Sentences with phrase «recent corporate law»

Abstract: The «law matters» theory advanced in a series of empirical works by Rafael La Porta, Florencio Lopez - de-Silanes, Andrei Shleifer, and Robert Vishny («LLSV»), has become a centerpiece of recent corporate law debate.

However, some «cold» reforms have been made in some areas during recent corporate law changes, in particular in the area of financial securities regulations.

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Doug Getten, a Houston - based partner in the corporate practice at law firm Paul Hastings, said the recent flurry of deals shows parties are able to reach consensus on the outlook for prices.

Each member of the Audit Committee shall meet the independence standards and expertise requirements of the New York Stock Exchange corporate governance listing standards, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and rules promulgated thereunder, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (FDICIA), and other applicable laws and regulations, in each case, as of the Firm's most recent annual meeting.

Recent developments, including ongoing investigations into bribery and corruption at the Company's subsidiaries in Mexico, China, Brazil, and India; new revelations of accounting fraud at the Company's China operations; a recent ruling by a National Labor Relations Board Administrative Law Judge against the Company for its illegal discipline of employees; and, the NLRB decision to authorize a nationwide complaint against the Company for violations of the National Labor Relations Act, highlight the need for enhanced oversight of Wal - Mart's corporate culture and behRecent developments, including ongoing investigations into bribery and corruption at the Company's subsidiaries in Mexico, China, Brazil, and India; new revelations of accounting fraud at the Company's China operations; a recent ruling by a National Labor Relations Board Administrative Law Judge against the Company for its illegal discipline of employees; and, the NLRB decision to authorize a nationwide complaint against the Company for violations of the National Labor Relations Act, highlight the need for enhanced oversight of Wal - Mart's corporate culture and behrecent ruling by a National Labor Relations Board Administrative Law Judge against the Company for its illegal discipline of employees; and, the NLRB decision to authorize a nationwide complaint against the Company for violations of the National Labor Relations Act, highlight the need for enhanced oversight of Wal - Mart's corporate culture and behavior.

Looking forward to 2018, recent changes to tax law (including a permanent reduction in the US corporate tax rate) could benefit many businesses based in, or with heavy exposure to, the United States.

David R. Beatty, former Managing Director of the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance; Kevin Cameron, co-founder and former President of Glass, Lewis & Co.; Jesse Fried, Co-Director, Berkeley Center for Law, Business and the Economy; Bengt Hallqvist, Founder of the Brazilian Institute for Corporate Governance; Charles Macek, recent Chairman of the Australian Financial Reporting Council; David Nierenberg, President of Nierenberg Investment Management Company; and Ned Regan, Professor, Baruch College.

His work focuses on financial regulation, corporate law, contracts, and cross-border transactions and disputes, and his most recent article, «Boilerplate Shock: Sovereign Debt Contracts as Incubators of Systemic Risk,» examines the role of financial contracts in the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis.

I wrote a recent post on this (and used your term sheet comparison to create a «melded» term sheet) in the Walker Corporate Law Group blog (see http://bit.ly/dlxpQu).

Like several other anonymous givers in recent elections, the limited liability company was not principally housed in New York, but in Delaware, a state where the laws provide such anonymity to businesses» corporate founders that some tax experts compare it favorably to the Cayman Islands.

Looking forward to 2018, recent changes to tax law (including a permanent reduction in the US corporate tax rate) could benefit many businesses based in, or with heavy exposure to, the United States.

Here's a shortcut for info on recent US corporate law: https://www.google.com/search?q=public+benefit+corporation

In the wake of Cobbetts» recent rescue takeover by DWF and Dewey & LeBoeuf's implosion last year, the latest Big Question survey found 95 % of respondents acknowledging the possibility that more large corporate law firms would fail in the near term, including 32 % who believed another collapse in the next two years was «likely» and a further 42 % describing such an event as «very likely».

Blogging on the recent corporate scandals involving GC Ann Baskins at Hewlard - Packard (see this multi-part coverage at Alexander Simpson's Corporate Securities Law Blog) and the ouster of Bristol Myers» GC, Peter Henning concludes that «it can be mighty tough to be a general counsel these daycorporate scandals involving GC Ann Baskins at Hewlard - Packard (see this multi-part coverage at Alexander Simpson's Corporate Securities Law Blog) and the ouster of Bristol Myers» GC, Peter Henning concludes that «it can be mighty tough to be a general counsel these dayCorporate Securities Law Blog) and the ouster of Bristol Myers» GC, Peter Henning concludes that «it can be mighty tough to be a general counsel these days.»

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Sweet and Maxwell's most recent press release that relates to its activities and relationship with its market is dated June 2013; Lexis Nexis UK offers a smattering of announcements, mainly about sales wins and product tweaks, though it recently highlighted its partnership with Exari and collaboration with Radiant Law; Wolters Kluwer UK appears to have nothing of this nature to present by way of press notices, though at a corporate level, a video interview with the parent company's boss of bosses, on its legal and regulatory unit, is worth watching.

The American Lawyer and The National Law Journal have been cataloging bankruptcy fees for most of the big - name corporate failures of recent months, from Lehman and IndyMac to Chrysler and General Motors.

A recent series of «Zen and the Art of Legal Pricing» posts offer guidelines to how law firms with corporate clients should price their services.

Mind you, that's not nearly as harsh as one recent comment by a (B.C.) corporate lawyer, who described the Quebec Court of Appeal decision as «poorly reasoned, spectacularly wrong in its conclusions and generally reflect [ing] a lack of understanding of both corporate law principles and commercial realities», adding that «parties to sophisticated business agreements will be far better served by agreeing to adjudicate their disputes in Ontario, where the courts generally have much greater commercial sophistication.»

Conventional wisdom suggests that law firms should not compete on price, but I get the impression from Rees Morrison's recent posts that corporate clients might appreciate cost - saving measures.

One of the main recent developments in the UAE business regulatory environment is the promulgation of the long - waited Commercial Companies Law No. 2 of 2015 (CCL), which is in line with the current trend in GCC region towards updating corporate laws in the region in accordance with the international...

Natasha Petrukhin is a recent Fordham Law School graduate with a background in corporate and intellectual property lLaw School graduate with a background in corporate and intellectual property lawlaw.

This annual conference seeks to provide Corporate Commercial and Information Technology («IT») lawyers and business people with an opportunity to learn about the most recent and significant developments in Canadian and international IT Law, to benefit from an analysis of such developments as provided by leading practitioners and to network with leading colleagues in the area.

The merger is seen as one of the more successful of recent times in corporate law, and has succeeded in adding scale while for the most part not disrupting one of the nicer cultures in the legal market.

As well as raising wider issues of corporate social responsibility; this case also raises questions about the potential impact of a recent change in company law.

The «spread» between litigation - based and real estate - based claims increased slightly in 2015, while recent shifts in the incidence of corporate law and wills and estates claims moderated.

The article reports on a recent research paper released by Curt Levey, who argues that actions by corporate law departments to pressure outside counsel to hire minorities may violate anti-discrimination laws.

In a recent report for the Solicitors Regulation Authority («SRA Report»), Dr Steven Vaughan and Claire Coe Smith interviewed 53 senior corporate and finance lawyers from twenty of the largest corporate law firms in England and Wales with the aim of better understanding how lawyer - client relationships in large commercial firms impact professional independence, ethics, standards and risk.

A discussion about KM drivers aligns well with a recent industry development, the rise of corporate law department legal operations professionals...

Two leading law firm lateral hires illustrate that the appetite for corporate work in Africa remains strong, while a recent survey from Herbert Smith Freehills illustrates the underlying drivers fuelling such recruitment.

Recent highlights for Jacksons Law include advising Sunderland GP Alliance on its acquisition of three local GP practices, handling a company sale in the education sector and assisting with a corporate restructuring.

The following are some tips for law students and recent graduates for breaking into the corporate legal world.

Summary: Corporate law departments have reported in a recent Altman Weil survey that they will cut down on outside counsel spending over the...

Recent advisory work has included EU enforcement of tax, conflict of laws with regards to trusts, corporate restructuring and reorganisation of share capital, shareholder disputes and international bankruptcy.

This post was written by Rob Thomas, vice president, Market Development Group, Corporate Legal segment at Thomson Reuters The recent Legal Week Corporate Counsel Forum in Surrey provided a look into the latest developments in the in - house profession, from the evolving role of the general counsel, to pressures on law departments to operate more efficiently,...

While the number of LAWPRO claims involving corporate and commercial law has declined in recent years, the average cost for this type of claim remains the highest of all areas of law.

For example, recent surveys clearly show that law firm extranet use by corporate clients has dropped off significantly, and they are being replaced by client - centric online matter management systems.

Our most recent distinction in the field comes from the renowned international directory IFLR 1000, which designated on Friday the firm's Corporate / M & A practice as «notable», thus including Maravela Asociații on the select list of the leading Romanian law firms.

The number one worry of general counsel and corporate leaders is IT / cybersecurity according to the recent «Law in the Boardroom» study by Corporate Board Member and FTI Cocorporate leaders is IT / cybersecurity according to the recent «Law in the Boardroom» study by Corporate Board Member and FTI CoCorporate Board Member and FTI Consulting.

«Corporate Counsel Weigh in Negatively on Recent Law Firm Associate Pay Hikes Main Improving Recruiting Techniques as a First Line of Defense Against Attrition»

Susan Hackett, general counsel for the Association of Corporate Counsel, said that she is «very angry» about the recent hikes of first year associate salaries at major law firms across the country.

Following the merger, Druces» will rank as a top 15 UK law firm for the number of AIM listed clients alongside BLP and Norton Rose Fulbright, according to the most recent Corporate Advisers Rankings Guide.

Panelist and Co-Author of Written Materials, «2006 Review of Recent Developments in Business and Corporate Litigation,» CLE Program, ABA Section of Business Law Annual Spring Meeting (April 2006)

Recent presentation topics have included: «Chatbot Hotspots: Legal & Business Issues Every Social Media Marketer Needs to Understand,» «Keeping up with the FTC: Social Media Influencers and Developing Ad Laws,» «Risks of Corporate Communications & Blurred Content / Native Advertising,» «A Review of Recent National Advertising Division Social Media Cases,» and «Hashtag Law — Legal Issues in Using Hashtags in Advertising and Social Media.»

Jaar was speaking as part of a recent webinar «Technology Solutions for the Modern Law Department» hosted by the Canadian Corporate Counsel Association, which he co-presented with Olivier Fischer, managing director of Legal Suite Canada Inc., which creates legal software for in - house counsel.

One of the main recent developments in the UAE business regulatory environment is the promulgation of the long - waited Commercial Companies Law No. 2 of 2015 (CCL), which is in line with the current trend in GCC region towards updating corporate laws in the region in accordance with the international best practices.

In recent years we've seen the solo / freelance segment grow to what now represents the largest portion of the market, dwarfing the in - house corporate and law firm segments.

Following up on recent initiatives by the American Bar Association and outside law firms, the corporate counsel group plans to fight the trend by mentoring more minorities.

In the spirit of Jeff Carr's recent letter reproduced on The Dialogue to outside counsel on delivering value with integrity, Silvia uses two emails, one from a CFO to the Legal Department, and the other from the CMO of a major law firm on the panel to the Head of the Corporate Practice.

According to the article, a recent survey of nearly 400 corporate counsel, sponsored by the Association of Corporate Counsel and Jackson Lewis, revealed that six out of 10 corporate counsel believe that this year's presidential election will impact labor and employment laws at their companies, irrespective of which candidcorporate counsel, sponsored by the Association of Corporate Counsel and Jackson Lewis, revealed that six out of 10 corporate counsel believe that this year's presidential election will impact labor and employment laws at their companies, irrespective of which candidCorporate Counsel and Jackson Lewis, revealed that six out of 10 corporate counsel believe that this year's presidential election will impact labor and employment laws at their companies, irrespective of which candidcorporate counsel believe that this year's presidential election will impact labor and employment laws at their companies, irrespective of which candidate wins.