Climate change has become a top priority on the global agenda, prompting governments, businesses, and investors to take decisive action. Central to these efforts is the disclosure of sustainability risks— particularly...more
The European Parliament’s recently adopted European Forced Labor Regulation (the Regulation) aims to ban products made with forced labor from the European market, a crucial step toward the European goal of eliminating all...more
In preparing for both the 2024 proxy season and publication of inaugural or refreshed corporate social responsibility or sustainability reports, as well as in anticipation of final climate disclosure rules from the SEC as of...more
At a time marked by themes of “push” and “pull,” organizations across all sectors and jurisdictions are grappling with the pursuit of innovation within an increasingly complex regulatory framework. Over the next 12 months,...more
EU-corporations and non-EU corporations should prepare for new sustainability reporting obligations under the European Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). The United Kingdom continues to develop its own...more
In Reference II ZR 141/21 of May 23, 2023, the German Federal Court of Justice (FCJ) ruled that an authorization of the annual general meeting on the use of authorized capital that also provides for an authorization to...more
The Morgan Lewis Takeover Monitor documents public tender ofers in Germany for Morgan Lewis clients and interested persons. This issue covers published and announced current offers as of August 24, 2023.
In addition, it...more
The German Federal Court of Justice (FCJ) recently decided (case number II ZB 12/21) that the stock exchange price of shares of a German stock corporation can be, in the context of a corporate appraisal proceeding, the legal...more
The Morgan Lewis Takeover Monitor documents public tender ofers in Germany for Morgan Lewis clients and interested persons. This issue covers published and announced current ofers as of July 12, 2023.
In addition, it...more
The draft bill for Germany’s Financing for the Future Act (Zukunftsfinanzierungsgesetz - ZuFinG) was published on April 12, 2023. The planned modernization measures are intended to strengthen the performance of the German...more
“Welcome to Morgan Lewis’s Takeover Monitor Germany. This publication aims to provide funds, public and private companies, and other entities involved in capital markets transactions with a regular documentation of current...more