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This article focuses on Public M&A, in which Target is a public reporting company under the Exchange Act.

This Top Ten examines ten hot-button privacy and data security issues and presents questions to help you gauge whether your organization is at risk, in the U.S. or abroad.

This survey is a self-proclaimed 'work in progress' which will continue to be updated by the Pro Bono Institute. It covers 43 jurisdictions in Europe, Asia and the Pacific region, the Americas, Africa, and the Middle East.

This guide addresses the global issues of commercialization, government regulation, importing, exporting and human consumption of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), which include transgenic crops and other products.

SPACs (“Special Purpose Acquisition Companies”) burst into mainstream popularity in 2020 as a financing alternative to traditional Initial Public Offerings (“IPOs”) and private placements after years of on-again-off-again vogue. While SPACs are not for every business financing need, they have largely shed an earlier sometimes negative reputation and emerged as a mainstream alternative in the palette of financing options. This article discusses SPACs and “Deal Points” on important considerations in the SPAC IPO and business combination process and what at all costs not to do.

This brief article (Quick Overview) focuses on the tax treatment of damages through the study of direct and indirect taxation in different European legal systems (civil and common law).

This guide provides corporate counsel and international practitioners with comprehensive jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction guidance to insurance and reinsurance laws and regulations around the world.

This article on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) reviews the principal U.S. tax considerations influencing M&A transaction structuring. Following the discussion are “Deal Points” on important considerations in the purchase or sale of a business: what to do, and what at all costs not to do.

This guide presents jurisdictional overviews on public procurement contracts in jurisdictions around the globe.

In this multi-jurisdictional guide, explore an overview of key legal issues, rules and developments regarding outsourcing across a range of jurisdictions.

This article focuses on one of the three principal types of transactions used in merges and acquisitions (M&A), a Stock Purchase, and discusses specific issues and attributes of Stock Purchase deals, and in section III, reviews the common elements of Stock Purchase Agreements, the main transaction document used to put a Stock Purchase deal together. Following the discussion are “Deal Points” on important considerations in the purchase or sale of a business: what to do, and what at all costs not to do.

A handbook regarding multinational business acquisition and integration. Key topics such as tax, corporate law, employment and compliance are considered and regional comparison tables summarize the main tax, employment and corporate aspects of integrations in more than 40 countries.

This handbook provides for an overview of the applicable privacy and data protection laws and regulations across 63 different jurisdictions and guides you through this complex area of compliance. It is an important source for information for legal departments of corporations, irrespective of the location of their headquarters.

Anti-corruption is an important issue to address with your company. In this Leading Practice Profile, six companies explain how they implement and monitor their successful anti-corruption programs. It will also trace the evolution of anti-corruption laws.

This QuickCounsel discusses how companies faced with subpoenas for documents in discovery disputes under US law may position themselves to invoke the Foreign Sovereign Compulsion Doctrine, in light of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

This guide covers injunctions, cross-border issues, disclosure and privilege, costs and funding, settlement and mediation, and arbitration in 29 jurisdictions.

Eighth edition of the Getting the Deal Through Anti-Corruption Regulation Guide, a volume that provides international analysis for corporate counsel, cross-border legal practitioners and business people.

This checklist is a tool and guide to necessary and optional elements to negotiate and document the principal agreement or deal document in an international or cross-border joint venture (“JV”) between a U.S. party or parties and one or more non-U.S. parties.

In the wake of changes to Chinese law, mergers and acquisitions have soared, increasing 300 percent from 2003 to 2004. M&A transactions in China are fraught with risks and complexities to be carefully evaluated and anticipated. This article explores the issues and strategies you need to help your company evaluate and structure M&A deals in China.