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Analysing Ethics and Legal Enforceability in Employee Noncompete Agreements in EU Legislation
Noncompete agreements are recently being used in a range of businesses. From engineering firms to companies and businesses of all sorts are pushing new hires to sign noncompete agreements that...Read more
Enik Pogace
Head of Employee Relations Division , Bank of Albania, Albania
Managing Digital Payments Risks
Digital payments and the vast ecosystems of merchants, banks, governments, credit unions, card issuers and ATM networks, are having a transformative impact on the global economy and our societies. Their...Read more

Lara Oyesanya
General Counsel and Chief Risk Officer, Contis , UK
Stuck in the Middle with You: When U.S. Discovery Orders Hit the GDPR


Civil litigants in the United States have broad rights to information—from each other and from others not involved in the litigation, whether or not they are within ...Read more

Matthias Artzt
Senior Legal Counsel, Deutsche Bank AG, Germany

Gary Weingarden
Counsel, Data Protection Officer, Notarize, Inc., USA
Overview of 2020 Italian Laws in Payment Services and
Expected Trends for 2021

2020 has experienced significant changes in the Italian payments market and also the relevant legal framework has seen a substantial boost in terms of new laws and amendments to existing...Read more

Andrea Brancatelli
Assistant General Counsel , MoneyGram , Italy
CFIUS’s New Tools to Review: Foreign Investments in US Businesses and Real Estate

While US policymakers continue to recognize the many economic benefits of foreign investment in the United States, their growing concerns over foreign control of or access to sensitive US technologies,...Read more

Paul Giordano
Principal, Enfinite Capital LLC, USA
New Framework for Outsourcing – A Challenge for Banks and Service Providers in the Interface Between technological Development and Regulatory Activism
The use of financial technology is increasingly important to banks and financial institutions. Financial institutions face the reality of operating in a fast-moving environment with an increasing technological development while...Read more

Ola Espelund
General Counsel, Marginalen Bank, Sweden
New Frontier for Foreign Asset Management Companies in China
This article aims to bring high-level knowledge about Chinese regulatory regime over foreign-owned asset management companies, as reflected by the real-time development in the financial market, and will provide in-depth...Read more

Bing Xue
Partner & General Counsel, Infinity Equity Group, China
Suitability Requirements for Members of Corporate Bodies Within the Framework of an International Banking Group
Suitability requirements for members of corporate bodies are a key point for a sound corporate governance in banks and banking groups.
The Guidelines issued by EBA and ESMA in 2017...Read more
New Real Estate Transfer Tax (RETT) Rules for Share Deals in Germany

In Germany, real estate transfer tax (“RETT”) has to be paid in different percentages, depending on the respective federal state. This applies not only to asset deals but also to...Read more

Michael Schindlbauer
Legal Counsel, Eyemaxx International Holding & Consulting GmbH, Austria
Bilateral Investment Treaties and Amendments to the Corresponding Private Investment Contracts are Long Overdue: They Fail to Cater for the Interests of Both Investors and Beneficiaries


Revised policies for drafting bi-lateral investment agreements and investment contracts as products of these agreements are long overdue. By the same token, a reflection on the attitudinal changes on the...Read more

Anna Lefcovitch
Solicitor, Arcadis, UK

Professor Charles Chatterjee
Senior Research Fellow, Global Policy Institute , UK