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A Natural Resource: An industry trailblazer illuminates the intricacies of the energy markets
These are tumultuous times for world energy markets. Prices plunge. Tech disrupts. Wars rage. Oceans warm. Regulators probe. Penalties stiffen. Stakes rise. Players fret as they take aim at a distant target that won’t stop moving. It is, therefore, the...
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SEC to Implement Crowdfunding Exemption: Regulatory relief aims to help small businesses and start-ups raise capital over the Internet more effectively
More than three years after the JOBS Act was signed into law with bipartisan support, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to adopt final rules on equity crowdfunding. Crowdfunding is a popular and growing means of raising money on the Internet, but it has generally not been used as a...
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Do Not Let ISS Go Overboard: Limiting board members to four seats is a disservice to companies and the members themselves
Institutional Shareholder Services, Inc. (ISS) employs a lot of very smart people with great intentions, but sometimes, they just need help. On October 26, 2015, ISS proposed three changes to its voting policies for U.S. issuers for the 2016 proxy season, including a proposal to reduce the...
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Patchwork of Rules Defines International M&A: A primer on increased interagency cooperation, dawn raids, and heightened regulatory security
MCC: You’re renowned for your encyclopedic knowledge of the laws of competition and merger control in the EU and UK. Of the many reforms in competition law in recent years, what has been the single most important change affecting mergers, acquisitions and other corporate transactions? Garrod...
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U.S.-India: High-Energy Cooperation
MCC: The history of energy cooperation between the U.S. and India goes back to at least the 1950s and includes landmarks such as USAID’s support of India’s first nuclear power plant at Tarapur in 1969. From your varying perspectives, Mr. Varma as an advisor to sovereigns, including...
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The Many Challenges of Doing Business in China: Opportunities abound – as do regulatory and compliance risks
MCC: The robustness of the China transactional market has got to be good news for your Hong Kong office. Puff: Yes, but it’s not without its volatility. The business climate so far this year has been affected by uncertainty in the market, particularly the stock market. In both Shanghai...
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Cybersecurity | Information Governance | Insurance Coverage & Recovery
Buying Cyberinsurance Helps Uncover System Weaknesses
MCC: Let's start big. What are the most pressing cybersecurity risks facing corporations today? Reed: The biggest risk in my view is the head-in-the-sand mentality of too many companies, wherein companies acknowledge the issue, hand it off to the IT department, and then check it off the list....
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