Spring 2020
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Sponsored by King & SpaldingLawyers from King & Spalding's capital markets team discuss how the structured finance market has adapted to the crisis -
Sponsored by Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & FeldThe Singapore Court of Appeal considers the treatment of a winding-up application where the parties have agreed to refer disputes to arbitration
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Sponsored by Nagashima Ohno & TsunematsuOn March 4 2019, a study group on collateral legislation for movables and claims (study group) was established by the Ministry of Justice to review such legislation.
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Sponsored by Gibson DunnGibson Dunn partners run through the main issues and how to approach them
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Sponsored by Kudun & PartnersDue to the global crisis caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, the Thai government has implemented a number of important initiatives aimed at supporting the Thai economy and affected industries.
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Sponsored by Kudun & PartnersAs Covid-19 continues to spread and cripple thousands of businesses in Thailand, both employers and employees alike are facing unprecedented challenges. To help them during this difficult time, the Thai Ministry of Labour has announced a number of compensation benefits schemes for employers and employees registered with the Social Security Fund (SSF) who are affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Sponsored by Cleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonCleary Gottlieb partner Amélie Champsaur explains why the GCC's decision on the ECB's public sector purchase programme violates EU law
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Sponsored by Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & FeldAkin Gump lawyers review how measures taken by various governments, stock exchanges and regulators are likely to impact the operation and transparency of the market
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Sponsored by Gibson DunnGibson Dunn partners shed light on the various paths for turning acquisition opportunities into closed deals
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Sponsored by Kirkland & EllisLawyers from Kirkland & Ellis take a closer look at the CARES Act and the federal government's response to the Covid-19 crisis
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Sponsored by Riquito AdvogadosAny assessment of the overall impact of the SARS CoV2 outbreak, also known as coronavirus, on global and local economies and, generally, on nearly any issue of relevance for all countries and regions, would be premature and would likely turn out to be no more that futurology. However, it is already obvious that there are significant and measurable direct and indirect implications on legal markets and systems around the world.
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Sponsored by Hengeler MuellerHengeler Mueller lawyers review the efforts of the German lawmaker to support companies, with a focus on amendments to insolvency legislation
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Sponsored by Davis Polk & WardwellDavis Polk lawyers Will Pearce and Jamie Corner consider the unprecedented measures taken by UK regulators and industry bodies to aid listed businesses
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Sponsored by Baker McKenzieBaker McKenzie lawyers expect a resurgence of transactions involving private investments in public equities
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Sponsored by Alfaro Ferrer & RamírezAs the world moves to adapt to the ever-growing, rapid-changing digital and globalised times, signing through electronic means is a concept many companies are trying to implement to increase the efficiency with which they connect with consumers and suppliers.
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Sponsored by Nishimura & AsahiThe Vietnamese Competition Law was issued in 2018 and took effect on July 1 2019, with the expectation that it would provide healthy and fair competition conditions to businesses in Vietnam by expanding governance out of the territory, and more severe provisions on the prohibited restricted agreements and unfair competition practices.
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Sponsored by Kirkland & EllisThe US agency's new charge, which coincides with the introduction of coronavirus-linked digital filings, will increase the cost of inbound M&A
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Sponsored by Riquito AdvogadosOn November 5 2019, Law 19/2019 was announced in the Macau Official Gazette. This Law sets out the new regime for voluntary arbitration, as well as for the confirmation and enforcement of arbitral decisions issued by arbitration courts outside the Macau SAR Legislative.
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Sponsored by Davis Polk & WardwellPartners from Davis Polk’s New York office explain certain aggressive terms found in BSL facilities in 2019 and this year
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Sponsored by Elias Neocleous & CoOn January 22 2020 the instrument of ratification of the Multilateral Convention to Implement Tax Treaty Related Matters (MLI), and the Cyprus position on the minimum standards of the MLI and explanatory statement, were published in the Official Gazette of the Republic.
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Sponsored by Futej & PartnersAn amendment to the Commercial Code, introducing several important changes concerning the liquidation of companies, will come into force on October 1 2020. The amendment seeks to improve transparency in the business environment by taking aim at tax fraud as well as the deceptive practices associated with company liquidations.
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Sponsored by JunHeSince the 1990s, all the financial institutions in China's loan market have determined their interest rate by floating up or down certain proportions of the benchmark interest rate announced by the People's Bank of China (PBOC Base Rate). Because the PBOC Base Rate is not closely aligned to the immediate supply-demand dynamics and also because it lacks a transparent pricing calculation formula, the PBOC Base Rate is generally considered as an administrative guidance price rather than a market-oriented price.
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Sponsored by Nishimura & AsahiOn November 26 2019, the National Assembly approved the Law on Securities 54/2019/QH14 (Securities Law 2019). This Law will replace the Law on Securities 70/2006/QH11, as amended in 2010, (Securities Law 2006) and will be effective from January 1 2021. In an attempt to improve the securities market, the Securities Law 2019 introduces, among other amendments, notable changes in relation to certain requirements for private placements of shares in public companies (Private Placement).
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Sponsored by Prager DreifussInnovation in distributed ledger technology will be balanced with investor protection under proposed new rules
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Sponsored by Cleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonLawyers who worked on Barbados’ recent debt restructuring explain how it came together, including an analysis of the innovative natural disaster clause
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Sponsored by Nagashima Ohno & TsunematsuInvestment in nursing homes for the elderly through acquiring real estate or the shares of companies managing such homes is increasing in Japan. Generally, investors should be aware of the relevant regulations in order to consider risks; however, the structure of Japanese laws and regulations on these homes is complicated because there are historically two authorities involved, each having established different regulations. The following is a brief introduction from the latest legal perspective for potential investors.
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Sponsored by Bär & KarrerIn cross-border acquisition financing, it is common practice that so-called 'security principles' are negotiated and defined in an annex to the facilities agreement. On the one hand, it is specifically held in these security principles what security will be granted by the obligors and the target group to the finance parties; and on the other hand, it also generally describes circumstances under which an exception to the obligation to provide certain security can occur. The security principles provide guidance to the lawyers involved in different jurisdictions whose task it is to translate these principles into specific security documents.
