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Can you Prepare for Nationalization? 10 Things That YOU Can Do NOW!
The following practical advice, based on Bolivian experience, could help you to establish a set of preventive/mitigating actions that you, as in-house legal advisor, should implement in order to lessen...Read more
Gastón Bilder
Legal Counsel, Total SA, France
Leveraging Outside Vendors in a Changing Legal Landscape
Due to economic realities, in-house counsel are being forced to address greater risk exposure and mounting legal requirements, using notably reduced resources. In the drive to do more with less,...Read more
Richard Reade
General Counsel, Coats Group, UK
Michael Bell c/o Jane Foley
Founder and managing principal, Fronterion, USA
Greening the Corporation: Advising Companies on Compliance with Corporate Sustainability Requirements
For a growing number of businesses, implementing smart environmental policy aids legal compliance and promotes competitiveness. Gone are the days when the only companies concerned about environmental laws were heavy...Read more
Dana Newman
Partner, The General Counsel, USA
Study of an Exemption Request Presented by The Jordanian Company for Unified Reservations Ltd. 'JETT Company, Alpha Company Aad Petra Company'
Specialized tourism transport services dated back to 1964, when JETT Company was established as a private shareholding company. It was converted in 1966 into a public shareholding company in which...Read more
Hussein Al Hamadani
Director, Jordan's Competition Directorate, Jordan
The Acquisition of the Publicly-Held Shares of Shell Canada Limited
The acquisition by affiliates of Royal Dutch Shell plc (“RDS”) of the publicly-held shares of Shell Canada Limited (“Shell Canada”) was one of the major transactions in the oil and...Read more
David Brinley
Vice President - General Counsel, Shell Canada Limited, Canada
Michael Coates
Senior Legal Counsel - Corporate, Shell International B.V., Netherlands
One Day of Leading a Global Legal Team
Looking back to when I first set up the Hutchison-Whampoa Ltd (HWL) legal department 14 years ago, I was a one-woman band. Initially, there was considerable resistance from subsidiary companies...Read more
Edith Shih
Head Group General Counsel and Company Secretary, CK Hutchison Holdings Limited, Hong Kong
More Than Words: Reflections of a General Counsel
As we approach the second decade of the 21st century, general counsel have a unique opportunity to pause and reflect. We began the previous decade with a stock market crash...Read more
Hassan Hassan
Associate General Counsel, Mars, UAE
The Virtual In-House Lawyer - A New Model For The Changing Economic Climate
Over the last century, there have been radical changes in technology and the way businesses operate. However, provision of legal services has remained fundamentally unchanged. The article, therefore, explores traditional...Read more
Claudia Gerrard
Legal Advisor, Ortolan Legal, UK
Transfer of Business in the Czech Republic
Czech law provides various legal options for transfer of the business from/to a Czech legal entity:
a) asset deal;
b) transfer of business activity;
c) transfer of (part of) enterprise;
d) de-merger / spin-off; and
e) share deal.
The transfer of...Read more
Richard Bacek
General Counsel of Siemens Czech Republic, Romania and Slovakia, Siemens, s.r.o., Czech Republic
Evolving Oil & Gas Contracts and Tax and Regulatory Risks
In light of the recent resurgence of resource nationalism and the current economic troubles, natural resources companies are once again facing substantial risks to their investments, and their returns on...Read more
Andrew Haynes
Deputy General Counsel, BG Group, UK