USA Recht | 25. Juni 2011 — Zu Sammelklagen findet sich in der Printausgabe vom 25.6.2011 der FAZ ein Leitartikel im Wirtschaftsteil: ” Ausgebremste Massenklagen, Von Corinna Budras: Denken die Chefs deu…
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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…
NIETZER & HÄUSLER | 11. Mai 2012 — China has recently joined most of the western world in passing anti-corruption legislation. As reported by the FCPA Professor, “the legislature of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), the National People’s Congress, passed a slate of 49 amendments to the Criminal Law, one of which … is a pro…
NIETZER & HÄUSLER | 7. Mai 2012 — A: The Standard Process for Chinese Citizens: Any unit or individual can entrust a patent agency or directly file a patent application to the State Intellectual Property Office (the “SIPO”). To apply, the application documents shall be prepared according to the patent law and the official fee…
USA Recht | 7. Mai 2012 — Anti-corruption, anti-bribery, anti-money laundering programs policies and procedures and even export control systems are seemingly in a constant state of evolution. Many companies are struggling with the challenge of implementing effective controls and monitoring risks across a spectrum that…
NIETZER & HÄUSLER | 4. Mai 2012 — In einer kürzlich ergangenen Entscheidung des Court of Appeal im Fall Cream Holdings Ltd v Davenport hatte das Gericht die Satzung der Gesellschaft dahingehend ausgelegt, dass der in der Satzung geregelte Transfer von Gesellschaftsanteilen des ausscheidenden Geschäftsführer nicht dazu führt, …
USA Recht | 30. April 2012 — Aeschylus was the first of the three ancient Greek tragedians whose plays can still be read or performed; the others are Sophocles and Euripides. He is often described as the father of tragedy. In his life he fought for the Athenian democracy, most notably at the Battle of Marathon. When aske…
USA Recht | 24. April 2012 —As reported on Friday, December 10, 2010 in the FCPA Blog and by others, RAE Systems, Inc., (RAE) a California-based gas detection company settled Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) charges on this date with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for $2.9 …
NIETZER & HÄUSLER | 19. April 2012 — Neue Vorschriften für börsenzugelassene Gesellschaften Center of East Asian and Pacific Studies Trier University, Germany Weiterlesen -> Corporate Governance VR China, 18.04.2012 …
USA Recht | 18. April 2012 — At the recent Dow Jones Global Compliance Symposium, there was a debate royal between Mark Mendelsohn and the FCPA Professor, Mike Koehler, regarding enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). One of the points the Professor raised was regarding the proliferation of Deferred Pro…
USA Recht | 12. April 2012 — Professional volleyball player Olivia Waldowski, right, suffered a severe leg injury in the AVP tournament in Huntington Beach in June 2010. She dove for a shot and landed on a large piece of wood that was hidden below the sand, ripping up her leg. She was unable to play for the rest of the…
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 | 10. April 2012 — Zwei lesenswerte Entscheidungen zur Frage der Nachfolgehaftung im Falle eines Assetkaufvertrages. Evans v. Sterling Chemicals (5th Cir. 10/13/11) (successor Liability/Amendment of ERISA Plan through Asset Purchase Agreement in bankruptcy); Hier die Entscheidung: In the United States Court…
USA Recht | 9. April 2012 —MTSU roommates had conflict before slaying Related Links MTSU case hit with gag order MTSU football player: Scholarship was startup for drug business MURFREESBORO — A former MTSU student accused of stabbing a Lady Raider basketball player to death at Raiders Crossing Apartm…
USA Recht | 8. April 2012 — I recently explored the issue of ‘extraordinary cooperation’ in the context of a Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) enforcement proceeding and some of the concrete steps that a company could take to reduce its overall penalty assessed by the Department of Justice (DOJ). However there is an …
NIETZER & HÄUSLER | 27. Februar 2011 — Die Arbeitsgemeinschaft für wirtschaftliche Verwaltung e. V. (AWV) hat die 2. überarbeitete Auflage der Broschüre herausgegeben. Sie gibt Hinweis…