This article addresses the new Australian foreign investment rules which came into force on 1 December 2015 following the passage of the Government’s Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Legislation Amendment Bill 2015.

If your company decides to establish a business presence in another<br />country by partnering with a local firm, what considerations come into play in structuring and implementing a joint venture with the local partner? This program will examine the practical considerations relating to structuring the joint venture and negotiating its key terms,<br />including management control provisions and mechanisms to exit the joint<br />venture, seconding or transferring employees to the joint venture and cultural considerations in dealing with your local partner.

This article from September 2020 provides an overview of 2020 regulatory developments, the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, and the growing importance of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors in asset management.

To assist in-house counsel to understand the class action landscape and the potential risks their organisations face, the authors have analysed class action filings over the last decade. This data reveals both the enduring and emerging trends and provides an insight into the future.

Protect your clients’ interests in horizontal and vertical agreements under the new EU competition law.

This sample provides some basic but important guidelines to help you as you deal with the changing world of gathering and reporting news, and to provide additional guidance on specific issues.

Neville Eisenberg and Bruce Braude reflect on the ACC round table that they hosted in Hong Kong and conclude that General Counsel and legal operations specialists in Asia are rapidly driving the legal operations agenda.

This table lists all the overseas jurisdictions (other than People’s Republic of China, Bermuda and Cayman Islands) that the Listing Committee has formally ruled to be acceptable as an issuer’s place of incorporation.

This primer covers issues relating to the insolvency and restructuring market, and the key tools and emerging innovative processes for effecting restructures in 23 jurisdictions.

Battle of the Exes. Blurred Lines in the employment relationship - presentation held in Melbourne 26 September 2017.

This article examines the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the aviation industry and general collapse in demand for passenger air services. It also considers the future of aviation in 2021 and beyond, taking into account the various challenges to consider moving forward.

As cost centers, law departments and their leaders frequently struggle to tangibly articulate their value to the business. This panel discussion will address the necessary information to clearly define and articulate your value and your department’s overall framework and operations to decision-makers including the CEO, CFO and board. The session will include: the benchmark information you need to clearly articulate value; how to present the case for hiring new resources, including how to optimize structure, align the department with the business goals, and assess optimal sourcing and staffing work within the department; and how to quantify the law department cost drivers that are impacted by decisions related to law department structure and staffing.

COVID-19 has shaken up the healthcare industry in many ways.  Following a downturn in early 2020, merger and acquisition (M&A) activity is expected to return, to support recovery and stabilize post-pandemic operations. This list summarizes ten key considerations specific to healthcare M&A transactions.

Strict liability will be imposed by the UK’s Office of Financial Sanctions starting June 15, 2022, on individuals or companies for violations of the UK’s sanction measures, regardless of whether the individuals or companies knew or should have known they were violating the sanction measures. In this article, learn about the new strict liability offenses and what can be done to manage them.

This check card is a printable resource with practical tips on what not to do with competitors.

Printable wallet sized cards with practical advise about antitrust.

The last few years have seen strong competition and antitrust enforcement in many African countries, in particular regarding merger control. International companies that have operations in in Africa should make sure any activities by their entities in Africa comply with competition law.

In working with your company’s board of directors, you will notice that an ever-present concern for the directors is the issue of potential liability to shareholders that is attendant to the role. Please come join a panel of your colleagues and corporate governance experts for an in-depth look at the real-world scenarios that have shaped director liability law in the previous year. The discussion will also focus on how the recent decisional law in Delaware and other influential United States jurisdictions might affect the future decisions of boards in the coming years.

Learn how to walk the line between your obligation to respond to document requests and your responsibility to protect company interests.

This issue discusses European outsourcing and data protection among other key issues.