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Simmons & Simmons and Clifford Chance have advised Korea Asset Management Corporation (Kamco) on its first international securitization. Clifford Chance advised Deutsche Securities and Warburg Dillon Read, the joint lead managers, and Simmons advised Kamco.

Weil Gotshal & Manges has lost its second head of banking in eight months. James Chesterman, who has been with Weil Gotshal's London office since 1995, is leaving to become banking partner at Latham & Watkins.

White & Case has helped the Slovak government to complete the privatization of the Slovak Republic's state monopoly telecommunications company. The deal was signed on August 4 when Deutsche Telekom bought a 51% stake in the company, Slovak Telekom, for euro 1 billion ($900 million).

Loeff Claeys to advise on Belgian telecoms auction

Germany signs up for e-commerce bill

The Securities and Exchange Commission has hired the managing partner of Pillsbury, Madison & Sutro's Washington, DC office.

A former chairman of Baker & McKenzie is betting on a new internet business that aims to change the way law firms pitch for business.

The German government has been quick to respond to Vodafone’s ground-breaking hostile bid for Mannesmann. In June, it introduced proposals to regulate takeovers for the first time. Hartmut Krause of Allen & Overy, Frankfurt, explains the proposed rules

New foreign exchange regulations were recently introduced in Colombia and a regulation project intended to facilitate foreign investment in the country is pending.

The Securities Act of Chile prohibits insider trading and the misuse of privileged information. It states that all people who have access to privileged information, resulting from their office, position, activity or relationship, must keep it confidential and may not use it for their own benefit or that of a third party. Nor may they acquire securities for themselves or for a third party, directly or indirectly, based on such privileged information. Tipping privileged information is also prohibited, and those who handle privileged information have the obligation to control and supervise that their employees and related third parties abide by this rule.