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USA Recht | 18. Mai 2012 — The Persian Royal Road was built to facilitate rapid communication throughout the Persian Empire. Mounted couriers could travel across the Empire, approximately 1,677 miles; in seven days, the equivalent journey on foot took ninety days. The Greek historian Herodotus wrote of these messengers…
USA Recht | 14. Mai 2012 — As The Clash sang, London Calling, and the London Olympics are now less than 100 days away. One of the areas which has generated the greatest amount of hyperbole is over corporate hospitality at the upcoming 2012 summer Games. There has been rampant speculation that under the UK Bribery Act…
USA Recht | 13. April 2012 — To give or not to give? That is certainly a question but it may also include the question of the value of the gift. Under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) and UK Bribery Act gifts and entertainment continue to bedevil compliance practitioners, business unit personnel and compliance pr…
USA Recht | 11. April 2012 — Für im auch US-Merger & Acquisition Geschäft tätige Berater oder Unternehmen interessanter Artikel: “Observations From a Shareholder Rep.” by Paul Koenig, Shareholder Representative Services LLC, featured in American Bar Association / Mergers and Acquisitions Committee — Spring 2012 Issue of…
USA Recht | 7. April 2012 — There is an ongoing debate in the compliance world about whether a company can or should combine or separate the role of the Chief Compliance Officer (CCO) from that of the General Counsel (GC). However, before a company can answer this question, it must meet No. 6 of the Department of Justic…
USA Recht | 31. März 2012 — How do you move off dead center? That was a question posed by my colleague Mary Jones in a recent guest blog post. She gave several concrete steps in answer to her own question. This question was further explored in the January issue of the Compliance Week magazine which began a six-part “Anti-…
USA Recht | 29. Januar 2012 — Als Mitglied des Mergers and Acquisitions Committee der Amerikanischen Anwaltsvereinigung ABA wollen wir auf den lesenswerten Artikel “M&A Practice in the Early Years” von Neal H. Brockmeyer, Locke Lord LLP in der aktuellen Ausgabe desCommittee Newsletter Deal Points hinweisen; der Artikel sc…
USA Recht | 20. November 2011 — Lesenswert in Bezug auf US-Regelungen zum Schutz gegen Abwerbung, Konw-how “Verlust” etc. Article by Mark E. Furlane and David J. Woolf, http://www.mondaq.com This newsletter explores important considerations for companies and some uncommon approaches to protecting your company’s competitive …
USA Recht | 30. Oktober 2011 — ... (in dieser Form noch recht schlanken) sogenannten Material Adverse Change -Klausel (“Walk Right”) wie sie momentan insbes. in angelsäxischen Vertragsstrukturen, die aber oftmals auch in deutschen Transaktionen verwendet werden, formuliert werden. Wir weisen hierauf hin, damit Sie bei Ihren…
USA Recht | 7. September 2011 — NIETZER & HÄUSLER .Wirtschaftskanzlei erweitert ihre internationale Beratungskompetenz (US-Recht und UK-Recht) um den Bereich China und stellt in China studierte Chinesische Juristin mit Anwaltsexamen ein, die zudem auch für die in Planung befindliche Kooperation mit einer chinesischen Anwalt…
USA Recht | 24. Juli 2011 — Amüsant, und ein Kern Wahrheit, zumindest was die starke Lobby der US Prozessanwälte betrifft: The Senate’s Lawsuit Factory; Wall Street Journal | July 22, 2011; Somewhere, in some secret drawer at Tort Bar Headquarters, is an instruction manual labeled “How To Wring Legal Jackpots Out of Con…
USA Recht | 14. Juli 2011 —Hood sues for Feinberg’s records Biloxi Sun Herald | July 12, 2011 Attorney General Jim Hood called a news conference Tuesday to say he has filed a lawsuit against BP claims administrator Ken Feinberg to secure claims records Hood had demanded in a February subpoena, but Feinberg said his offi…
USA Recht | 11. Juli 2011 — Exxon Hit by Reversal in Human-Rights Case (sub. req.) Wall Street Journal | July 9, 2011 A federal appeals court on Friday reinstated a lawsuit by Indonesian villagers that seeks to hold Exxon Mobil Corp. liable for alleged killings and torture committed by Indonesian soldiers guarding its…
USA Recht | 6. Juli 2011 — Tough economy raises outlook for tort reform Business Insurance | July 4, 2011 Promoting tort reform as a means to foster economic growth may be a winning strategy to win passage of such measures, tort reform advocates say. They point to Texas, where Gov. Rick Perry – a possible Republican …
USA Recht | 5. Juli 2011 — The story of the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2010-11 term can be gleaned from the decisions on its last day: high hurdles for injured persons seeking to hold companies accountable, vigorous protection for speech of most types and the quick emergence of a freshman justice with analytical and writing …
