Activism ,
Shareholder Rights ,
Switzerland ,
UK ,
Unions ,
Voting Rights
Several high-profile corporate criminal investigations and prosecutions in Germany have led to the scrutiny of directors and officers for failure of controls and supervision. Several recent notable German enforcement actions...more
In the global criminal and regulatory enforcement arena, robust enforcement actions against multinational companies are likely to continue worldwide in 2015. In North and South America, Europe and Asia, with criminal...more
1/27/2015
/ Antitrust Investigations ,
Brazil ,
China ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Enforcement ,
Financial Institutions ,
France ,
Fraud ,
Germany ,
Global Marketplace ,
Multinationals ,
Strategic Enforcement Plan ,
UK