Corporate Conglomerates:
Advantages, Disadvantages, Successes and Failures, Including Case Studies of General Electric and Berkshire Hathaway
This article discusses the rise and fall of corporate structures commonly referred to as “conglomerates.” They represent a collection of different companies, either in distinct industries or concentrated in one...Read more
Bruce Ortwine
General Counsel (retired), Americas; Adviser, Global Legal and Compliance (Retired), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings, Inc., USA
Parallels and Compliance Lessons Arising from the 2023 Collapses of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, Silvergate Capital, and Credit Suisse
In March 2023, the banking world experienced a series of shocks as three large regional banks in the United States and international giant Credit Suisse collapsed. It began on Wednesday,...Read more
Elizabeth Fiorelli
Assistant Adviser of Global Legal and Compliance , Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Limited, New York Branch, USA
Gone are the Days of Corporate Social Responsibility; These are the Days of Corporate Responsibility
Although the concepts of corporate governance have been with us for a long time, the actual implementation of it by the large corporations still provokes controversy. This concept may have...Read more
Professor Charles Chatterjee
Senior Research Fellow, Global Policy Institute , UK
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My aim is to consider the legal regulation of the public corporation and its governance from the perspective of natural law theory. There are many theories of natural law that...Read more
Michael Ambrosio
Professor of Law, Seton Hall University School of Law, USA
New ESG Reporting and Disclosure Requirements - Changing Landscape in India
"We are in the beginning of a massive transition towards a sustainable economy and society. You can either be hit by the wave, ride the wave, or make the wave."
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Divya Kumat
Executive Vice President, Chief Legal Officer & Company Secretary, Datamatics Global Services Limited, India
The Anti-Corruption Legislation in Brazil, Historical Landmarks, its Influences, Pillars, and Updates Brought by Decree
This study aims to investigate the parameters of the anti-corruption laws and regulations compliance program. Mainly based on historical topics, corruption scandals and corporate frauds Brazil approved the Law n....Read more
Cristina Leite
Procurement Risk & Compliance Senior Consultant, ., Brazil
Thiago Costa
Legal Manager, Data Protection Officer and Compliance, Norsk Hydro Brasil, Brazil
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Introduced in 2013, India became the first country in the world to statutorily mandate Corporate Social Responsibility (“CSR”), which is otherwise seen as a philanthropic activity undertaken at the discretion...Read more
Vanita Bhargava
Senior Partner, Khaitan & Co., India
Business rescue may be used to restructure South African state-owned companies
The year 2021 marked ten years since the introduction of a new restructuring and administration regime in South African law, known as "business rescue", by the Companies Act, 2008. Since...Read more
Lerothodi Mohale
Senior Associate, Cdh, South Africa
Sibonile Moyo
Head: Legal Investments (SA) , Development Bank of Southern Africa, South Africa
The Role of the Company in Contemporary South Africa &
Directors Duties: The Accelerated Shift
In this paper I will consider a company’s role in contemporary South African society and whether or not it is necessary to broaden the traditional concept that directors only owe...Read more
Daniella Pellegrini van Rooyen
Tax & Legal, Quiver Tree Capital (Pty), South Africa
Corporate Social Responsibility: An overview in the Indian Context
The Companies Act, 2013 (“Act”) of India codified for the first time through its provisions under section 135 the essence and requirement of Corporate Social Responsibility (“CSR”) in the Indian...Read more
Kiran Chitale
B.Com, LL.B., FCS, Pune, India, India