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Earnouts: Advantages, Disadvantages and How to Structure Them
Mergers and acquisitions professionals often disagree on whether the use of earnouts is advisable for completing business acquisitions. Although earnouts can certainly help the parties complete a deal, experience has...Read more
Roque Romero
Regional General Counsel - Europe, Agility Logistics, Switzerland
A Test for the 'test' of Distinctiveness - The Saga Continues...
A primary consideration prior to registering a mark for or on behalf of a client is whether it is “distinctive” as opposed to merely “descriptive”. In recent times, examiners in...Read more

Sarah Hinchliffe
Barrister and Solicitor (HCA, Vic), The College of William and Mary, USA
Becoming a True Partner to the Business
CEOs and directors today demand a general counsel who operates as a partner to the business, as involved in strategy formulation and execution as any member of the company’s senior...Read more

Julie Preng
Managing Director, Legal Specialty Practice, Korn Ferry, USA
Corporate Governance - India as Compared to Other Countries with Specific Reference to Canada
The Corporate Governance is a contemporary topic in different discussion forums, for business executives and the administrators. The concept that evolved over two decades ago, is now center of discussion...Read more

Vivek Sadhale
Co-Founder, LegaLogic Consulting, India
Global Corporate Contumaciousness with Respect to Valuations - The Grey Area of Corporate Law
Global corporate governance is primarily meant to be a system fostering methodological processes, systematic regulations and astute initiatives for the benefit of the international community of shareholders and stakeholders, and...Read more
The Ownership Structure and Corporate Governance in Major Private Sector Companies of India (2000 -2010)
The issue of ownership structure and its effect on corporate governance has invited interest and attention from researchers in the United States, Europe and the other parts of the...Read more
Manoj Kumar Agarwal
Associate Professor , Meerut College, Meerut., India
Who Is Responsible For A Company's Prospectus When The Company’s Shares Have Been Admitted For Trading On A Regulated Market?.jpg&w=256&q=75)
Who is responsible for a company’s prospectus when the company’s shares have been admitted for trading on a regulated market? At times a discussion arises as to whether others than...Read more
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Andreas Blomquist
Associate Vice President, Nasdaq, Sweden
EVOLVING LAWYERS into LEADERS: 'egotistic experts' to 'integrative Leaders’.. .
This Articleis based on the latest science & personal research in various fields (including neuro-science, adult developmental & positive psychology, leadership & organisational development, etc), from various salubrious institutions (eg...Read more
Rowan Gillies
Coach & Consultant, UK
Recent Trends in US Mergers and Acquisitions: Litigation and Regulatory Actions

Both anecdotal and quantitative data confirm that global mergers and acquisitions (‘M&A’) activity collapsed alongside the global financial markets in the second half of 2008. According to Capital IQ deal...Read more
Sam Snider
Vice President & Lead Acquisition Counsel, LexisNexis, USA
Ken Thompson
Senior Vice President/Chief Legal Officer, Reed Elsevier, Inc., USA
Reading Between the Lines: Competitive Intelligence Through EDGAR Filings
The majority of corporate legal professionals practicing in the United States on behalf of publicly-traded companies (or “issuers,” pursuant to U.S. securities law parlance) are familiar with EDGAR – more...Read more
Russell Boltwood
Lawyer, Innovative Interfaces, Inc., USA